New York Times Best Seller List – Week of April 4, 2021 FICTION NONFICTION TW LW WOL TW LW WOL WIN, by Harlan Coben. Windsor Horne Lockwood III might THIS IS THE FIRE, by Don Lemon. CNN host looks 1 rectify cold cases connected to his family that have eluded -- 1 O/O 1 at the impact of racism on his life and prescribes ways -- 1 the F.B.I. for decades. to address systemic flaws in America. THE FOUR WINDS, by Kristin Hannah. As dust storms roll THE CODE BREAKER, by Walter Isaacson. How the 2 during the Great Depression, Elsa must choose between 2 7 Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her 2 1 2 saving the family and farm or heading West. colleagues invented CRISPR, a tool that can edit LIFE AFTER DEATH, by Sister Souljah. In a sequel to “The DNA. 3 Coldest Winter Ever,” Winter Santiaga emerges after time 1 3 GREENLIGHTS, by Matthew McConaughey. The served and seeks revenge. 3 Academy Award winning actor shares snippets from 3 22 THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY, by Matt Haig. Nora Seed finds a the diaries he kept over the last 35 years. 4 library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books 3 16 CASTE, by Isabel Wilkerson. Pulitzer Prize-winning with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived. journalist examines aspects of caste systems across 4 4 33 KLARA AND THE SUN, by Kazuo Ishiguro. An “Artificial civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America O/O today. 5 Friend” named Klara is purchased to serve as a companion 4 3 to an ailing 14-year-old girl. HOW TO AVOID A CLIMATE DISASTER, by Bill THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE, by V.E. Schwab. 5 Gates. A prescription for what business, governments 7 5 6 A Faustian bargain comes with a curse that affects the 10 21 and individuals can do to work toward zero emissions. adventure Addie LaRue has across centuries. UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle. Activist and public DARK SKY, by C.J. Box. 21st book in the Joe Pickett series. 6 speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner 6 54 7 The Wyoming game warden becomes a target when taking a 5 3 voice. tech baron on an elk hunting trip. A PROMISED LAND, by Barack Obama. In the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama WE BEGIN AT THE END, by Chris Whitaker. Trouble might 7 9 18 8 start for the chief of police and a self-proclaimed outlaw 9 3 offers personal reflections on his formative years and teenager when a man is released from prison. pivotal moments through his first term. WILD SIGN, by Patricia Briggs. 6th book in the Alpha and THE SUM OF US, by Heather McGhee. Chair of the Omega series. Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna board of the racial justice organization Color of 9 -- 1 8 2 5 Latham look into what might have caused everyone living in Change analyzes the impact of racism on the a small town to disappear. economy. THE VANISHING HALF, by Brit Bennett. The lives of twin JUST AS I AM, by Cicely Tyson. Late iconic actress sisters who run away from a Southern Black community at 9 describes how she worked to change perceptions of 5 8 10 12 42 age 16 diverge as one returns and the other takes on a Black women through her career choices. different racial identity but their fates intertwine. THINK AGAIN, by Adam Grant. An examination of FAST ICE, by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. 18th book in 10 the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that 8 7 the NUMA Files series. Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala uncover could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world. 11 7 2 a decades-old conspiracy when they search for a missing UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A former colleague in Antarctica. BLACK MAN, by Emmanuel Acho. A look at some 11 -- 10 A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES, by Sarah J. Maas. 5th book questions and concepts needed to address systemic 12 in A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Nesta Archeron is 13 5 racism. forced into close quarters with a warrior named Cassian. WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS, by James Patterson. A 12 10 6 WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by Delia Owens. In a collection of interviews with troops who fought overseas. quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young HUNT, GATHER, PARENT, by Michaeleen Doucleff. A 13 15 132 woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder 13 look at different approaches to rearing children from 11 3 suspect. various parts of the planet. NÖTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME, by Tom Beaujour. An THE AFFAIR, by Danielle Steel. A French author's O/O 14 extramarital relationship affects various members of his 8 3 14 oral history of hard rock and heavy metal music in the -- 1 wife’s family. 1980s. THE LOST APOTHECARY, by Sarah Penner. An aspiring LADY BIRD JOHNSON, by Julia Sweig. A look at the 15 historian in London finds a clue that might put to rest 11 3 15 policy initiatives and the leadership style of the first -- 1 unsolved apothecary murders from 200 years ago. lady during her time in the East Wing.
