3 THE PARIS APARTMENT (Morrow, $18.99). By Lucy Foley. A woman investigating her brother’s disappearance suspects his neighbors might have been involved.
4 IT ENDS WITH US (Atria, $16.99). By Colleen Hoover. A woman questions her relationship with a commitment-phobic partner when her old flame appears.
5 THE MAID (Ballantine, $18). By Nita Prose. A hotel maid cleaning a room finds a dead body and becomes the lead murder suspect.
6 NEVER NEVER (Canary Street Press, $17.99). By Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher. Two high-schoolers suddenly lose all memory of each other and must rediscover their relationship.
7 IT STARTS WITH US (Atria, $17.99). By Colleen Hoover. After separating from her abusive husband, a woman considers whether to rekindle her first love.
8 THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB (Penguin, $17). By Richard Osman. Four septuagenarians join forces to catch a killer.
9 A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES (Bloomsbury, $19). By Sarah J. Maas. A threat is growing over a magical land where a huntress is being held captive.
10 THE SONG OF ACHILLES (Ecco, $17.99). By Madeline Miller. The legend of Achilles retold through the lens of his friend Patroclus.
1 BRAIDING SWEETGRASS: INDIGENOUS WISDOM, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND THE TEACHINGS OF PLANTS (Milkweed Editions, $18). By Robin Wall Kimmerer. Essays by an Indigenous scientist offer lessons in reciprocal awareness between people and plants.
2 ALL ABOUT LOVE (Morrow, $15.99). By bell hooks. The first volume in the feminist’s “Love Song to the Nation” trilogy considers compassion as a form of love.
3 THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE (Penguin, $19). By Bessel van der Kolk. A scientific look at how trauma can reshape a person’s body and brain.
4 CASTE (Random House, $20). By Isabel Wilkerson. America’s racial divisions are examined and reframed as a caste system.
5 WE DON’T KNOW OURSELVES (Liveright, $20.) By Fintan O’Toole. An Irishman born in the mid-20th century looks at cultural change in his country through the lens of his own life.
6 SOUTH TO AMERICA (Ecco, $19.99). By Imani Perry. A reflection on how the culture and history of the southern United States are integral to an understanding of the rest of the country.
7 THE NINETIES (Penguin, $18). By Chuck Klosterman. A look at the cultural history of the 1990s.
8 STOLEN FOCUS (Crown, $18). By Johann Hari. Why we are losing our ability to pay attention, and how to fix it.
9 THESE PRECIOUS DAYS (Harper Perennial, $18). By Ann Patchett. Essays from the best-selling writer highlight important relationships in her life.
10 ENTANGLED LIFE (Random House, $18). By Merlin Sheldrake. A biologist explains the importance of fungi to our bodies and the environment.
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