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The New York Times Fiction Bestseller List 2022
Go beyond just the current list of New York Times Fiction Best Sellers to discover every bestselling book listed on the NYT Bestseller List in 2022.
Since 1931, The New York Times has been publishing a weekly list of bestselling books. Since then, becoming a New York Times bestseller has become a dream for virtually every writer.
When I first started reading adult fiction, one of the first places I went for book recommendations was the New York Times Fiction Best Sellers. I wanted to know what books were the most widely read, and start with those.
However, scrolling through the list week by week on The New York Times website is rather annoying. I just wanted all the bestselling fiction books gathered together in one place.
When I couldn’t find it, I decided to create it.
Here are all the New York Times fiction bestsellers from 2022. Instead of just the current best seller list , which you can find all over the place, I’ve compiled a list of every book that has appeared on the New York Times Fiction Best Sellers list in 2022 for Hardcover Fiction.
Note: The week count in this list stops on the last week of 2022. Visit the 2023 Bestseller List if you want to find out which books kept ranking into the next year.
Since this is a bit of a sprawling post, feel free to jump to the section that most interests you or take your time scrolling through the complete list of New York Times fiction best sellers.
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#1 New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 2022
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia owens.
(134 Weeks) For years, Kya Clark has survived alone in the marshes of the North Carolina coast. Dubbed “The Marsh Girl” by the locals, she raises herself in nature after her family abandons her. Now, as she comes of age, she begins to yearn for something more than her loneliness – maybe even a connection with the locals. An exquisitely written tale, Where the Crawdads Sing is one of the best books on nature for you to read.
Publication Date: 14 August 2018 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
The Midnight Library
(94 Weeks) In the Midnight Library, there are two books – one book for the life you’ve lived and one for the one you could have lived. Nora Seed must decide which book to choose from. What if she had made different choices? Would her life truly have been better?
Publication Date: 29 September 2020 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
The Last Thing He Told Me
(63 Weeks) Before Owen Michaels disappeared, he smuggled a note to his new wife Hannah: Protect her . Hannah knows he’s referring to his sixteen-year-old daughter Bailey, but Bailey doesn’t want anything to do with Hannah. As Owen’s boss gets arrested and the FBI come knocking, Hannah and Bailey must come together to discover Owen’s secrets.
Publication Date: 4 May 2021 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie garmus.
(31 Weeks) Elizabeth Zott has always defied stereotyping, especially as the only woman chemist at the Hastings Research Institute in the 1960s. After falling in love with another chemist who sees her for who she is, life throws her a curveball. Now as a single mom, she unexpectedly finds herself the host of a tv cooking show. When Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking charms her audience, the women who watch her begin to question the status quo in their own lives, making Elizabeth a target of those who find the change unwelcome.
Publication Date: 5 April 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
The Lincoln Highway
Amor towles.
(30 Weeks) After spending a year at a prison work farm for involuntary manslaughter, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson returns to his Nebraska hometown. With his mother gone and his father recently deceased, Emmett plans to pick up his eight-year-old brother and head West. But his plans are derailed when two friends from the work farm suddenly appear with a scheme of their own.
Publication Date: 5 October 2021 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Billy Summers
Stephen king.
(20 Weeks) From the master of fiction comes a new novel about a good guy in a bad job. Sniper for hire Billy Summers is picky about his jobs. The decorated Iraq war veteran only accepts hits on men who are truly evil. Before getting out of the game, Billy decides to accept one last job when everything goes wrong.
Publication Date: 3 August 2021 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
The Judge’s List
John grisham.
(20 Weeks) After taking on a criminal syndicate that was paying off a federal judge in The Whistler , Florida Board of Judicial Conduct investigator Lacy Stoltz returns in Grisham’s latest thriller. In her latest case, the crimes are even worse than before. Instead of taking bribes, a corrupt judge is taking lives with his own hit list.
Publication Date: 19 October 2021 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
The Paris Apartment
(21 Weeks) Looking for a fresh start, Jess moves into her half-brother’s Paris apartment only to find him missing. The longer Ben stays gone, the more Jess begins to question his living situation. Jess can tell the neighbors know more than they are telling, making each one a viable suspect in this new thriller from the author of The Guest List .
Publication Date: 22 February 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
The Stranger in the Lifeboat
Mitch albom.
(18 Weeks) How would you react if you called for help from God and He answered? In Albom’s new Christian novel, a group of shipwrecked strangers pulls a man from the sea. He claims to be “The Lord” and can save them, but only if they all believe in him.
Publication Date: 2 November 2021 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Nicholas Sparks
(17 Weeks) As a troubled teenager, Maggie Dawes was sent to live with her aunt in a remote North Carolina beach town. Her life is changed forever when she met Bryce Trickett, a handsome local teen who taught her to love the island and introduced her to photography before he heads off to West Point. Now a renowned travel photographer, Maggie recounts the story of her first love to her young assistant after Maggie is diagnosed with a crippling illness.
Publication Date: 28 September 2021 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Run, Rose, Run
Dolly parton and james patterson.
(17 Weeks) James Patterson, one of the bestselling authors of all times, teams up with beloved musician Dolly Parton for a thriller about an up-and-coming singer-songwriter. Singing about the hard life she left behind, her fame is only increasing. When she settles in Nashville looking for her big break, the past she has been running from comes back to haunt her.
Publication Date: 7 March 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
(14 Weeks) Seventeen-year-old Charlie is used to being on his own until he befriends Howard, an old recluse, and his beloved dog Radar, who live in a large house on the hill. After Howard dies, he leaves Charlie a note about a magical portal to a parallel world where good and evil are at war. Now, it’s up to Charlie and Radar to save both worlds.
Publication Date: 6 September 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Sparring Partners
(13 Weeks ) In his first-ever collection of novellas, John Grisham uses the law as a common theme to talk much more about life. In one story, Jake Brigance must deal with the return of a former Clanton lawyer who stole money from clients and then disappeared. Also included are stories of a death row inmate with a final request and two brothers fighting over their inherited law firm.
Publication Date: 31 May 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
(12 Weeks) After tragedy ruins his dream of becoming a musician, Colby Mills settles into the life of a small-town farmer. When he spontaneously takes a gig at a bar in Florida, Colby falls in love with Morgan, an ambitious up-and-coming singer. As Colby and Morgan fall head over heels, their lives are changed when they meet a woman fleeing an abusive husband.
Publication Date: 20 September 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
(12 Weeks ) Although she struggles to interact with people, her love of order and cleanliness makes Molly Gray an excellent maid at the Regency Grand Hotel. When Molly discovers a wealthy guest dead in his hotel bed, the police peg her as the prime suspect due to her unusual behaviors. With the help of her friends, Molly must investigate the murder to prove her innocence in this locked-room mystery.
Publication Date: 4 January 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
The Hotel Nantucket
Elin hilderbrand.
(12 Weeks ) After a breakup, Lizbet Keaton is excited for a fresh start at a newly remodeled Gilded Age hotel. Lizbet is desperate to please the billionaire owner and the popular Instagram influencer staying there this summer. With a charismatic staff with hidden pasts and the ghost of a former chambermaid haunting the halls, Lizbet has her work cut out for her as she tries to maintain the hotel’s reputation and sort out her own love life.
