National Book Awards Finalists

The National Book Foundation announced the finalists for this year’s National Book Awards. The winners will be named November 16 at the 67th NBA benefit dinner and ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. This year’s shortlisted titles are:

Fiction
The Throwback Special by Chris Bachelder (Norton)
News of the World by Paulette Jiles (Morrow)
The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan (Viking)
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson (Amistad)

Nonfiction
Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild (The New Press)
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi (Nation Books)
Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Harvard University Press)
The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America by Andrés Reséndez (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson (Pantheon)

Poetry
The Performance of Becoming Human by Daniel Borzutzky (Brooklyn Arts Press)
Collected Poems 1974-2004 by Rita Dove (Norton)
Archeophonics by Peter Gizzi (Wesleyan University Press)
The Abridged History of Rainfall by Jay Hopler (McSweeney’s)
Look by Solmaz Sharif (Graywolf Press)

Young People’s Literature
Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick)
March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell (Top Shelf Productions)
When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (Little, Brown)
Ghost by Jason Reynolds (Atheneum)
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (Delacorte)

Check this out! The 37th Parallel: The Secret Truth Behind America’s UFO Highway by Ben Mezrich

Most people have hobbies, and Chuck Zukowski, part-time microchip engineer and volunteer sheriff’s deputy, is no different. His hobby–turned near obsession–consists of collecting data and evidence on the possibility that aliens visit and inhabit the earth on a regular basis, earning him the nickname “the Mulder of El Paso.”

For more than 20 years, Zukowski has collected information and conducted onsite investigations into mysterious sightings of lights in the night sky; hundreds of exsanguinated and bizarrely mutilated cattle and horses; natural geological disturbances; and pranks, hoaxes and mistaken identities. Ben Mezrich, author of The Accidental Billionaires, brings Zukoswki’s story of UFOs and dead livestock into the mainstream, allowing readers a look at the incredible amount of evidence that exists to substantiate the idea that we are not alone in the universe.

Case by case–Roswell, Area 51, cattle ranches across the Southwest–Mezrich puts readers in Zukowski’s shoes, sharing his excitement and adrenaline rushes, and the fears, frustration and anger that have accompanied the task of investigating events that most people don’t believe happened. He includes Zukowski’s dealings with the Mutual UFO Network, the Bigelow Aerospace company and its founder, a fellow UFO believer, and Zukowski and his sister’s nerve-wracking encounters with government officials in black SUVs. Whether you believe in UFOs or not, Mezrich’s professional and entertaining approach to a semi-taboo subject will have readers shaking their heads and checking the night sky for any unusual sights or sounds. —Lee E. Cart, freelance writer and book reviewer.

Thanks to Shelf Awareness for this review

 

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FICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

ME BEFORE YOU, by Jojo Moyes. (Penguin.) A young woman who has barely been farther afield than her English village finds herself while caring for a wealthy, embittered quadriplegic. Originally published in 2012.

END OF WATCH by Stephen King.  The conclusion of the Bill Hodges trilogy.

THE PURSUIT by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg. The F.B.I. agent Kate O’Hare and her con man partner, Nick Fox, face off against a dangerous ex-Serbian military officer.

BAY OF SIGHS by Nora Roberts.  In this second installment of the Guardians trilogy, Sawyer brings the group to the island of Capri, where he’s drawn to the mermaid Annika.

HERE’S TO US by Elin Hilderbrand.  Sparks fly as a celebrity chef’s ex-wives pile into a small cabin in Nantucket to join his widow for the reading of his will.

FOREIGN AGENT by Brad Thor.  The counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath searches for an informant who has compromised an American mission in Syria.

THE GIRLS by Emma Cline. In the summer of 1969, a California teenager is drawn to a Manson-like cult.

GO SET A WATCHMAN by Harper Lee. In the mid 1950s, a grown up Jean Louise Finch retruns to Maycomb and realizes that her adored father is a racsist.

BEFORE THE FALL by Noah Hawley.  After a private jet crashes, a firestorm of media madness ensues.

CROSS KILL by James Patterson.  Alex Cross thinks he’s seeing things when a killer thought long dead returns to action.

NONFICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

ALEXANDER HAMILTON, by Ron Chernow.  A biography of the first Treasury secretary, a major author of the Federalist Papers and an advocate of strong central government. Originally published in 2004 and the basis of the Broadway play.

BILL O’REILLY’S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS by David Fisher Stories of the American Revolution; a companion volume to the Fox News series.

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi.  A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. (Grand Central /Melcher Media.) The libretto of the Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.

GRIT, by Angela Duckworth. A psychologist argues that passion and perseverance are the keys to success.

GEORGE WASHINGTON’S SECRET SIX by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger. The story of the Culper spy ring, which aided the American cause during the Revolution.

THE POWER OF HABIT by Charles Duhigg.  A Times reporter’s account of the science behind how we form, and break, habits.

THE EIGHTY-DOLLAR CHAMPION by Elizabeth Letts.  The story of Snowman the horse, the jumper and national celebrity.

JUST MERCY by Bryan Stevenson.  A law professor and MacArthur grant recipient’s memoir of his decades of work to free innocent people condemned to death.

BELLE by Paula Byrne.  The story of a mixed-race girl raised as a lady in 18th-century England; the inspiration for the 2014 movie.

New York Times Best Sellers at ACLS for June 26, 2016

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FICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

BAY OF SIGHS by Nora Roberts.  In this second installment of the Guardians trilogy, Sawyer brings the group to the island of Capri, where he’s drawn to the mermaid Annika.

ME BEFORE YOU, by Jojo Moyes. (Penguin.) A young woman who has barely been farther afield than her English village finds herself while caring for a wealthy, embittered quadriplegic. Originally published in 2012.

FOREIGN AGENT by Brad Thor.  The counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath searches for an informant who has compromised an American mission in Syria.

END OF WATCH by Stephen King.  The conclusion of the Bill Hodges trilogy.

THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah. Two sisters are separated in World War II France: one in the countryside, the other in Paris.

HERE’S TO US by Elin Hilderbrand.  Sparks fly as a celebrity chef’s ex-wives pile into a small cabin in Nantucket to join his widow for the reading of his will.

TOM CLANCY: DUTY AND HONOR  by Grant Blackwood.  A secretive German organization is trying to kill Tom Clancy’s character Jack Ryan Jr. (Clancy died in 2013.)

THE GIRLS by Emma Cline. In the summer of 1969, a California teenager is drawn to a Manson-like cult.

CROSS KILL by James Patterson.  Alex Cross thinks he’s seeing things when a killer thought long dead returns to action.

AFTER YOU, by Jojo Moyes.  (Pamela Dorman/Viking). After the death of Will Traynor, Louisa Clark joins a grief support group that may lead her to new love.

NONFICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

BILL O’REILLY’S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS by David Fisher Stories of the American Revolution; a companion volume to the Fox News series.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON, by Ron Chernow.  A biography of the first Treasury secretary, a major author of the Federalist Papers and an advocate of strong central government. Originally published in 2004 and the basis of the Broadway play.

FURIOUSLY HAPPY, by Jenny Lawson.  A humorous treatment of the author’s experience of depression and anxiety disorder.

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. (Grand Central /Melcher Media.) The libretto of the Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi.  A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.

CLAPTON, by Eric Clapton.  The renowned rock guitarist looks back on his life and his music; first published in 2007.

GRIT, by Angela Duckworth. A psychologist argues that passion and perseverance are the keys to success.

EVERY LITTLE STEP, by Bobby Brown with Nick Chiles. The performer looks back at his career, his tumultuous marriage to Whitney Houston and his relationship with their daughter, Bobbi Kristina.

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT  by Daniel James Brown.  The University of Washington’s eight-oar crew and their quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

FIVE PRESIDENTS,  by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin.  A retired Secret Service agent discusses his experience with presidents from Eisenhower to Ford.

 

New York Times Best Sellers at ACLS for June 19, 2016

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FICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

END OF WATCH by Stephen King.  The conclusion of the Bill Hodges trilogy.

