New York Times Best Seller List – Week of March 28, 2021 FICTION NONFICTION TW LW WOL TW LW WOL LIFE AFTER DEATH, by Sister Souljah. In a sequel to “The THE CODE BREAKER, by Walter Isaacson. How the 1 Coldest Winter Ever,” Winter Santiaga emerges after time 1 2 Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her O/O -- 1 served and seeks revenge. 1 colleagues invented CRISPR, a tool that can edit THE FOUR WINDS, by Kristin Hannah. As dust storms roll DNA. 2 during the Great Depression, Elsa must choose between 2 6 THE SUM OF US, by Heather McGhee. The chair of saving the family and farm or heading West. the board of the racial justice organization Color of 2 9 4 THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY, by Matt Haig. Nora Seed finds a Change analyzes the impact of racism on the 3 library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books 6 15 economy. with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived. GREENLIGHTS, by Matthew McConaughey. KLARA AND THE SUN, by Kazuo Ishiguro. An “Artificial 3 Academy Awardwinning actor shares snippets from 6 21 O/O 4 Friend” named Klara is purchased to serve as a companion 3 2 the diaries he kept over the last 35 years. to an ailing 14-year-old girl. CASTE, by Isabel Wilkerson. Pulitzer Prize-winning st journalist examines aspects of caste systems across DARK SKY, by C.J. Box. 21 book in the Joe Pickett series. 4 3 32 5 The Wyoming game warden becomes a target when taking a 4 2 civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America tech baron on an elk hunting trip. today. 2034, by Elliot Ackerman and Adm. James Stavridis. The JUST AS I AM, by Cicely Tyson. The late iconic O/O actress describes how she worked to change 6 global balance of power shifts after new cyberweaponry -- 1 5 2 7 lowers the defenses of U.S. planes and ships. perceptions of Black women through her career FAST ICE, by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. 18th book in choices. the NUMA Files series. Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala uncover UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle. Activist and public 7 -- 1 a decades-old conspiracy when they search for a missing 6 speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner 5 53 former colleague in Antarctica. voice. THE AFFAIR, by Danielle Steel. A French author's HOW TO AVOID A CLIMATE DISASTER, by Bill 8 extramarital relationship affects various members of his 5 2 7 Gates. A prescription for what business, governments 1 4 wife’s family. and individuals can do to work toward zero emissions. WE BEGIN AT THE END, by Chris Whitaker. Trouble might THINK AGAIN, by Adam Grant. An examination of 9 start for the chief of police and a self-proclaimed outlaw 14 2 8 the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that 4 6 teenager when a man is released from prison. could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world. THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE, by V.E. Schwab. A PROMISED LAND, by Barack Obama. In the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama 10 A Faustian bargain comes with a curse that affects the 12 20 9 7 17 adventure Addie LaRue has across centuries. offers personal reflections on his formative years and pivotal moments through his first term. THE LOST APOTHECARY, by Sarah Penner. An aspiring 11 historian in London finds a clue that might put to rest 7 2 WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS, by James unsolved apothecary murders from 200 years ago. 10 Patterson. A collection of interviews with troops who 8 5 fought overseas. THE VANISHING HALF, by Brit Bennett. The lives of twin HUNT, GATHER, PARENT, by Michaeleen Doucleff. A sisters who run away from a Southern Black community at 12 8 41 11 look at different approaches to rearing children from 10 2 age 16 diverge as one returns and the other takes on a various parts of the planet. different racial identity but their fates intertwine. FOUR HUNDRED SOULS, edited by Ibram X. Kendi. A th A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES, by Sarah J. Maas. 5 book 12 compendium featuring 90 writers covering 400 years of 11 6 13 in A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Nesta Archeron is 10 4 AfricanAmerican history. forced into close quarters with a warrior named Cassian. HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST, by Ibram X. Kendi. A THE SANATORIUM, by Sarah Pearse. Elin Warner must 13 primer for creating a more just and equitable society 14 45 find her estranged brother’s fiancée, who goes missing as a 14 13 6 through identifying and opposing racism. storm approaches a hotel that was once a sanatorium in the BREATH, by James Nestor. A re-examination of a basic Swiss Alps. 14 biological function and a look at the science behind 12 17 WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by Delia Owens. In a ancient breathing practices. quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young 15 -- 131 UNMASKED, by Andy Ngo. A former writer for the woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder 15 online magazine Quillette gives his perspective on the -- 4 suspect. activist movement antifa.
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
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