Publication Date: 14 June 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
The 6:20 Man
David baldacci.
(11 Weeks) Every day, Travis Devine takes the 6:20 commuter train to Manhattan, staring out at all the mansions of the uber-wealthy. When his coworker and former girlfriend is found dead in a storage room at their investment firm, Travis is forced to secretly investigate the firm, uncovering a high stakes conspiracy that lands him directly in the crosshairs of a killer.
Publication Date: 12 July 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
State of Terror
Hillary rodham clinton and louise penny.
(9 Weeks) Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton teams up with acclaimed mystery novelist Louise Penny in one of the most-anticipated best new thriller books of Fall 2021. Years of American withdrawal from the world stage have left a power vacuum that its enemies have been more than happy to fill. After a series of terrorist attacks, novice Secretary of State Ellen Adams, under the administration of her rival, must unravel a deadly global conspiracy.
Publication Date: 12 October 2021 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
(9 Weeks) In the third Archer Book, private investigator Aloysisu Archer has his celebrations with actress Liberty Callahan interrupted on New Year’s Eve in 1953. Screenwriter Eleanor Lamb wants to hire Archer to investigate after a series of phone calls, a suspicious car, and a bloody knife left in her house. When Eleanor disappears and a body is found in her house, Archer must unravel the dark secrets in Hollywood.
Publication Date: 19 April 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
All Good People Here
Ashley flowers.
( 9 Weeks ) When she was six years old, Margot’s next-door neighbor and best friend, January, was murdered in their small hometown. Now a big-city journalist, Margot returns home to help care for her uncle when another girl disappears. Determined to find the missing girl and solve January’s murder, Margot begins to wonder how well she knows her neighbors.
Publication Date: 16 August 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
The Boys from Biloxi
(8 Weeks ) In the 1960s, Keith and Hugh were best friends and baseball all-stars. But as they grow older, their lives take different trajectories. Keith’s father becomes a legendary prosecutor determined to clean up Biloxi and Hugh’s dad works his way up to become the head of the local mob. As both boys follow in their father’s footsteps, they find themselves on opposite sides of the law in Grisham’s latest legal thriller.
Publication Date: 18 October 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
Diana gabaldon.
(8 Weeks) In the 9th Outlander book, a reunited Claire and Jamie face being torn asunder again as the American Revolution approaches their North Carolina home. After finally being reunited with their daughter Brianna and her family, the family is worried as the tensions of the colonists grow and the perils of the 1700s seem less safe than they thought.
Publication Date: 23 November 2021 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Call Us What We Carry
Amanda gorman.
(8 Weeks) In 2021, Amanda Gorman became the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history when she read her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” at President Biden’s inauguration. In her expanded collection, Amanda Gorman becomes a new voice in American poetry.
Publication Date: 7 December 2021 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Colleen Hoover
(8 Weeks) Struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh receives the chance of a lifetime when Jeremy Crawford hires her to complete the bestselling book series of his injured wife, Verity. However, in Verity’s study, Lowen stumbles upon an unpublished autobiography full of dark confessions. As Lowen falls in love with Jeremy, she debates whether to show Jeremy Verity’s writing. Although originally published in 2018, Verity has become a fan favorite on TikTok and was just reprinted with a brand new chapter.
Publication Date: 7 December 2018 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally rooney.
(7 Weeks) Hitting the upper end of the new adult genre, Sally Rooney’s latest novel follows the lives of four single 30ish Irish protagonists as they try to find their way in life. On a whim, Alice, a novelist, invites Felix, a warehouse worker she just met, to travel to Rome with her. Meanwhile, while recovering from a breakup, Alice’s best friend Eileen begins flirting with Simon, a childhood friend.
Publication Date: 7 September 2021 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
House of Sky and Breath
Sarah j. maas.
(7 Weeks) In the second book of her Crescent City series, Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar just want some rest after saving Crescent City. As the rebels continue to chip away at the Asteri’s powers, Bryce and Hunt are faced with a decision. Should they keep quiet while others are oppressed or join the rebels fighting the Asteri?
Publication Date: 15 February 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
(7 Weeks) In another case for the Women’s Murder Club, Lindsay Boxer’s husband is investigating a group determined to repeal the ban on the sale of automatic weapons. The group has been linked to a Mexican cartel bringing large shipments of drugs and guns across the border. Meanwhile, Lindsay is investigating the death of a corrupt cop. When his colleagues begin dying, she suspects someone is trying to silence them.
Publication Date: 2 May 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Portrait of an Unknown Woman
Daniel silva.
(6 Weeks) In the 22nd book in the series, Gabriel Allon searches for the world’s greatest art forger. After cutting ties with Israeli intelligence, Gabriel settled in Venice with his family. When he is asked to help investigate the sale of a recently discovered centuries-old painting, Gabriel finds himself dragged into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game.
Publication Date: 19 July 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
A Slow Fire Burning
Paula hawkins.
(6 Weeks) When a young man is murdered on a London houseboat, police investigate three women: his one-night stand Laura, his grieving aunt Carla, and his nosy neighbor Miriam. Even though Miriam spotted Laura leaving the houseboat that night covered in blood, she is loath to say anything. For Miriam knows exactly what it’s like to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Publication Date: 31 August 2021 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Long Shadows
(6 Weeks) When a judge and her bodyguard are murdered, Amos Decker realizes what seems like a clearcut case is anything but. The judge’s long list of enemies gives plenty of choices, but Decker can’t rule out that the bodyguard was the true target. As witnesses start disappearing, Decker and his new partner must solve the murder before Decker’s past comes back to haunt him.
Publication Date: 11 October 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Desert Star
Michael connelly.
(5 Weeks ) LAPD Detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch team up to finally hunt down the killer of Bosch’s entire family. Returning to the police force to work the cold case unit, Ballard convinces Bosch to volunteer so he can use the task force’s resources to search for his family’s killer. While Ballard is working on solving the rape and murder of a teen girl, Bosch finds his focus fractured and they two must hunt down two killers at once.
Publication Date: 8 November 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Carrie Soto is Back
Taylor jenkins reid.
(5 Weeks) When Carrie Soto retired from tennis six years ago, she was the best player the world had ever seen, shattering every record imaginable. Now a hotshot new tennis star is threatening to break Carrie’s legacy. At 37, Carrie attempts to come back for one more epic season to defend her title, even if defying all the odds means she has to train with a man from her past.
Publication Date: 30 August 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Nora Roberts
(5 Weeks ) To provide money for his ailing mother, Harry Booth began stealing at the age of nine and now as an adult has developed in a master thief. When Harry falls for the beautiful Miranda Emerson, he forces himself to ghost her, worried his personal relationship will be used as leverage against him. But his connection to Miranda proves harder to sever than he thought, and know he must face his associates to finally free himself.
Publication Date: 24 May 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
The Investigator
John sandford.
