5/18/2025

fiction
1
great big beautiful life
Emily Henry
A writer looking for her big break competes against a Pulitzer winner to tell the story of an octogenarian with a storied past.
2
25 alive
James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
The 25th book in the Women’s Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer’s former partner is the victim at a crime scene.
3
enigma
RuNyx
Salem Salazar, a student at Mortimer University, where girls go missing, has a relationship with a teaching assistant who is her opposite.
4
a mind of her own
Danielle Steel
Alexandra Bouvier, who experiences losses due to war and the Spanish flu, connects with a reporter covering gang wars caused by Prohibition.
5
the perfect divorce
Jeneva Rose
Around the time of the disappearance of a woman who had a one-night stand with the attorney Sarah Morgan’s new husband, police reopen the investigation into the murder of her first husband’s mistress.
6
onyx storm
Rebecca Yarros
The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies.
7
strangers in time
David Baldacci
In London in 1944, two teenagers dealing with the dangers of World War II form an alliance with a bookshop owner.
8
the amalfi curse
Sarah Penner
When a nautical archaeologist investigates shipwrecks and seeks her late father’s sunken treasure, she learns of a centuries-old tale involving magic.
9
say you'll remember me
Ab Jimenez
Despite having a great date, Samantha asks a veterinarian to forget about her because her family is in crisis.
10
broken country
Clare Leslie Hall
Beth must confront her past when the man she once loved as a teenager returns to the village with his son.
11
iron flame
Rebecca Yarros
The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training under the new vice commandant might require her to betray the man she loves.
12
the wedding people
Alison Espach
A woman who is down on her luck forms an unexpected bond with the bride at a wedding in Rhode Island.
13
the women
Kristin Hannah
A nurse follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.
14
james
Percival Everett
A reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shines a different light on Mark Twain's classic, revealing new facets of the character of Jim.
15
the god of the woods
Liz Moore
When a 13-year-old girl disappears from an Adirondack summer camp in 1975, secrets kept by the Van Laar family emerge.
nonfiction
1
the fate of the day
Rick Atkinson
The author of “The British Are Coming” portrays the middle years of the American Revolution.
2
my next breath
Jeremy Renner
The Academy Award-nominated actor tells the story of the accident he had with a snowplow and his efforts to recover from it.
3
matriarch
Tina Knowles with Kevin Carr O'Leary
The businesswoman, who is the mother of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Solange Knowles, traces her life’s journey.
4
uptown girl
Christie Brinkley with Sarah Toland
The model and actress reveals moments from her life, relationships and work.
5
abundance
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress.
6
the anxious generation
Jonathan Haidt
A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.
7
the bible says so
Daniel McClellan
A Bible scholar with a social media presence articulates what the Bible does and does not state on a variety of issues.
8
the greatest comeback ever
Joe Concha
The Fox News contributor gives his take on the 2024 presidential election.
9
everything is tuberculosis
John Green
The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
10
snafu
Ed Helms
The actor and host of the "Snafu" podcast surveys an array of mishaps and blunders from the 1950s into the 21st century.
11
poets square
Courtney Gustafson
The creator of the Poets Square Cats social media accounts recalls the time when she moved into a rental house during a pandemic and cared for 30 feral cats.
12
this american woman
Zarna Garg
The comedian recounts escaping India to avoid an arranged marriage and her experiences with work and life in America.
13
hope
Pope Francis with Carlo Musso
The late Pope Francis recounts details of his life from his childhood through to key moments of his papacy; translated by Richard Dixon.
14
the serviceberry
Robin Wall Kimmerer
The author of “Braiding Sweetgrass” illuminates how the gift economy in the natural world works and draws lessons for our economy; with illustrations by John Burgoyne.
15
the golden road
William Dalrymple
The author of “Return of a King” describes how India impacted and transformed culture and technology past and present.