ME BEFORE YOU, by Jojo Moyes. (Penguin.) A young woman who has barely been farther afield than her English village finds herself while caring for a wealthy, embittered quadriplegic. Originally published in 2012.

CROSS KILL by James Patterson.  Alex Cross thinks he’s seeing things when a killer thought long dead returns to action.

DISHONORABLE INTENTIONS by Stuart Woods.  The New York lawyer Stone Barrington and his latest girlfriend are pursued by her ex-husband, who has connections with the Russian mob.

AFTER YOU, by Jojo Moyes.  (Pamela Dorman/Viking). After the death of Will Traynor, Louisa Clark joins a grief support group that may lead her to new love.

THE HOUSE OF SECRETS  by Brad Meltzer and Tod Goldberg  The host of a conspiracy TV show is dead, his daughter injured and in the grip of amnesia.

BEFORE THE FALL by Noah Hawley. After a private jet crashes, a firestorm of media madness ensues.

THE GIRLS ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins.  A psychological thriller set in the environs of London is full of complications and betrayals.

THE EMPEROR’S REVENGE by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison Juan Cabrillo teams up with a former C.I.A. colleague to thwart a plan involving the death of millions and international economic meltdown.

ZOO 2 by James Patterson and Max DiLallo Human mutation proves a curse and a blessing after another siege of beasts.

NONFICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

BILL O’REILLY’S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS by David Fisher (Holt) Stories of the American Revolution; a companion volume to the Fox News series.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON, by Ron Chernow. (Penguin.) A biography of the first Treasury secretary, a major author of the Federalist Papers and an advocate of strong central government. Originally published in 2004 and the basis of the Broadway play.

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi. (Random House.) A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.

GRUNT by Mary Roach The science that attempts to overcome the challenges soldiers face.

GRIT, by Angela Duckworth. (Scribner.) A psychologist argues that passion and perseverance are the keys to success.

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. (Grand Central /Melcher Media.) The libretto of the Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.

BUT WHAT IF WE’RE WRONG? by Chuck Klosterman.  Imagining the contemporary world as it will appear to those for whom it will be the distant past.

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT  by Daniel James Brown.  The University of Washington’s eight-oar crew and their quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

THE GENE by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Scribner)  This overview of the history and science of genetics also considers moral questions and prospects for future advances in treating disease. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Emperor of All Maladies.”

SHOE DOG, by Phil Knight. (Scribner.) A memoir by the founder of Nike.

New York Times Best Sellers at ACLS for June 12, 2016

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FICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

ME BEFORE YOU, by Jojo Moyes. (Penguin.) A young woman who has barely been farther afield than her English village finds herself while caring for a wealthy, embittered quadriplegic. Originally published in 2012.

THE EMPEROR’S REVENGE by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison Juan Cabrillo teams up with a former C.I.A. colleague to thwart a plan involving the death of millions and international economic meltdown.

MARRYING WINTERBORNE by Lisa Kleypas A commoner rises above his station and seeks a wife reflective of his standing.

BEFORE THE FALL by Noah Hawley. After a private jet crashes, a firestorm of media madness ensues.

ALL SUMMER LONG by Dorothea Benton Frank. An interior decorator with a billionaire client list balks at retiring with her husband to a South Carolina island.

AFTER YOU, by Jojo Moyes.  (Pamela Dorman/Viking). After the death of Will Traynor, Louisa Clark joins a grief support group that may lead her to new love.

15TH AFFAIR, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown.) When a brutal murder threatens the domestic happiness of the San Francisco police detective Lindsay Boxer, she turns for help to the Women’s Murder Club.

A HERO OF FRANCE  by Alan Furst.  A Resistance leader aids the wartime effort without losing sight of the simple and essential pleasures of life.

THE LAST MILE, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central.) In a sequel to “Memory Man,” Amos Decker, a detective with an extraordinary memory, investigates the case of a convicted killer who wins a last-minute reprieve.

THE WEEKENDERS by Mary Kay Andrews. On the North Carolina island of Belle Isle, a woman investigates her husband’s shady financial affairs after his mysterious death.

NONFICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

BILL O’REILLY’S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS by David Fisher (Holt) Stories of the American Revolution; a companion volume to the Fox News series.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON, by Ron Chernow. (Penguin.) A biography of the first Treasury secretary, a major author of the Federalist Papers and an advocate of strong central government. Originally published in 2004 and the basis of the Broadway play.

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi. (Random House.) A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.

GRIT, by Angela Duckworth. (Scribner.) A psychologist argues that passion and perseverance are the keys to success.

THE GENE by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Scribner)  This overview of the history and science of genetics also considers moral questions and prospects for future advances in treating disease. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Emperor of All Maladies.”

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. (Grand Central /Melcher Media.) The libretto of the Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.

TRIBE by Sebastian Junger (Twelve) How modern society’s loss of the sense of belonging — now achieved mostly in the military and in disasters — has led to income inequality, incivility and mental disorders like PTSD.

THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES, by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt. (Harper.) Mother and son discuss their relationship and difficult family history.

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT  by Daniel James Brown.  The University of Washington’s eight-oar crew and their quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

SHOE DOG, by Phil Knight. (Scribner.) A memoir by the founder of Nike.

New York Times Best Sellers at ACLS for June 5, 2016

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FICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

ME BEFORE YOU, by Jojo Moyes. (Penguin.) A young woman who has barely been farther afield than her English village finds herself while caring for a wealthy, embittered quadriplegic. Originally published in 2012.

THE CITY OF MIRRORS by Justin Cronin.  In the conclusion to the trilogy that included “The Passage” and “The Twelve,” the virals bent on destroying humanity seem to have been vanquished, only to rise again.

15TH AFFAIR, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown.) When a brutal murder threatens the domestic happiness of the San Francisco police detective Lindsay Boxer, she turns for help to the Women’s Murder Club.

THE LAST MILE, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central.) In a sequel to “Memory Man,” Amos Decker, a detective with an extraordinary memory, investigates the case of a convicted killer who wins a last-minute reprieve.

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead.) A psychological thriller set in the environs of London is full of complications and betrayals.

AFTER YOU, by Jojo Moyes.  (Pamela Dorman/Viking). After the death of Will Traynor, Louisa Clark joins a grief support group that may lead her to new love.

THE WEEKENDERS by Mary Kay Andrews. On the North Carolina island of Belle Isle, a woman investigates her husband’s shady financial affairs after his mysterious death.

THE NEST by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. (Ecco/HarperCollins) Siblings in a dysfunctional New York family must grapple with a reduced inheritance.

HAUNTED DESTINY by Heather Graham (Mira) The head of the F.B.I.’s special paranormal division books passage on a cruise ship with a killer on board.

A MAN CALLED OVE by Fredrik Backman (Washington Square) A curmudgeon’s gruff exterior masks a generosity of spirit. Originally published in Sweden in 2014.

NONFICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi. (Random House.) A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.

THE GENE by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Scribner)  This overview of the history and science of genetics also considers moral questions and prospects for future advances in treating disease. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Emperor of All Maladies.”

GRIT, by Angela Duckworth. (Scribner.) A psychologist argues that passion and perseverance are the keys to success.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON, by Ron Chernow. (Penguin.) A biography of the first Treasury secretary, a major author of the Federalist Papers and an advocate of strong central government. Originally published in 2004 and the basis of the Broadway play.

TRIBE by Sebastian Junger (Twelve) How modern society’s loss of the sense of belonging — now achieved mostly in the military and in disasters — has led to income inequality, incivility and mental disorders like PTSD.

BILL O’REILLY’S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS by David Fisher (Holt) Stories of the American Revolution; a companion volume to the Fox News series.

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. (Grand Central /Melcher Media.) The libretto of the Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.

SHOE DOG, by Phil Knight. (Scribner.) A memoir by the founder of Nike.

VALIANT AMBITION, by Nathaniel Philbrick. (Viking.) The relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold.

THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES, by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt. (Harper.) Mother and son discuss their relationship and difficult family history.

New York Times Best Sellers at ACLS for May 29, 2016

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FICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

ME BEFORE YOU, by Jojo Moyes. (Penguin.) A young woman who has barely been farther afield than her English village finds herself while caring for a wealthy, embittered quadriplegic. Originally published in 2012.

