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NYT Best Sellers: December 2024

This is an up-to-date list of books from the New York Times Best Sellers list, including both fiction and nonfiction titles.

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Fiction

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1

The 29th book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher wakes up in a precarious position with no memory of how he got there.

 

F BALDACCI

2

In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

 

F HANNAH

3

The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.

 

SF YARROS

4

A reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shines a different light on Mark Twain's classic, revealing new facets of the character of Jim.

 

F EVERETT

5

After a tragedy, Bristol travels to a dangerous world to try to save her father.

 

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6

A man in search of the father he never knew encounters a single mom and rumors circulate of the nearby appearance of a white deer.

 

F SPARKS

7

The 29th book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher wakes up in a precarious position with no memory of how he got there.

 

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8

The sixth book in the Ballard and Bosch series. Bosch’s daughter, Maddie, becomes a new volunteer on the cold case unit.

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9

 

Mina encounters three vampire men and weighs whether to face down her father.

 

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10

The 19th book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. Shifting alliances complicate the frenzied pursuit of a sinister threat.

 

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11

When a 13-year-old girl disappears from an Adirondack summer camp in 1975, secrets kept by the Van Laar family emerge.

 

F MOORE

12

A friendship between the rival murderers Sloane and Rowan develops into something more.

 

F WEAVER

13

Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

 

SF YARROS

14

After the passing of their father, seemingly different brothers engage in relationships and seek ways to cope.

 

LT-F ROONEY

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The 21st book in the NUMA Files series. An A.I. system might be behind an attempt to create a new world order.

 

F CUSSLER

Nonfiction

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1

 

The former first lady describes her work as a fashion model, marriage to Donald Trump and time in the White House.

 

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2

 

Our criminal justice system viewed through the struggles of 10 wrongfully convicted people to achieve exoneration.

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3 A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.

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4 The former "Fox & Friends Weekend" host shares his experiences serving in the Army and his views on the current state of the American military.

 

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5 The conservative commentator evaluates the legacies of American presidents.

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6 Through a series of stories, Gladwell explicates the causes of various kinds of epidemics.

 

ON-ORDER

7 The author of “Between the World and Me” travels to three locations to uncover the dissonance between the realities on the ground and the narratives shaped about them.

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8 Presley’s memoir, completed by her daughter, explores her relationships and challenges.

BIO PRESLEY

9 A memoir by the cookbook author and Food Network host known as the Barefoot Contessa.

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10

 

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist looks at our contentious time through battles in Ukraine and the Middle East and for the American presidency.

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11 A Rolling Stone journalist looks at the life and music of the pop icon Taylor Swift.

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12

 

A collection of photographs and commentary from the former and future president’s time in office.

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13

 

A former high school government and law teacher profiles lesser-known Americans who made an impact.

 

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14 The anti-vaccine advocate gives his take on the former chief medical advisor to the president.

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The drummer of the iconic rock band Van Halen shares stories about his partnership in life and music with his late brother Edward.

 

BIO VAN HALEN