3 THE HUNTER (Viking, $32). By Tana French. A retired detective tries to protect a teenager who seeks revenge for her brother’s death.
4 WANDERING STARS (Knopf, $29). By Tommy Orange. Repercussions from the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre echo through subsequent generations of a Native American family.
5 THE HEAVEN AND EARTH GROCERY STORE (Riverhead, $28). By James McBride. In a ramshackle Pennsylvania neighborhood during the 1920s and ’30s, Jewish and African American residents come together to hide an orphan from state officials.
6 REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES (Ecco, $29.99). By Shelby Van Pelt. A woman develops a friendship with an octopus living in an aquarium.
7 NORTH WOODS (Random House, $28). By Daniel Mason. Over the centuries, a New England farmhouse is a home that interconnects people, plants and animals.
8 FOURTH WING (Red Tower Books, $29.99). By Rebecca Yarros. A young woman competes to secure a spot at an elite war college for dragon riders.
9 IRON FLAME (Red Tower Books, $29.99). By Rebecca Yarros. The Empyrean series continues as second-year students face new challenges at Basgiath War College.
10 EXPIRATION DATES (Atria, $27). By Rebecca Serle. Despite regularly receiving mysterious messages correctly predicting how long each of her relationships will last, a woman resists the idea that her romantic future is predetermined.
1 THE CREATIVE ACT (Penguin, $32). By Rick Rubin. A Grammy-winning music producer shares how artists work and suggests ways to foster creativity in everyday life.
2 THE WAGER (Doubleday, $30). By David Grann. After enduring storms, sickness and a shipwreck, the surviving crew members of HMS Wager turn against each other.
3 READING GENESIS (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29). By Marilynne Robinson. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author considers the first book of the Bible as a work of literature.
4 GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE (MCD, $27). By Sloane Crosley. The death of her closest friend inspires the essayist to consider the cultural narrative surrounding grief.
5 ATOMIC HABITS (Avery, $27). By James Clear. How to make small changes that have a big impact.
6 WHO’S AFRAID OF GENDER? (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30). By Judith Butler. The pioneering theorist shows how gender hysteria is used by right-wing movements to fuel anxiety and fear.
7 BURN BOOK (Simon & Schuster $30). By Kara Swisher. A history of the rise of Silicon Valley as told by a reporter who covered technology for three decades.
8 SUPERCOMMUNICATORS (Random House, $30). By Charles Duhigg. The author of “The Power of Habit” examines how conversations work and offers tips to become better at communicating.
9 THE HOUSE OF HIDDEN MEANINGS (Dey Street, $29.99). By RuPaul. The drag icon and entertainment industry titan shares the story of his life.
10 HOW TO KNOW A PERSON (Random House, $30). By David Brooks. A New York Times columnist draws on various sources to consider how people can make more meaningful connections with each other.
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