(5 Weeks) Recently graduated from Stanford with a master’s in economics, Letty Davenport is getting bored at her desk job with Senator Colles. The adopted daughter of famed detective Lucas Davenport, Letty wants to see more action, so Senator Colles allows her to investigate oil thefts in Texas. Along with a Homeland Security investigator, Letty looks into a domestic militia group with terrifying plans.
Publication Date: 12 April 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Abandoned in Death
(4 Weeks) In New York City, a woman’s body is found in the park with her makeup and hair perfectly arranged, clothes decades out of date, and a note saying “Bad Mommy.” The clock is ticking for homicide detective Eve Dallas to find the killer when other women matching the victim’s description go missing.
Publication Date: 8 February 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
(3 Weeks ) In the third book in the Dragon Heart Lecay series, Breen Siobhan Kelly spends her first Christmas in both Talamh and Ireland. Yet, peace is still elusive. As darkness appears to her in her sleep, Kelly must unite with Keegan and Talamh to rescue those in deepest need.
A World of Curiosities
Louise penny.
(2 Weeks ) In the 18th book in the series, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir are worried when the children of a murdered woman return to Three Pines. Why are they back and has their mother’s murder damaged them beyond repair? Meanwhile, Gamache discovers a 150-year-old letter from a stone mason about a bricked-up attic. When the room is discovered, the villagers open it up to find a room of curiosities and hidden messages.
Publication Date: 29 November 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
R. F. Kuang
(2 Weeks) In 1828, Robin Swift, an orphan, is brought from Canton to London by the mysterious Dr. Lovell. For years he trains in different languages to be accepted to Oxford’s Royal Institute of Translation, known as Babel. Learning to translate, and the magic that comes with it, soon puts Swift on a collision course between loyalty to his homeland and his adopted company when Britain starts a war with China.
Publication Date: 23 August 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
In the Blood
( 2 Weeks ) In the fifth book of The Terminal List series, former Navy SEAL James Reece sets out on a global search for revenge. After successfully assassinating a target for Israeli intelligence, a woman boards a plane in Burkina Faso, only to have it blow up after takeoff. When Reece learns of her death, he uses all his contacts to find her killer, which might lead him straight into a trap.
Publication Date: 17 May 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Danielle Steel
(2 Weeks) Growing up a neglected child in a loveless marriage, Antonia Adams has perfected the art of making herself invisible, drawing as little attention as she possibly can. Dreaming of becoming a screenwriter, a summer job at a Hollywood studio unexpectedly lands her a spot in the limelight. Will Antonia be able to face the scrutiny and her demons or fall back into the security of obscurity?
To Paradise
Hanya yanagihara.
(2 Weeks) From the author of A Little Life , comes three stories spanning three centuries about different versions of the American experiment. In an alternate version of 1893, a person from a distinguished family wants to marry a lowly music teacher. Amid an AIDS epidemic in 1993 Manhattan, a young Hawaiian man keeps secrets from his much older and weather partner. Lastly, a woman grieves the death of her grandfather and searches for her husband in a totalitarian regime in 2093.
Publication Date: 11 January 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner
(2 Weeks) Picking up right where the iconic heist film Heat left off, Chris Shiherlis is injured, hiding in Koreatown desperately looking for a way out of Los Angeles. LAPD Detective Vincent Hanna will stop at nothing to track down Shiherlis, the last survivor of McCauley’s crew. Yet, the repercussions of McCauley’s heists and Hannah’s dogged pursuit while last for generations.
Publication Date: 9 August 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
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Heavyweights (10+ Weeks on the NYT Bestseller List)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. e. schwab.
(44 Weeks) To escape a forced marriage, Addie LaRue makes a bargain with the devil in 1714. She gets to live forever, but the catch is she will be forgotten by everyone she meets. After 300 years, Addie has become resigned to her fate until she meets a young man who remembers her name.
Publication Date: 6 October 2020 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony doerr.
(21 Weeks) From the author of All the Light We Cannot See comes an ambitious work of literary fiction. Doerr’s novel toggles between three timelines – the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, present-day Idaho, and interstellar ship far in the future. Each piece explores the power of stories as a fictional ancient Greek comedy weaves throughout the entire book. The awe-inspiring power of the written word that Doerr evokes in every sentence will be appreciated by literary fiction lovers.
Project Hail Mary
(17 Weeks) In a last-ditch effort to save Earth from an extinction-level event, a group of astronauts is sent on a desperate mission in a cobbled-together spacecraft. But when Ryland Grace wakes up, he has no memory of his mission or why the rest of the crew is dead. The sole survivor, he must take on an impossible task with no margin for failure.
Wish You Were Here
Jodi picoult.
(13 Weeks) Diana O’Toole has her life perfectly mapped out and with her 30th birthday on the horizon, she is right on target to get engaged to her doctor boyfriend. When a virus breaks out in the city, Finn encourages Diana to go on their nonrefundable trip to the Galapagos Islands without him. Soon, Diana finds herself quarantined on the island during the pandemic and begins to reexamine her choices and priorities in life.
Publication Date: 30 November 2021 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
One Italian Summer
Rebecca serle.
(14 Weeks) When her mother dies just before their planned mother-daughter trip to Italy, Katy decides to still spend the summer exploring the Amalfi coast as she grieves. Magically, Katy meets a younger version of her mother, giving Katy a whole new perspective on her mother as a person.
Publication Date: 1 March 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle zevin.
( 11 Weeks ) On a bitterly cold day, Sam Masur runs into Sadie Green on a train platform and they renew their childhood friendship bonding over video games. Together, they create Ichigo, a blockbuster game that changes their lives. Over the next three decades, their friendship is tested as their success leads them to money, fame, love, and betrayal. More a heartrending story about friendship than video games, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is an unputdownable read with complex character development.
Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
( 10 Weeks ) Olivia McAfee’s picture-perfect life is shattered when she finds out her husband’s dark secrets. Now divorced, she moves to her quiet New Hampshire hometown with her teenage son Asher. When Asher’s girlfriend dies and he’s the prime suspect, Olivia knows he must be innocent. Yet as more of Asher’s secrets are revealed, she begins to wonder if he’s more like his father than she thought.
Publication Date: 4 October 2022 Amazon | Goodreads | More Info
Fan Favorites (5+ Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List)
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
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(8 Weeks) Ray Carney, a family man who sells furniture on 125th Street, gets a new clientele made up of vicious and unsavory characters.
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Amazon | Goodreads | More Info (7 Weeks) A detective investigating in the wilderness discovers that his actions might affect the timeline of the universe.
No Plan B by Lee Child and Andrew Child
Amazon | Goodreads (7 Weeks) The 27th book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher goes after a killer but is unaware of the bigger implications.
Triple Cross by James Patterson
Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Mercy by David Baldacci
The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly
Amazon | Goodreads
(6 Weeks) A death on New Year’s Eve, an unsolved murder and a hunt for serial rapists bring Bosch and Ballard back together.
Meant to Be by Emily Giffin
The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews
(5 Weeks) A widow starring in a beach house renovation reality show gets caught up in competing love interests and an old missing persons case.
