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NYT Bestsellers: December 2023

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

 

 

SF YARROS

2

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

 

 

SF YARROS

3

In a sequel to “The Firm,” Mitch McDeere, who is now a partner at the world’s largest law firm, gets caught up in a sinister plot.

 

 

F GRISHAM

4

After the death of her mysterious uncle, a graphic designer receives an inheritance that stipulates she must live in a haunted Victorian house for at least three years.

 

 

F ROBERTS

5

 

A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.

 

 

F GARMUS

6

 

The actions of an 11-year-old boy help facilitate the delivery of Jewish residents, including his family, to Auschwitz.

 

F ALBOM

7

Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well.

 

 

F MCBRIDE

8

Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well.

 

F KING

9

 

The 32nd book in the Alex Cross series. When a jet is gunned down, Cross goes back into action.

 

 

F PATTERSON

10

The second book in the 6:20 Man series. Travis Devine investigates the murder of the C.I.A. operative Jenny Silkwell in rural Maine.

 

 

F BALDACCI

11

The 30th book in the Stephanie Plum series. Plum tracks a local jeweler’s former security guard and has an overnight stakeout with relatives.

 

 

M EVANOVICH

12

The seventh book in the Lincoln Lawyer series. Haller and Bosch team up to prove the innocence of a woman in prison for killing her husband.

 

 

F CONNELLY

13

 

Four young women are invited to an event, which may change their lives, at the Palace of Versailles in the summer of 1959.

 

 

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14

 

The 28th book in the Jack Reacher series. It’s 1992 and Reacher looks into the cause of a string of mysterious deaths.

 

 

F CHILD

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A reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.

 

 

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TITLE

SUMMARY

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1

 

The Grammy Award-winning pop star details her personal and professional experiences, including the years she spent under a conservatorship overseen by her father.

 

 

BIO SPEARS

2

The late actor, known for playing Chandler Bing on “Friends,” shares stories from his childhood and his struggles with sobriety.

 

 

BIO PERRY

3

The EGOT winner chronicles her journey in show business and reveals details about some of her personal relationships.

 

 

BIO STREISAND

4

The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

 

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The MSNBC host details a campaign to overthrow the U.S. government and install authoritarian rule prior to and during our involvement in World War II.

 

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6

The author of “The Code Breaker” traces Musk’s life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence.

 

 

BIO MUSK

7

 

The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

 

 

BIO MCCURDY

8

The story of a Japanese American naval intelligence agent, a Japanese spy and events in Hawaii before the start of World War II.

 

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9

The musician known for his work with the band Rush chronicles his life as the child of Holocaust survivors and his time in the limelight. 

 

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10

 

The country music legend shares stories about her favorite outfits she has worn on and off the stage.

 

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11

The 13th book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series gives a portrayal of the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Mass.

 

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The Fox News host gives an account of the relationship between President Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington.

 

 

ON-ORDER

13

 

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

 

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The Emmy Award-winning actor shares how playing roles such as the Fonz and his struggles with dyslexia affected his life.

 

 

BIO WINKLER

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The Olivier Award-winning actor recounts his classical theater training and onscreen portrayals of the iconic roles of Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier.

 

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