15TH AFFAIR, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown.) When a brutal murder threatens the domestic happiness of the San Francisco police detective Lindsay Boxer, she turns for help to the Women’s Murder Club.

THE WEEKENDERS by Mary Kay Andrews. On the North Carolina island of Belle Isle, a woman investigates her husband’s shady financial affairs after his mysterious death.

THE LAST MILE, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central.) In a sequel to “Memory Man,” Amos Decker, a detective with an extraordinary memory, investigates the case of a convicted killer who wins a last-minute reprieve.

THE FIREMAN by Joe Hill Morrow( HarperCollins) During an epidemic that causes people to spontaneously combust, an infected New Hampshire nurse fights to stay alive, aided by a mysterious figure known as the Fireman.

BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Grand Central) In a sequel to “The Ice Limit” (2000), Gideon Crew pursues a meteorite that has sunk to the ocean floor. Or is it only a meteorite?

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead.) A psychological thriller set in the environs of London is full of complications and betrayals.

EXTREME PREY, by John Sandford. (Putnam.) Lucas Davenport, who has left the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, is in Iowa trying to foil a plot to assassinate a Hillary Clinton-like candidate. The 26th Lucas Davenport thriller.

THIRTY-SIX AND A HALF MOTIVES by Denise Grover Swank (Denise Grover Swank) A nemesis is arrested, but his extensive network threatens revenge in the ninth book in the Rose Gardner mystery series.

THE BEACH HOUSE by Jane Green (Berkley) When a widow on Nantucket learns she may lose her house, she turns it into a bed-and-breakfast. Originally published in 2008.

NONFICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

THE GENE by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Scribner)  This overview of the history and science of genetics also considers moral questions and prospects for future advances in treating disease. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Emperor of All Maladies.”

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi. (Random House.) A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. (Grand Central /Melcher Media.) The libretto of the Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.

GRIT, by Angela Duckworth. (Scribner.) A psychologist argues that passion and perseverance are the keys to success.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON, by Ron Chernow. (Penguin.) A biography of the first Treasury secretary, a major author of the Federalist Papers and an advocate of strong central government. Originally published in 2004 and the basis of the Broadway play.

BARE BONES by Bobby Bones (Dey Street) A memoir by the host of “The Bobby Bones Show,” originating in Nashville, Tenn.

THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES, by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt. (Harper.) Mother and son discuss their relationship and difficult family history.

VALIANT AMBITION, by Nathaniel Philbrick. (Viking.) The relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold.

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT, by Daniel James Brown. (Penguin.) The University of Washington’s eight-oar crew and their quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

SHOE DOG, by Phil Knight. (Scribner.) A memoir by the founder of Nike.

 

New York Times Best Sellers at ACLS for May 22, 2016

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FICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

ME BEFORE YOU, by Jojo Moyes. (Penguin.) A young woman who has barely been farther afield than her English village finds herself while caring for a wealthy, embittered quadriplegic. Originally published in 2012.

15TH AFFAIR, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown.) When a brutal murder threatens the domestic happiness of the San Francisco police detective Lindsay Boxer, she turns for help to the Women’s Murder Club.

THE LAST MILE, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central.) In a sequel to “Memory Man,” Amos Decker, a detective with an extraordinary memory, investigates the case of a convicted killer who wins a last-minute reprieve.

EXTREME PREY, by John Sandford. (Putnam.) Lucas Davenport, who has left the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, is in Iowa trying to foil a plot to assassinate a Hillary Clinton-like candidate. The 26th Lucas Davenport thriller.

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead.) A psychological thriller set in the environs of London is full of complications and betrayals.

THE OBSESSION, by Nora Roberts. (Berkley.) A woman is haunted by her father’s crimes as she tries to pursue love and her work as a photographer.

TROUBLEMAKER, by Linda Howard. (Morrow.) After an ambush, an operative hiding out in a West Virginia town finds comfort in his housemate, the part-time police chief.

THE NEST, by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. (Ecco/HarperCollins.) Siblings in a dysfunctional New York family must grapple with a reduced inheritance.

