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NYT Bestsellers: October 2024

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

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1

The second book in the Dr. Wren Muller series. A serial killer wants to settle a score with a forensic pathologist.

 

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When a dead body and a bag of money turn up on a remote island, Amy Wheeler reaches out to her retired father-in-law to help investigate.

 

 

M OSMAN

3

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

 

 

F HANNAH

4

Passengers on a short and seemingly unremarkable flight learn how and when they are going to die.

 

 

F MORIARTY

5

The second book in the Cerulean Chronicles series. The headmaster of a strange orphanage seeks to protect the magical children who reside there.

 

 

SF KLUNE

6

Gods enlist mortals to fight in their stead to determine who will sit on the throne in Olympus.

 

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Estranged siblings look into the death of their hotel magnate father and uncover a family secret.

 

 

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A retired math teacher who inherits a run-down house on a Mediterranean island from a friend goes in search of answers.

 

 

F HAIG

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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

10

As a murder casts a pall on a town in Maine, Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge and Bob Burgess share stories and seek meaning.

 

 

F STROUT

11

 

The third book in the Bridgerton Collector’s Edition series.

 

 

F QUINN

12

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

 

 

 

F MOORE

13

A young woman’s play about her ancestor Emilia Bassano, who wrote Shakespeare’s works, is submitted to a festival under a male pseudonym.

 

 

F PICOULT

14

 

The fourth book in the Bridgerton Collector’s Edition series.

 

 

F QUINN

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

 

SF YARROS

Nonfiction

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The former secretary of state reflects on private and public moments from her life.

 

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The conservative commentator evaluates the legacies of American presidents.

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3 The dancer and actress, who appeared in “A Chorus Line,” “Dirty Dancing” and “Gilmore Girls,” imparts insights on career longevity.

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4 A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children. 305.230973 H1494a 2024
5 The author of “On Tyranny” articulates practices and attitudes related to the concept of freedom and the ways it can be misunderstood.

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6 The author of “Sapiens” delves into how societies and political systems have used information and gives a warning about artificial intelligence.

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7 The New York Times and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters detail the fortunes and failures behind Donald Trump’s wealth.

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8 A collection of sexual fantasies and confessions submitted anonymously by women from around the world.

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9 The first Black woman ever confirmed to the Supreme Court traces her family’s history and her personal ascent.

BIO JACKSON

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The author of “The Price We Pay” examines the ways modern medicine might cause harm.

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11 The author of “Too Much and Never Enough” and “The Reckoning” portrays the dynamics within her family.

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The Grammy Award-winning recording artist shares the highs and lows of her career.

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A collection of essays and conversations on possible climate futures.

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14 The first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News describes the sexism she encountered during her trailblazing career.

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The social media and podcast host prescribes ways to reinvigorate American principles.

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