Book of Night by Holly Black
(5 Weeks) A bartender working at a Berkshires dive bar deals with doppelgängers, billionaires and magicians seeking a vast and terrible power.
Fear No Evil by James Patterson
The Horsewoman by James Patterson and Mike Lupica
Amazon | Goodreads (5 Weeks) As the Paris Olympics draw near, a mother and daughter, who are champion horse riders, compete against each other.
The Club by Ellery Lloyd
What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline
Amazon | Goodreads (5 Weeks) A brush with members of a drug-trafficking organization ushers a suburban family to go into the witness protection program.
Shattered by James Patterson and James O. Born
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
Blowback by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois
Amazon | Goodreads (5 Weeks) President Keegan Barrett’s power grab tests the loyalties of two C.I.A. agents.
Honorable Mention (2-4 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List)
One Hit Wonders (1 Week on the New York Times Best Seller List)
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Here Are the 12 New Books You Should Read in August
I f August represents the last delicious dregs of summer, the right books will help you savor it. Mika in Real Life packs in more than enough laugh-out-loud relatability and stirring romance to satisfy those looking for one last beach read. Walking Gentry Home , A Map For the Missing , and Afterlives all ground readers in the specificity of history—a Black matriarchal family tree, China during and after the Cultural Revolution , and East Africa amidst German colonization —fixing us in pockets of time. And the folk magic of Witches offers an enchanting distraction from the coming end of the season.
Here, the best new books to read in August.
The Last White Man , Mohsin Hamid (Aug. 2)
Anders, a young white man, wakes up one morning to find that he has turned “a deep and undeniable brown.” At first, he shares the discovery only with Oona, his old friend turned new lover, but soon the whole town starts to transition. Both Anders’ and Oona’s parents struggle with the seemingly inevitable change, but once the titular last white man—Anders’ father—dies, people begin to forget that whiteness ever existed. Author Mohsin Hamid told Oprah Daily that all of his characters experience the loss of whiteness in different ways, and a “profound destabilization” emerges. “There is a basic human desire to be led away from destabilization,” Hamid said. “But also a vital need to take an imaginary journey through it.”
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Mika in Real Life , Emiko Jean (Aug. 2)
Mika Suzuki doesn’t have her life together. The 35-year-old just lost her latest dead-end job, her last relationship went up in flames, and she isn’t getting along with her parents. Enter: Penny Calvin, the daughter Mika gave up for adoption 16 years ago. When Penny contacts her out of the blue, Mika is desperate to impress her, so she weaves a precarious web of white lies involving an art gallery and a hunky boyfriend. Once that web unravels, Mika is left to figure out whether she can reconnect with the curious, headstrong Penny and find herself in the process.
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Walking Gentry Home , Alora Young (Aug. 2)
At just 19, Alora Young, former Youth Poet Laureate of the Southern United States, has written a lyrical debut book in verse that traces her matrilineal family history through time. She starts with Amy, the first of her foremothers to arrive in Tennessee; next is Gentry, Young’s great-grandmother who was driven into marriage at 14; and finally, there is Young’s own mother, a teenage beauty queen. “The only way to tell this story is through poetry,” Young writes , “because Black girlhood is eternally laced with rhythm, from the Negro hymns Amy Coleman whispered as she bore her enslaver’s child to the rhythm of the gospel my mother sang at fifteen when she was hailed a child prodigy.”
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A Map For the Missing , Belinda Huijuan Tang (Aug. 9)
In Belinda Huijuan Tang’s engrossing debut novel, we meet Tang Yitian, who emigrated from China to the U.S. two decades ago to pursue his graduate studies. But when Yitian receives a frantic phone call from his mother reporting that his estranged father has gone missing, he hastily returns to his rural hometown. There, he reconnects with Tian Hanwen, a childhood friend and former lover who once shared his interest in learning. As the pair embarks on a quest to find out what happened to Yitian’s father, Yitian must also contend with familial strain, his sense of identity, and the meaning of home.
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I’m Glad My Mom Died , Jennette McCurdy (Aug. 9)
Jennette McCurdy had her first acting audition when she was 6 years old. For 15 years, her mother restricted her calorie intake, criticized her appearance, and monitored her diaries, email, income, and even her showers. Now, the iCarly star has written a darkly funny memoir about the fraught relationship, reflecting on her late mother’s behaviors with empathy and insight. After recovering from bulimia and alcohol abuse, quitting acting, and working through therapy, McCurdy tells a story of healing.
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Elizabeth Finch , Julian Barnes (Aug. 16)
Neil is enthralled by Professor Elizabeth Finch, the teacher of “Culture and Civilization,” a class not for college students but for adults of all ages. It’s no ordinary course, nor is Finch an ordinary professor; author Julian Barnes writes her as singular and vivid, reserved yet commanding. The student and the professor strike up a friendship of sorts, and after Finch dies, Neil takes it upon himself to become a historian of his history teacher.
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Witches: A Novel , Brenda Lopez, translation by Heather Cleary (Aug. 16)
Zoe, a journalist from Mexico City, is exhausted by endless assignments about rape and femicide. Nevertheless, she agrees to take on an investigation about Paloma, a murdered traditional healer, or curandera, from the mountain village of San Felipe. In San Felipe, Zoe meets Feliciana, another curandera, who also happens to be Paloma’s cousin. Through Feliciana, Zoe begins to unearth the story of the cousins’ struggle to establish themselves as curanderas in a patriarchal family.
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Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis , Beth Macy (Aug. 16)
Beth Macy , the acclaimed author of Dopesick , follows up her 2018 book with another deeply reported account of the dark forces at play behind America’s opioid crisis—this time focusing on the ordinary people fighting back against them. While addiction rates have skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic, harm reductionists, activists, and frontline workers have been working against stigmatization and toward real and sustainable change.
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Afterlives , Abdulrazak Gurnah (Aug. 23)
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There are so many ways to discover a great book, but the New York Times Best Sellers list has compiled the most popular fiction, nonfiction, and children's books from vendors across the country for almost a century and has become a measure of success for writers everywhere.
Titles that reach the coveted #1 spot are usually highly anticipated releases from beloved authors, sequels to which readers have been counting down, or juicy celebrity memoirs. But with the rise of influencer recommendations on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, books published years prior still make appearances again and again, like "It Ends With Us" , which was published in 2016 but has been a #1 New York Times Bestseller for nine weeks so far in 2022.
The full list is posted weekly on the New York Times website , but we collected some of the best new fiction and nonfiction books to hold the #1 spot so far in 2022.
33 books that ended up as #1 bestsellers on the New York Times Best Sellers list in 2022 so far:
Fiction and poetry, "dream town" by david baldacci.
"Dream Town" by David Baldacci, available at Amazon and Bookshop , from $14.50
"Dream Town" is the third book in David Baldacci's "Archer" series but can be read as a standalone. As private investigator and World War II veteran Archer plans to celebrate the New Year with a friend, Eleanor Lamb, a screenwriter, feels her life is in danger and hires him to investigate. When a body is found in Eleanor's home and she suddenly disappears, Archer winds through the glamor of 1950s Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Hollywood in a suspenseful and exciting series of events to find Eleanor and the murderer in this noir crime thriller.
