New York Times Best Seller List – Week of November 1, 2020 FICTION NONFICTION TW LW WOL TW LW WOL A TIME FOR MERCY, by John Grisham. The third book in CASTE, by Isabel Wilkerson. Pulitzer Prize-winning O/O the Jake Brigance series. A 16-year-old is accused of killing -- 1 journalist examines aspects of caste systems across 1 1 5 11 a deputy in Clanton, Miss., in 1990. civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America THE RETURN, by Nicholas Sparks. A doctor serving in the today. 2 Navy in Afghanistan goes back to North Carolina where two 1 3 IS THIS ANYTHING?, by Jerry Seinfeld. The women change his life. 2 comedian shares material he collected in an 2 2 THE SEARCHER, by Tana French. After a divorce, a former accordion folder over the last 45 years. 3 police officer resettles in an Irish village where a boy 5 2 UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle. Activist and public goes missing. 3 speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner 9 32 THE EVENING AND THE MORNING, by Ken Follett. In a voice. prequel to “The Pillars of the Earth,” a boatbuilder, a Norman 4 7 5 KILLING CRAZY HORSE, by Bill O'Reilly. The ninth noblewoman and a monk live in England under attack by the 4 book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series 7 6 Welsh and the Vikings. focuses on conflicts with Native Americans. THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE, by V.E. Schwab. BLACKOUT, by Candace Owens. Conservative O/O A Faustian bargain comes with a curse that affects the 4 2 O/O 5 5 commentator makes her case that Black Americans 6 5 adventure Addie LaRue has across centuries. should part ways with the Democratic Party. THE BOOK OF TWO WAYS, by Jodi Picoult. After surviving RAGE, by Bob Woodward. Based on 17 on-the- 6 a plane crash, a death doula travels to Egypt to reconnect 8 4 record interviews with President Trump and other 6 4 5 with an old flame who is an archaeologist. reporting, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist details LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, by Rumaan Alam. A family the president’s perspective on multiple crises. O/O vacation in an isolated part of Long Island is thrown into 3 2 HUMANS, by Brandon Stanton. Photos and stories of 7 confusion when the home’s owners return claiming New York 7 people from over 40 countries collected by the creator 1 2 City is having a blackout. of “.” TROUBLES IN PARADISE, by Elin Hilderbrand. Final AMERICAN CRISIS, by Andrew Cuomo. The New O/O installment of the trilogy that includes “Winter in Paradise” 2 2 N/A York State governor gives his perspective on the 8 -- 1 and “What Happens in Paradise.” 8 Covid-19 crisis and prescribes ways to deal with THE VANISHING HALF, by Brit Bennett. The lives of twin future disasters. sisters who run away from a Southern Black community at 9 10 20 HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST, by Ibram X. Kendi. A age 16 diverge as one returns and the other takes on a 9 primer for creating a more just and equitable society 15 33 different racial identity but their fates intertwine. through identifying and opposing racism. JINGLE ALL THE WAY, by Debbie Macomber. A December TEN LESSONS FOR A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD, 10 cruise in the Amazon fosters a potential change in priorities -- 1 10 by . CNN host posits what might 12 2 for a career-focused real-estate executive. happen on the other side of the Covid-19 pandemic. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by Delia Owens. In a THE MEANING OF MARIAH CAREY, by Mariah quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young 11 12 111 11 Carey. The career highlights, public life and private 8 3 woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder struggles of the singer and songwriter. suspect. TRUMPTY DUMPTY WANTED A CROWN, by John INVISIBLE GIRL, by Lisa Jewell. An ex-schoolteacher O/O 12 Lithgow. A second illustrated collection of poems -- 2 12 accused of sexual misconduct lives near a family led by a -- 1 chronicling and satirizing current events. child psychologist whose former patient goes missing. THE 99% INVISIBLE CITY, by Roman Mars. A look THE COAST-TO-COAST MURDERS, by James Patterson. 13 at design and architecture of various and sometimes 3 2 13 A detective and an F.B.I. agent are baffled by a cross- 11 4 unexpected elements that make cities function. country killing spree. ONE VOTE AWAY, by Ted Cruz. Republican senator ANXIOUS PEOPLE, by Fredrik Backman. A failed bank 14 from Texas gives his views on what might happen if 13 3 14 robber holds a group of strangers hostage at an apartment 9 6 liberals gain a simple majority on the Supreme Court. open house. TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH, by Mary L. THE GUEST LIST, by Lucy Foley. A wedding between a TV Trump. Clinical psychologist gives her assessment of 15 -- 13 15 star and a magazine publisher on an island off the coast of 13 19 events and patterns inside her family and how they Ireland turns deadly. shaped President Trump.