Key: Tw = This Week’s rank; Lw = Last Week’s rank; Wol = # of Weeks on List; o/o – on order; = available; I/P = In Processing; N/A = Not Available
ADDITIONAL BEST SELLING TITLES ALL THAT GLITTERS / Danielle Steel (12/8) A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH / Phillip Margolin ALL THE COLORS OF NIGHT / Jayne Ann Krentz (1/7) (3/12) ANXIOUS PEOPLE / Fredrik Backman (10/13) MEANT TO BE / Jude Deveraux (3/15) THE AWAKENING / Nora Roberts (12/8) MIKE NICHOLS / Mark Harris (3/12) BAG MAN / Rachel Maddow (12/30) MISSING AND ENDANGERED / J.A. Jance (3/12) BATTLE OF BROTHERS / Robert Lacey (11/4) MODERN WARRIORS / Pete Hegseth (11/30) BECOMING / Michelle Obama (11/15) MOONFLOWER MURDERS / Anthony Horowitz (11/30) BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED / Lisa Gardner (1/15) THE MYSTERY OF MRS. CHRISTIE / Marie Benedict THE BEST OF ME / David Sedaris (11/30) (1/21) BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS / Suleika Jaouad (3/12) NEIGHBORS / Danielle Steel (1/7) BLACK BUCK / Mateo Askaripour (1/26) NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE / Michael J. Fox (12/8) THE BLACK CHURCH / Henry Louis Gates Jr (3/12) THE NOEL LETTERS / Richard Paul Evans (12/7) BLINK OF AN EYE / Iris Johansen (3/12) NYPD RED 6 / James Patterson (12/15) THE BOUNTY / Janet Evanovich (3/29) ONE BY ONE / Ruth Ware (10/7) BREATH / James Nestor (9/2) THE OTHER EMILY / Dean Koontz (3/29) THE BRIGHTEST STAR / Fern Michaels (11/9) OUT OF HOUNDS / Rita Mae Brown (2/4) CALDER BRAND / Janet Dailey (3/12) OUTLAWED / Anna North (1/27) CARDIFF, BY THE SEA / Joyce Carol Oates (12/7) THE PARIS LIBRARY / Janet Skeslien Charles (3/12) CHANCE OF A LIFETIME / Jude Deveraux (11/18) PIANOS AND FLOWERS / Alexander McCall Smith (2/4) CHAOS / Iris Johansen (11/18) PIECE OF MY HEART / Mary Higgins Clark (12/7) CLANLANDS / Sam Heughan (12/18) PIRANESI / Susanna Clarke (10/13) DANGER IN NUMBERS / Heather Graham (3/29) THE POWER COUPLE / Alex Berenson (3/12) DARK TIDES / Philippa Gregory (12/7) THE PUSH / Ashley Audrain (1/26) THE DAUGTHERS OF KOBANI / Gayle Tzemach A QUESTION OF BETRAYAL / Anne Perry (11/18) Lemmon (3/12) RACHEL MADDOW / Lisa Rogak (1/26) DAYLIGHT / David Baldacci (11/19) READY PLAYER TWO / Ernest Cline (12/23) DEADLY CROSS / James Patterson (12/8) THE RED BOOK / James Patterson (3/29) DESTINED FOR YOU / Tracie Peterson (3/12) RELENTLESS / Mark Greaney (3/12) THE DOCTORS BLACKWELL / Janice P. Nimura (2/19) A REPUBLIC UNDER ASSAULT / Tom Fitton (12/14) DOUBLE JEOPARDY / Stuart Woods (3/29) THE RETURN / Nicholas Sparks (10/15) EGG SHOOTERS / Laura Childs (2/4) RETURN TO VIRGIN RIVER / Robyn Carr (11/16) ELEANOR / David Michaelis (12/18) THE RHYTHM OF WAR / Brandon Sanderson (12/8) ELSEWHERE / Dean Koontz (12/7) ROBERT B. PARKER’S SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ENDLESS MERCY / Tracie Peterson (3/10) ME / Ace Atkins (2/8) ETERNAL / Lisa Scottoline (3/29) THE RUSSIAN / James Patterson (2/4) FAITHLESS IN DEATH / J.D. Robb (3/12) THE RUSSIAN CAGE / Charlaine Harris (3/12) FOUR HUNDRED SOULS / Ibram X. Kendi (2/11) THE SANATORIUM / Sarah Pearse (3/12) FRONTIER FOLLIES / Ree Drummond (12/8) SAVING FREEDOM / Joe Scarborough (1/21) GIRL A / Abigail Dean (3/12) SAVING JUSTICE / James Comey (1/15) THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER / John Donohue THE SCORPION’S TAIL / Douglas Preston (1/15) (11/30) SEND FOR ME / Lauren Fox (3/12) HAMNET / Maggie O’ Farrell (1/21) THE SENTINEL / Lee Child (11/9) HAUNTED HIBISCUS / Laura Childs (3/12) SERPENTINE / Jonathan Kellerman (3/12) HOT TO TROT / M.C. Beaton (11/19) SHADOW OF THE DRAGON / Marc Cameron (12/7) HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST / Ibram X. Kendi (9/10) SHAKEUP / Stuart Woods (12/7) HOW TO RAISE AN ELEPHANT / Alexander McCall SPIN / Patricia Cornwell (1/7) Smith (12/7) SQUEEZE ME / Carl Hiaasen (11/6) HRH / Elizabeth Holmes (12/18) THE SURVIVORS / Jane Harper (3/12) HUSH-HUSH / Stuart Woods (1/6) A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN / George Saunders INFINITE COUNTRY / Patricia Engel (3/25) (2/2) IS THIS ANYTHING? / Jerry Seinfeld (10/30) THIS IS HOW THEY TELL ME THE WORLD ENDS / THE KAISER’S WEB / Steve Berry (3/12) Nicole Perlroth (3/12) KEEP SHARP / Sanjay Gupta, MD (2/4) TILL MURDER DO US PART / James Patterson (2/19) KINGDOM OF SHADOW AND LIGHT / Karen Marie A TIME FOR MERCY / John Grisham (11/16) Moning (3/12) TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE MURDER / Joanne THE LAW OF INNOCENCE / Michael Connelly (11/30) Fluke (3/12) LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN / Joan Didion (3/2) TROUBLES IN PARADISE / Elin Hilderband (11/16) LIGHT OF THE JEDI / Charles Soule (1/7) TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY / Karen Kingsbury (11/20) LIGHTING GAME / Christine Feehan (3/12) TWENTY / James Grippando (1/7) LIKE STREAMS TO THE OCEAN / Jedidiah Jenkins (3/12) THE UMBERLLA LADY / V.C. Andrews (3/12) LIVE IN LOVE / Lauren Akins (12/8) UNFINISHED / Priyanka Chopra Jones (3/10) LOVE LETTERING / Kate Clayborn (1/27) UNMASKED / Andy Ngo (3/12)
WAR LORD / Bernard Cornwell (12/7) WHEN HARRY MET MINNIE / Martha Teichner (3/12) WHITE IVY / Susie Yang (12/8) THE WIFE UPSTAIRS / Rachel Hawkins (1/26) WINTERING / Katherine May (1/21) THE WONDER BOY OF WHISTLE STOP / Fannie Flagg (11/12) WORLD OF WONDERS / Aimee Nezhukumatathil (2/26) THE WRONG FAMILY / Tarryn Fisher (1/22) WYOMING TRUE / Diana Palmer (12/8)