"Book Lovers" by Emily Henry
"Book Lovers" by Emily Henry, available at Amazon and Bookshop , from $11.58
Nora Stephens is a literary agent who is ready to become the heroine of her own story when her sister, Libby, invites her on a trip away from the city to the little town of Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. Though Nora is expecting a month of romance novel-like meet-cutes and bookshop days, she continually runs into Charlie Lastra, a book editor from the city with whom she has a deep-seated rivalry. "Book Lovers" is one of our favorite romance reads of the summer — check out our full review here .
"House of Sky and Breath" by Sarah J. Maas
"House of Sky and Breath" by Sarah J. Maas, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $17.74
The highly anticipated sequel to Sarah J. Maas' "House of Earth and Blood" hit shelves in February 2022 and quickly rose to the top of the bestseller list. Readers follow Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar on their search for normalcy after saving Crescent City, but as oppression grows around them, the duo knows they must continue to fight for what's right in this incredible fantasy novel with a deeply satisfying conclusion.
"In the Blood" by Jack Carr
"In the Blood" by Jack Carr, available at Amazon and Bookshop , from $14.49
As former Navy SEAL James Reece watches the news from his Montana home, he sees a name he recognizes from his time in Iraq listed as a victim of a missile attack on a passenger aircraft in Burkina Faso, Africa. With ties to the intelligence services in two nations, James is sure her death is no accident and enlists old and new friends on his mission to track down her killer, unaware of the dangers that may await him.
"Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
"Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $9.98
Readers still can't get enough of this 2018 Reese's Book Club pick as it continues to outshine new releases for the top spot on the New York Times Best Seller list, four years after its original publication. In this historical fiction read, Kya Clark is known as the "Marsh Girl," who learns and lives from the land until a popular boy is found dead and her community immediately suspects her as the murderer.
"Nightwork" by Nora Roberts
"Nightwork" by Nora Roberts, available at Amazon and Bookshop , from $14.99
"Nightwork" blends romance and suspense as Harry Booth leaves Chicago, continuing his work as a subtle thief-for-hire after his mother's death. Though his work requires him to remain unattached, he finds his resolve softening as he grows nearer to Miranda Emerson until his past catches up to him and casts a dark shadow over his life once more.
"It Ends with Us" by Colleen Hoover
"It Ends with Us" by Colleen Hoover, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $11.17
This 2016 Colleen Hoover novel continues to reach the #1 spot on the New York Times Best Seller list due to its huge popularity on BookTok . "It Ends with Us" is a fast-paced contemporary romance novel about Lily, who dives heart-first into a relationship with the almost-too-good-to-be-true neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid. When a past love and life resurface, her relationship with Ryle becomes threatened.
"Sparring Partners" by John Grisham
"Sparring Partners" by John Grisham, available at Amazon and Bookshop , from $14.47
Josh Grisham is a bestselling author of legal thrillers like "A Time to Kill" and "The Pelican Brief." His new collection, "Sparring Partners," consists of three novellas, one starring his beloved character Jake Brigance, another featuring a death row inmate three hours before execution, and the final story following two feuding brothers who inherited a law firm when their father went to prison. You can find more of John Grisham's best books here .
"Call Us What We Carry" by Amanda Gorman
"Call Us What We Carry" by Amanda Gorman, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $13.80
2021 Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman's latest collection, "Call Us What We Carry," was the first read to top the New York Times Bestseller List in 2022, praised by readers for Gorman's insightful and profound views. These poems include brilliant reflections upon history, society, and the human experience including painful memories of the COVID-19 pandemic and hopeful dedications to the future.
"Run, Rose, Run" by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
"Run, Rose, Run" by Dolly Parton and James Patterson, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $18.00
Written by a beloved music legend and the bestselling author of all time, "Run Rose Run" is an entertaining and suspenseful James Patterson mystery about a young woman running both from her past and towards a promising future in the music industry. As AnnieLee Keys lands in Nashville, she still finds herself constantly looking over her shoulder as her past and secrets lurk ever nearer.
"The Paris Apartment" by Lucy Foley
"The Paris Apartment" by Lucy Foley, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $25.98
When Jes moves into her half-brother's Parisian apartment in search of a fresh start, she's not only surprised by his apparent wealth but his sudden disappearance. As she begins to dig into his situation in an effort to find him, Jes's worry grows and her brother's peculiar and unfriendly neighbors each emerge as suspects.
"Abandoned in Death" by J.D. Robb
"Abandoned in Death" by J.D. Robb, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $17.34
J.D. Robb is the pseudonym under which Nora Roberts publishes her "in Death" series, with "Abandoned in Death" as the 54th installment. In this latest mystery novel, detective Eve Dallas begins to investigate the peculiar homicide of a woman found neatly arranged on a New York City playground bench, with a fatal wound hidden beneath a ribbon on her neck and an ominous note reading "Bad Mommy." As Eve investigates a clearly troubled killer, other similar disappearances emerge and intensify the urgency of the case.
"The Hotel Nantucket" by Elin Hilderbrand
"The Hotel Nantucket" by Elin Hilderbrand, available at Amazon and Bookshop , from $16.99
When billionaire Xavier Darling purchases The Hotel Nantucket, he renovates and revitalizes the abandoned lodge that was once popular until a 1922 fire killed a young girl. As the hotel's new general manager, Lizbet, pulls together a passionate staff, they fight against the hotel's bad reputation, the lingering ghost, and each other to change fate and find a brighter future.
"The Match" by Harlan Coben
"The Match" by Harlan Coben, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $18.37
This action-packed sequel to "The Boy from the Woods" follows Wilde as he discovers the identity of his father through a DNA genealogy website and a second match that pulls him into a secret community of online doxxers. As the story unfolds through murder, scandal, and gripping suspense, it seems a serial killer is targeting the online community — and Wilde might be poised as the next target.
"Hook, Line, and Sinker" by Tessa Bailey
"Hook, Line, and Sinker" by Tessa Bailey, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $12.38
"Hook, Line, and Sinker" is a swoon-worthy contemporary romance about Fox Thornton, a notorious charmer, and Hannah Bellinger, who's in town for work, staying in Fox's spare bedroom, and completely immune to his charming ways. Though Hannah initially has her eye on a coworker, she can't seem to resist slowly falling for Fox as they spend more and more time together as he tries to prove he's not interested in another temporary fling.
"The Investigator" by John Sandford
"The Investigator" by John Sandford, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $18.64
Letty Davenport is bored at her desk job when her boss, Senator Colles, offers her an investigative role with the Department of Homeland Security to uncover a series of reported crude oil thefts, possibly part of something much larger and more sinister. As Letty and her partner head to Texas, they soon find a far deadlier and more dangerous situation than they could have imagined.
"The Judge's List" by John Grisham
"The Judge's List" by John Grisham, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $13.94
"The Judge's List" is John Grisham's sequel to his 2016 thriller, "The Whistler," and continues Lacy Stoltz's story three years later as she uncovers a startling case — that of a Florida judge turned serial killer. As the judge stays one step ahead of the law and continues to hunt down those who have wronged him, Lacy must end his murderous crusade before she becomes the next name on his list.