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

 1ST CASE / James Patterson (8/14)  THE LAST FLIGHT / Julie Clark (8/3)  28 SUMMERS / Elin Hilderbrand (7/23)  THE LAST STORY OF MINA LEE / Nancy Jooyoun Kim (10/7)  ALL ADULTS HERE / Emma Straub (7/13)  THE LAST TRIAL / Scott Turow (6/23)  ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE / Louise Penny (9/30)  THE LIONS OF FIFTH AVENUE / Fiona Davis (8/5)  THE ANSWER IS… / Alex Trebek (9/17)  LIVE FREE OR DIE / Sean Hannity (10/2)  THE ART OF HER DEAL / Mary Jordan (6/29)  LIVE NOT BY LIES / Rod Dreher (10/15)  AXIOM’S END / Lindsay Ellis (9/3)  THE LOST AND FOUND BOOKSHOP / Susan Wiggs (9/2)  BATTLE GROUND / Jim Butcher (10/15)  THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS / Elena Ferrante (9/30)  BATTLEGROUNDS / H.R. McMaster (10/15)  MAKE CHANGE / Shaun King (9/17)  BEAUTY IN BREAKING / Michele Harper (10/13)  THE MAN WHO RAN WASHINGTON / Peter Baker (10/15)  BECOMING / Michelle Obama (11/13)  MEGHAN AND HARRY / Lady Colin Campbell (8/31)  BEGIN AGAIN / Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (8/14)  MEMOIRS AND MISINFORMATION / Jim Carrey (8/19)  BIG FRIENDSHIP / Aminatou Sow (9/17)  MEMORIAL DRIVE / Natasha Trethewey (8/14)  BREATH / James Nestor (9/2)  MEXICAN GOTHIC / Silvia Moreno-Garcia (9/17)  A BURNING / Megha Majumdar (7/23)  THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY / Matt Haig (10/15)  CHAOS RISING / Timothy Zahn (10/7)  MIDNIGHT SUN / Stephenie Meyer (8/11)  THE CHIFFON TRENCHES / Andre Leon Talley (6/23)  MRS. LINCOLN’S SISTERS / Jennifer Chiaverini (9/2)  CHOPPY WATER / Stuart Woods (9/30)  MY VANISHING COUNTRY / (8/3)  COMPROMISED / Peter Strzok (10/13)  NEAR DARK / Brad Thor (9/2)  COUNTDOWN 1945 / Chris Wallace (7/23)  NEXT TO LAST STAND / Craig Johnson (10/15)  CREDIBLE THREAT / J.A. Jance (8/14)  NIGHT. SLEEP. DEATH. THE STARS. / Joyce Carol Oates (7/20)  DADDY’S GIRLS / Danielle Steel (8/11)  ON OCEAN BOULEVARD / Mary Alice Monroe (6/23)  DARK SONG / Christine Feehan (9/30)  THE ORDER / Daniel Silva (8/19)  THE DARKEST EVENING / Ann Cleeves (10/7)  OUTSIDER / Linda Castillo (9/2)  THE DAUGHTERS OF ERIETOWN / Connie Schultz (8/3)  PEACE TALKS / Jim Butcher (9/4)  DEAD LAND / Sara Paretsky (9/10)  PIRANESI / Susanna Clarke (10/13)  DEADLOCK / Catherine Coulter (9/2)  PLAGUE OF CORRUPTION / Dr. Judy Mikovits (7/13)  A DEADLY EDUCATION / Naomi Novik (10/15)  A PRIVATE CATHEDRAL / James Lee Burke (9/30)  DEATH IN HER HANDS / Ottessa Moshfegh (7/20)  THE PULL OF THE STARS / Emma Donoghue (9/2)  THE DEFICIT MYTH / Stephanie Kelton (8/11)  THE REVELATORS / Ace Atkins (9/2)  THE DEVIANT’S WAR / Eric Cervini (7/16)  ROBERT B. PARKER’S GRUDGE MATCH / Mike Lupica (9/10)  DEVOLUTION / Max Brooks (7/23)  THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED / John Bolton (6/30)  DISLOYAL / (10/7)  ROYAL / Danielle Steel (9/2)  THE DYNASTY / Jeff Benedict (10/7)  SEPARATED / Jacob Soboroff (10/30)  EAT A PEACH / David Chang (10/30)  SEX AND VANITY / Kevin Kwan (8/14)  THE END OF HER / Shari Lapena (9/3)  SHADOWS IN DEATH / J.D. Robb (10/7)  EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IN IT’S TIME / Jenna Bush Hager (10/7)  THE SILENT WIFE / Karin Slaughter (9/15)  EVIL GENIUSES / Kurt Andersen (10/1)  SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RACE / Ijeoma Oluo (8/11)  THE EXILES / Christina Baker Kline (9/30)  SUCKER PUNCH / Laurell K. Hamilton (9/3)  FAIR WARNING / Michael Connelly (7/20)  THE SUMMER HOUSE / James Patterson (7/20)  FIFTY WORDS FOR RAIN / Asha Lemmie (10/30)  SUNRISE ON HALF MOON BAY / Robyn Carr (8/5)  FINDING FREEDOM / Omid Scobie (8/31)  THEN SHE VANISHED / T. Jefferson Parker (9/2)  FORTITUDE / Dan Crenshaw (7/13)  THICK AS THIEVES / Sandra Brown (9/30)  FRIENDS AND STRANGERS / J. Courtney Sullivan (9/18)  TO SLEEP IN A SEA OF STARS / Christopher Paolini (10/7)  FURMIDABLE FOES / Rita Mae Brown (8/26)  TOM CLANCY FIRING POINT / Mike Maden (7/9)  GIRLS OF SUMMER / Nancy Thayer (7/20)  TOTAL POWER / Kyle Mills (10/7)  GOD-LEVEL KNOWLEDGE DARTS / Desus Nice (10/15)  TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM / Yaa Gyasi (10/21)  THE GOODBYE MAN / Jeffery Deaver (9/10)  TROUBLED BLOOD / Robert Galbraith (9/30)  THE HARBINGER II / Jonathan Cahn (10/30)  TRUE CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS / (9/3)  THE HARDEST JOB IN THE WORLD / John Dickerson (8/3)  THE TRUTHS WE HOLD / Kamala Harris (1/8)  HER LAST FLIGHT / Beatriz Williams(9/2)  TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY / Anne Applebaum (9/18)  HIDEAWAY / Nora Roberts (7/23)  UNITED STATES OF SOCIALISM / Dinesh D’Souza (8/19)  HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON / Jon Meacham (10/21)  UTOPIA AVENUE / David Mitchell (8/5)  HOAX / Brian Stelter (10/30)  A VERY PUNCHABLE FACE / Colin Jost (8/19)  HOME BEFORE DARK / Riley Sager (9/4)  VESPER FLIGHTS / Helen Macdonald (9/30)  HOOD FEMINISM / Mikki Kendall (7/16)  A WALK ALONG THE BEACH / Debbie Macomber (8/10)  HOW TO DESTROY AMERICA IN THREE EASY STEPS / Ben Shapiro  THE WEDDING DRESS / Danielle Steel (8/5) (9/2)  WHAT YOU WISH FOR / Katherine Center (9/2)  HUMANKIND / Ruther Bregman Moore (8/3)  WHERE LAW ENDS / Andrew Weissmann (10/16)  I’M STILL HERE / Austin Channing Brown (7/23)  WHITE FRAGILITY / Robin DiAngelo (8/11)  IT WAS ALL A LIE / Stuart Stevens (8/17)  THE WORLD / Richard Haass (8/3)  JACK / Marilynne Robinson (10/15)  WRATH OF POSEIDON / Clive Cussler (7/9)  THE JACKAL / J.R. Ward (10/21)