THE APARTMENT, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte.) Four young women share a Hell’s Kitchen loft.

MISTER O, by Lauren Blakely. (Lauren Blakely.) The sister of an accomplished seducer’s best friend asks him to teach her everything he knows about how to attract a man.

 

NONFICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. (Grand Central /Melcher Media.) The libretto of the Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.

THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES, by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt. (Harper.) Mother and son discuss their relationship and difficult family history.

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi. (Random House.) A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.

VALIANT AMBITION, by Nathaniel Philbrick. (Viking.) The relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold.

GRIT, by Angela Duckworth. (Scribner.) A psychologist argues that passion and perseverance are the keys to success.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON, by Ron Chernow. (Penguin.) A biography of the first Treasury secretary, a major author of the Federalist Papers and an advocate of strong central government. Originally published in 2004 and the basis of the Broadway play.

SHOE DOG, by Phil Knight. (Scribner.) A memoir by the founder of Nike.

FIVE PRESIDENTS, by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin. (Gallery Books.) A retired Secret Service agent discusses his experience with presidents from Eisenhower to Ford.

RED PLATOON, by Clinton Romesha. (Dutton.) The deadly 13-hour battle for a remote combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009, by a soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his role.

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT, by Daniel James Brown. (Penguin.) The University of Washington’s eight-oar crew and their quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

New York Times Best Sellers at ACLS for May 15, 2016

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FICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

15TH AFFAIR, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown.) When a brutal murder threatens the domestic happiness of the San Francisco police detective Lindsay Boxer, she turns for help to the Women’s Murder Club.

ME BEFORE YOU, by Jojo Moyes. (Penguin.) A young woman who has barely been farther afield than her English village finds herself while caring for a wealthy, embittered quadriplegic. Originally published in 2012.

THE LAST MILE, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central.) In a sequel to “Memory Man,” Amos Decker, a detective with an extraordinary memory, investigates the case of a convicted killer who wins a last-minute reprieve.

THE APARTMENT, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte.) Four young women share a Hell’s Kitchen loft.

EXTREME PREY, by John Sandford. (Putnam.) Lucas Davenport, who has left the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, is in Iowa trying to foil a plot to assassinate a Hillary Clinton-like candidate. The 26th Lucas Davenport thriller.

THE OBSESSION, by Nora Roberts. (Berkley.) A woman is haunted by her father’s crimes as she tries to pursue love and her work as a photographer.

STAR WARS: BLOODLINE, by Claudia Gray. (Del Rey.) Leia Organa is urged to become First Senator of the New Republic.

ONLY BELOVED, by Mary Balogh. (Signet.) A widower duke considers couplehood again when he meets a beguiling music teacher.

THE NEST, by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. (Ecco/HarperCollins.) Siblings in a dysfunctional New York family must grapple with a reduced inheritance.

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead.) A psychological thriller set in the environs of London is full of complications and betrayals.

 

NONFICTION (Combined Print & E-Book)

THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES, by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt. (Harper.) Mother and son discuss their relationship and difficult family history.

GRIT, by Angela Duckworth. (Scribner.) A psychologist argues that passion and perseverance are the keys to success.

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi. (Random House.) A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. (Grand Central /Melcher Media.) The libretto of the Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON, by Ron Chernow. (Penguin.) A biography of the first Treasury secretary, a major author of the Federalist Papers and an advocate of strong central government. Originally published in 2004 and the basis of the Broadway play.

RED PLATOON, by Clinton Romesha. (Dutton.) The deadly 13-hour battle for a remote combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009, by a soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his role.

RUTHLESS, by Ron Miscavige with Dan Koon. (St. Martin’s.) The father of Scientology’s leader criticizes his management of the organization.

SHOE DOG, by Phil Knight. (Scribner.) A memoir by the founder of Nike.

BECOMING GRANDMA, by Lesley Stahl. (Blue Rider.) he reporter investigates how “grandmothering” transforms a woman’s life.

FIVE PRESIDENTS, by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin. (Gallery Books.) A retired Secret Service agent discusses his experience with presidents from Eisenhower to Ford.