"Finding Me" by Viola Davis
"Finding Me" by Viola Davis, available at Amazon and Bookshop , from $18.53
This honest and unforgettable memoir is Viola Davis' reflection upon her journey to self-love by facing herself and her past. From poverty and bullying to systemic racism in Hollywood, Davis recounts the challenges she faced during childhood, her rise into stardom, and those she continues to face today.
"The Office BFFs" by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey
"The Office BFFs" by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, available at Amazon and Bookshop , from $18.18
"The Office" characters Pam Beesley and Angela Martin have little in common, but the actresses that brought them to life bonded from the first days on set. "The Office BFFs" is a dual memoir of Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey's experiences as they made memories with the cast, walked their first red carpet, became moms, and created a lifelong friendship that continues to this day.
"Happy-Go-Lucky" by David Sedaris
"Happy-Go-Lucky" by David Sedaris, available at Amazon and Bookshop , from $17.79
"Happy-Go-Lucky" is a collection of funny personal essays about how David Sedaris' life changed during the COVID-19 lockdown and continues to change as the world adjusts to a new normal. In these essays, Sedaris captures the humor and irony of these experiences and the ultimate desire for connection that drives our society.
"The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk
"The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $11.40
Written by a trauma expert with over 30 years of experience working with trauma survivors, "The Body Keeps the Score" is a psychology book about how traumatic stress "rewires" our brains. As an alternative to drugs or talk therapy, Dr. van der Kolk asserts how we can reactivate many trauma-affected areas of our brains through innovative treatments and therapies.
"Tanqueray" by Stephanie Johnson and Brandon Stanton
"Tanqueray" by Stephanie Johnson and Brandon Stanton, available at Amazon and Bookshop , from $17.49
In 2019, Stephanie Johnson was featured in a "Humans of New York" story, capturing the attention of millions of readers as they learned of her rise from a brutal childhood to becoming one of the best-known burlesque dancers in New York City known as Tanqueray. Written alongside Brandon Stanton, the author of "Humans of New York," "Tanqueray" tells Stephanie Johnson's full story, including all the challenges and triumphs that led to her success and fame.
"Bittersweet" by Susan Cain
"Bittersweet" by Susan Cain, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $18.48
Bittersweetness is often thought of as a moment or feeling where something good and bad intersect, but in this psychology read, Susan Cain demonstrates how embracing a "bittersweet" state of mind can help us connect to ourselves and each other. Already known for her heartfelt and enlightening writing style in her other bestseller, "Quiet," this nonfiction book uses bittersweetness to teach readers about our relationships with creativity, compassion, leadership, longing, and love.
"The Storyteller" by Dave Grohl
"The Storyteller" by Dave Grohl, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $17.99
Dave Grohl has become internationally renowned as the drummer for Nirvana and the Foo Fighters and in this memoir, he details the incredible musical and personal experiences that made him the man he is today. Grohl's personality naturally shines through his writing and is further brought to life in his audiobook narration.
"The 1619 Project," edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein
"The 1619 Project," edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $22.80
In 1619, a cargo ship of 20-30 enslaved people from Africa arrived on the shores of Virginia, igniting a system of brutal slavery and racism that would span centuries. Originally published in The New York Times as a collection of 18 essays and 36 poems and works of fiction, "The 1619 Project" demonstrates how this often-buried history radiates through contemporary American society and offers a new origin story for the United States.
"Unthinkable" by Jamie Raskin
"Unthinkable" by Jamie Raskin, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $18.59
"Unthinkable" is a new memoir by Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin whose life permanently changed at the beginning of 2021 as he mourned his son's sudden and tragic passing, lived through the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, and led the impeachment efforts against President Trump for inciting violence. This read recounts these painful events by intertwining personal and professional narratives into a single vivid memoir.
"James Patterson" by James Patterson
"James Patterson" by James Patterson, available at Amazon and Bookshop , from $14.50
James Patterson is one of the world's most successful writers and his memoir is a collection of interesting and remarkable stories from his life. Written with a comfortable and casual tone, Patterson explains how he developed a love of reading as an adult, met famous musicians and actors before he made a name of his own, and even wrote the famous "Toys 'R Us" jingle while working in advertising. You can find some of James Patterson's best books here .
"Enough Already" by Valerie Bertinelli
"Enough Already" by Valerie Bertinelli, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $16.29
Valerie Bertinelli is an award-winning actress whose new memoir uses personal and relatable stories to offer readers advice on how to achieve a healthier and happier outlook on life. Bertinelli shares her struggles with harsh personal criticism and the journey on which she embarked to transcend our need for perfectionism and reach, instead, for joy.
"From Strength to Strength" by Arthur C. Brooks
"From Strength to Strength" by Arthur C. Brooks, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $16.99
This self-help read identifies how many people, including the author himself, struggle to find purpose and success as they age, often feeling as though they may be "declining" as a sense of professional or social irrelevance emerges with age. In "From Strength to Strength," Arthur C. Brooks demonstrates how readers can refocus their priorities and habits in order to make their older years equally full of happiness, purpose, and success.
"One Damn Thing After Another" by William P. Barr
"One Damn Thing After Another" by William P. Barr, available on Amazon and Bookshop , from $21.91
William P. Barr was the attorney general during two different presidential administrations — President George H.W. Bush and President Donald Trump. This memoir traverses the most memorable and affecting events Barr faced in his years as attorney general while comparing the vast similarities and differences between the Bush and Trump presidential legacies.
"Freezing Order" by Bill Browder
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After Bill Browder's lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail, Browder set out to uncover why Magnitsky was killed and bring the killers to justice. In his investigation, Browder followed a trail beyond a tax refund scheme, through Russian government involvement, and to the corruption that runs far deeper than he could have imagined.
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Fourth Wing
The empyrean (series), rebecca yarros author rebecca soler narrator (2023).
An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Goodreads Most Anticipated Book "Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of r... Read more
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James mcbride author dominic hoffman narrator (2023).
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND TIME MAGAZINEONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOO... Read more
Killers of the Flower Moon
David grann author will patton narrator (2017).
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of ... Read more
A Court of Silver Flames
A court of thorns and roses (series), sarah j. maas author (2021).
Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta. Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever s... Read more
House of Flame and Shadow
Crescent city (series), sarah j. maas author (2024).
The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath.Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a ... Read more
Divine Rivals
Letters of enchantment (series), rebecca ross author (2023).
When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.After centuries of sleep, the gods are wa... Read more
The Little Liar
Mitch albom author (2023).
An instant New York Times BestsellerBeloved bestselling author Mitch Albom returns with a powerful novel of hope and forgiveness that moves from a coastal Greek city during WWII to America in the g... Read more
The Teacher
Freida mcfadden author leslie howard narrator (2024).
Lesson #1: Trust no one.Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except...Last year, Caseha... Read more
Ali Hazelwood Author Thérèse Plummer Narrator (2024)
#1 Indie Next Pick!A Hall of Fame LibraryReads pick!A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal... Read more
The Sun and the Star
Rick riordan author mark oshiro author (2023).
Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend in this thrilling adventure co-written by New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and ... Read more
The Ghost Orchid
Alex delaware (series), jonathan kellerman author john rubinstein narrator (2024).
Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis confront a baffling, vicious double homicide that leads them to long-buried secrets worth killing for in the riveting thriller from the #1 New ... Read more
All About Love
Bell hooks author january lavoy narrator (2023).
A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a p... Read more
Masters of the Air
Donald l. miller author joe barrett narrator (2023).
Now a major television event from Apple TV, Masters of the Air is the riveting history of the American Eighth Air Force in World War II, the story of the young men who flew the bombers that helped ... Read more
Read Write Own
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the internet—and how that affects us all—from influential technology entrepren... Read more
Infinity Alchemist
Infinity alchemist (series), kacen callender author wes haas narrator (2024).
Infinity Alchemist is a spellbinding fantasy novel about a quest that leads three young alchemists toward dangerous truth, legendary love, and extraordinary power. With their signature "prowess" (F... Read more
"The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity." ?Xaden Riorson Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basg... Read more
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby van pelt author marin ireland narrator (2022).
A New York Times Bestseller!A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!"Remarkably Bright Creatures is a beautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightes... Read more
First Lie Wins
Ashley elston author (2024).
REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK |#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “This fast-paced read has everything you could want in a thriller: secret identities, a mysterious boss and a cat & mouse game t... Read more
It Ends with Us
It ends with us (series), colleen hoover author (2016).
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and All Your Perfects, a "brave and heartbreaking novel that digs its claws into you and doesn't let go, long after you've finishe... Read more
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette mccurdy author jennette mccurdy narrator (2022).
* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD! A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggle... Read more
Maple Hills (Series)
Hannah grace author (2022).
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Inheritance Cycle (Series)
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Britney spears author michelle williams narrator (2023).
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Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie garmus author (2022).
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Demon Copperhead
Barbara kingsolver author (2022).
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The Covenant of Water
Abraham verghese author abraham verghese narrator (2023).
From the New York Times–bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a fami... Read more
Friends, Lovers, and the Big...
Matthew perry author matthew perry narrator (2022).
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House of Earth and Blood
Sarah j. maas author (2020).
A #1 New York Times bestseller!Sarah J. Maas's brand-new CRESCENT CITY series begins with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a cont... Read more
Oath and Honor
Liz cheney author liz cheney narrator (2023).
Read by Liz Cheney with 50+ audio source material clips included, Oath and Honor is a gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the Ame... Read more
David Grann Author Dion Graham Narrator (2023)
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martialthat reveals a shocking t... Read more
House of Sky and Breath
Sarah j. maas author (2022).
The #1 New York Times bestseller!Sarah J. Maas's sexy, groundbreaking CRESCENT CITY series continues with thesecond installment.Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal-they ... Read more
Alex Michaelides Author (2024)
A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder — from the #1 New York Times ... Read more
The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der kolk, m.d. author (2014).
#1 New York Times bestseller“Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society.” —Alexander McFarlane, ... Read more
Holmes, Marple & Poe
Holmes, margaret & poe (series), james patterson author brian sitts author (2024).
Crime! Murder! Who are you going to call? In New York City, three intriguing, smart, and stylish private investigators open Holmes, Marple & Poe Investigations. Who are these detectives with fa... Read more
RuNyx Author (2023)
The eternal romance of Beauty and the Beast meets the gothic suspense of Dracula in this erotic dark academia story of epic love from bestselling author RuNyx."RuNyx immerses her readers in the dar... Read more
Antonia Hylton Author Antonia Hylton Narrator (2024)
In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the nation's last segregated asylums, told by an award-winning journalist on... Read more
Medgar and Myrlie
Joy-ann reid author (2024).
"Medgar Evers deserves a place alongside Malcolm X and Dr. King in our historical memory. Evers, with Myrlie as his partner in activism and in life, was doing civil rights work in the single most h... Read more
The Wonderful Things You Will Be
Emily winfield martin author (2015).
From Emily Winfield Martin, author/illustrator of Dream Animals, comes a new book that celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for their children . . . now and ... Read more
Valentine's Day Is Cool
Pete the cat (series), james dean author james dean illustrator (2013).
New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean takes us on an awesome trip with Pete the Cat as he discovers just how special Valentine's Day can be!At first, Pete thinks Valentine's Day i... Read more
Little Leaders
Vashti harrison author (2017).
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMeet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world. Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in history, this book educates and inspi... Read more
Alan Gratz Author (2017)
A tour de force from acclaimed author Alan Gratz (Prisoner B-3087), this timely — and timeless — novel tells the powerful story of three different children seeking refuge.A New York Tim... Read more
The Complete Cookbook for...
Young chefs (series), america's test kitchen kids author (2018).
The #1 New York Times Best Seller and IACP Award Winner!Want to bake the most-awesome-ever cupcakes? Or surprise your family with breakfast tacos on Sunday morning? Looking for a quick snack after ... Read more
Little Legends
Vashti harrison author kwesi johnson author (2019).
Author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this #1 New York Times bestseller. An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustr... Read more
Love from the Crayons
Drew daywalt author oliver jeffers illustrator (2019).
Celebrate love with the New York Times Best-Selling Crayons! This charming title featuring everyone's favorite coloring crew is the perfect gift for that special someone any day of the year.Love is... Read more
Everything I Know About Love
Dolly alderton author dolly alderton narrator (2020).
New York Times Bestseller"There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today and very soon the world will know it." —Lisa Taddeo, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women"Do... Read more
Caste (Oprah's Book Club)
Isabel wilkerson author robin miles narrator (2020).
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”&... Read more
Little Blue Truck's Valentine
Little blue truck (series), alice schertle author jill mcelmurry illustrator (2020).
Spread the love with Little Blue Truck—a perfect Valentine's Day read-aloud in this best-selling series!"Beep!" said Blue. "Happy Valentine's Day!"Join Little Blue Truck as he delivers Valent... Read more
Capote's Women
Laurence leamer author (2021).
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Love from the Very Hungry...
Eric carle author kevin r. free narrator (2015).
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In My Heart
Growing hearts (series), jo witek author christine roussey illustrator (2014).
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Grumpy monkey (series), suzanne lang author max lang illustrator (2022).
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Holly jackson author (2022).
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Black AF History
Michael harriot author michael harriot narrator (2023).
From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives an... Read more
Wonder (Series)
R. j. palacio author kaya mclean narrator (2022).
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The Kingdom, the Power, and...
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The Way I Am Now
The way i used to be (series), amber smith author (2023).
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Alex aster author (2023).
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Walter Isaacson Author Jeremy Bobb Narrator (2023)
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Lynn painter author jesse vilinsky narrator (2023).
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Bianca bosker author (2024).
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The New York Times Releases 100 Notable Books for 2022
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The paper of record has released their newest list of top books for the year . Selected by the staff of the New York Times Book Review, 100 books are celebrated as being notable additions to shelves. Spanning five categories, including Fiction/Poetry, Nonfiction, Memoir, History, and Science, the books showcase a wide range of genres, styles, and voices.
