3 TABLE FOR TWO (Viking, $32). By Amor Towles. A collection of stories plus one historical novella from the author of “A Gentleman in Moscow.”
4 THE FAMILIAR (Flatiron, $29.99). By Leigh Bardugo. A 16th-century Spanish kitchen maid’s magical ability is discovered and then exploited by those around her.
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 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.
8 NORTH WOODS (Random House, $28). By Daniel Mason. Over the centuries, a New England farmhouse is a home that interconnects people, plants and animals.
9 THE HUNTER (Viking, $32). By Tana French. A retired detective tries to protect a teenager who seeks revenge for her brother’s death.
10 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.
1 AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY (Simon & Schuster, $35). By Doris Kearns Goodwin. The Pulitzer-prizewinning biographer shares her own history.
2 SOMEHOW (Riverhead, $22). By Anne Lamott. An exploration of the power of different types of love.
3 KNIFE (Random House, $28). By Salman Rushdie. The celebrated novelist reflects on a near-fatal knife attack and the grueling recovery that followed.
4 THE WIDE WIDE SEA (Doubleday, $35). By Hampton Sides. An account of the explorer Captain James Cook’s ill-fated final voyage.
5 THE ANXIOUS GENERATION (Penguin Press, $30). By Jonathan Haidt. A social psychologist attributes the recent increase in adolescent mental illness to the prevalence of smartphones.
6 THE AGE OF MAGICAL OVERTHINKING (Atria/One Signal, $28.99). By Amanda Montell. An examination of cognitive biases and how they can lead to irrational thinking.
7 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.
8 THERE’S ALWAYS THIS YEAR (Random House, $32). By Hanif Abdurraqib. The essayist’s sports memoir explores the meaning of basketball through both a personal and societal lens.
9 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.
10 AGE OF REVOLUTIONS (W.W. Norton, $29.99). By Fareed Zakaria. An attempt to understand today’s world by studying periods of revolution from the past.
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