Among the top 100 notable books include:
- Also a Poet by Ada Calhoun
- The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
- The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- An Immense World by Ed Yong
- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (also selected as the best book of the year by Barnes & Noble employees )
- The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
- The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty (winner of this year’s National Book Award in Fiction )
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
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Not an Ordinary Special Election, and Yet a Typical Result
Democrats claim another victory, although it doesn’t necessarily add more clarity about November.
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By Nate Cohn
As I prepared to write this ahead of Tuesday’s special election to replace George Santos in New York’s Third District, two completely different outcomes seemed easy to imagine — or explain away.
One was that the results would be excellent for Democrats, like most special elections this year. If their strength was just about the low turnout, it might not say much about their appeal to the wider electorate this November.
Another was that the result would be excellent for Republicans, as New York and Long Island have been for Republicans over the last few years. If so, it might just be another New York romp, with little meaning for the rest of the country.
Either way, the special election could not tell us much about President Biden’s chances in the general election.
In the end, it was a triumph for the Democrats . Tom Suozzi, a former Democratic representative, defeated the Republican Mazi Pilip by just under eight points (54 percent to 46 percent) as of this writing.
The result is significant in one sense: It puts Democrats one seat closer to retaking the House, and that’s no small matter when Republicans entered the night clinging to a thin majority.
But significant does not necessarily mean informative — at least not when it comes to the big questions about the general election.
Special elections are special — it’s in the name! They’re distinctive low-turnout affairs that draw from an unusual group of engaged voters. Over the last three decades, there has been essentially zero relationship between presidential results and special election outcomes, based on data collected by Daily Kos. And this particular election had many idiosyncrasies.
Not your ordinary special election. As we’ve written recently , it’s hard to glean much from special elections. They aren’t remotely representative of the general electorate. Only the most highly engaged partisan voters participate. And over the last few years, more of those voters have been Democrats — powering a big Democratic advantage.
That’s not quite a fair description of this particular one. For a special election, Tuesday’s turnout was robust — higher than any special election so far this cycle. On paper, it was as much like a midterm as it was like a typical special election. The balance of partisan turnout was also fairly typical, at least based on the party registration figures reported from Nassau County.
Why was this special so different? You can start by thanking the infamous Mr. Santos, whose attention-grabbing story line all but guaranteed outsize media attention. For good measure, this was a Republican-held Biden seat in a closely divided House, ensuring national stakes and coverage. (Not many special elections find themselves the subject of The Daily , our flagship podcast.)
The campaign was unusual as well. Millions were spent on campaign advertisements, with Democrats outspending Republicans by a wide margin. And unlike with most special elections, Democrats nominated a fairly well-known candidate. Mr. Suozzi, who retired ahead of the 2022 election, had a strong electoral track record, having beaten Mr. Santos here by more than 12 points in 2020.
On balance, these idiosyncratic factors tended to favor the Democrats. The backdrop of Mr. Santos probably helped energize Democrats, as voters tend to punish the party enmeshed in scandal in special elections. The quasi-incumbent Mr. Suozzi undoubtedly helped, and so did Democrats’ strong fund-raising advantage. There was even a big snowstorm on Tuesday that may have dampened Republican Election Day turnout (Democrats voted more by mail). Add in the broader tendency for Democrats to excel in low-turnout special elections nowadays, and it’s pretty easy to see why Democrats managed to win this district that President Biden won four years ago.
The confusing comparison point. Usually, analysts judge special election results as I just did: by comparing them to the last presidential result. In this district, Mr. Biden won by just over eight points in 2020 — that’s about the same as the margin of victory here. So we’d usually say this was a fairly straightforward result. If anything, one could advance the idea that the results were slightly underwhelming for Democrats, given all of the aforementioned advantages than Mr. Suozzi seemed to possess. Either way, a single special election result like this one is entirely consistent with polls showing Mr. Biden and Democrats in a close race heading into 2024.
But the usual presidential-based analysis had a hiccup in this election: New York — and Long Island specifically — has been terrific for Republicans in the last few years. This may have been a Biden district, but Mr. Santos won by 10 points in 2022 and the polls continue to show Republicans faring well here heading into 2024. Against that baseline, the Democratic performance was outright fantastic.
I think it’s entirely plausible to argue that these results are great for Democrats, given what’s going on in New York. It’s a lot less plausible, however, to interpret the results as a repudiation of Democratic weakness in the Empire State. In August 2022, Democrats excelled in two New York special congressional elections, including one with national stakes, only to get clobbered in the midterm election in the same districts and the same state just two months later. These idiosyncratic special elections just don’t easily allow for grand extrapolation.
The polling of the race raises another possibility: that Mr. Biden is just that much weaker than Mr. Suozzi. Last week, a Siena College poll — not a New York Times/Siena poll, to be clear — found Mr. Biden running a full nine percentage points behind Mr. Suozzi and trailing Donald J. Trump in the district.
Put it all together, and this election was clearly going to be tough to interpret. Not only are special elections generally unrepresentative, but the oddities of this one made it even harder to interpret. With New York standing out as an area of unusual relative weakness for Democrats, even a clear Republican win might not have had much meaning elsewhere. And with Mr. Suozzi possessing so many advantages in a Biden district, it’s just as hard to say the result shows Democrats far better positioned than previously thought.
P.S. on the polling. A few of my editors asked about the polling, which showed Mr. Suozzi ahead by a modest margin (our friends at Siena showed him ahead by four points) but didn’t show him on track for a decisive victory.
A three- or four-point miss isn’t perfect, but that’s pretty good for a House election — let alone a special election. Historically, the average House poll is off by something like six points. But I understand why people pause at even a modest underestimate of Democrats right now, as the presidential race would undoubtedly look quite a bit different if it shifted three or four points toward Mr. Biden.
The likeliest answer here is probably about turnout. When we saw Siena took a poll, I told my editor I wouldn’t touch special elections with a 10-foot pole (I do not believe a pun was intended). Our analysis suggests that special elections are almost entirely decided by turnout, and nailing a one-off low turnout electorate is not something polls are especially good at. Indeed, the Siena poll electorate had equal numbers of registered Democrats and Republicans; the actual electorate appears to have been D+7 or so (it was D+5 in Nassau County, the larger and less Democratic county of the district).
Given the unusual challenge of estimating the likely electorate in a special election compared with a general election, I wouldn’t read anything into that disparity for November. But there are a lot of signs right now that Democrats are excelling among highly engaged voters — including special elections — and I do think this has the potential to pose some challenges for pollsters in the fall. It may also mean, as we wrote last week, that the polls of all registered voters might be underestimating Mr. Biden compared with the likely electorate.
Nate Cohn is The Times’s chief political analyst. He covers elections, public opinion, demographics and polling. More about Nate Cohn
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Suozzi, who retired ahead of the 2022 election, had a strong electoral track record, having beaten Mr. Santos here by more than 12 points in 2020. On balance, these idiosyncratic factors tended to ...
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