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NYT Bestsellers: April 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

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

 

 

F HANNAH

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

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 criminal defense attorney in Biloxi becomes the prime suspect in his wife’s murder.

 

 

F PATTERSON

5

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

6

Seeking to turn around a troubled past, TJ Devlin joins his family’s law firm as an investigator and learns that his brother murdered a client.

 

F SCOTTOLINE

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

 

After the secret of her magic to repel attacks is revealed, Freya encounters dangerous tests by the gods.

 

F JENSEN

9

A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.

 

 

F VAN PELT

10

The third book in the Crescent City series. Bryce wants to return home while Hunt is trapped in Asteri's dungeons.

 

 

SF MAAS

11

A woman who works for a mysterious boss takes on a new identity to dig up information on someone.

 

 

F ELSTON

12

The life that a Chicago P.D. retiree has built in Ireland with a local woman and her daughter comes under threat.

 

 

F FRENCH

13

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

 

 

F GARMUS

14

For 20 years, Daphne received slips of paper accurately predicting the length of her relationships. That changes when she meets Jake.

 

 

F SERLE

15

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A century-old mystery brings Corvina Clemm and Vad Deverell together at a university based in a castle at the top of a mountain with a dark history.

 

 

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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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The CNN host draws out lessons for the present polarized era from the 17th-century Netherlands, the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution.

 

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3

The Fox News host gives his take on some people whose political views differ from the ones to which he subscribes.

 

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4

The WWE star describes her journey from her Catholic upbringing in Ireland to her success in the wrestling ring.

 

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5

A former associate justice of the Supreme Court puts forth his philosophy for interpreting the Constitution.

 

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

 

 

BIO MCCURDY

7

The MacArthur Foundation fellow and author of “Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest” reflects on life and success through the lens of basketball.

 

 

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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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A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

 

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The author of “Operation Paperclip” portrays possible outcomes in the minutes following a nuclear missile launch.

 

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The author of “Red-Handed” depicts a scheme involving the Chinese Communist Party’s covert operations in America.

 

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12

The producer and star of the movie “Barbie” teams up with her stylist and a fashion photographer to capture looks inspired by the doll-size originals.

 

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The tech journalist and podcast host gives an overview of the tech industry and the foibles of its founders.

 

 

BIO SWISHER

14

The multiple Emmy Award-winning producer of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” traces his journey from his childhood in San Diego to becoming a pop culture icon.

 

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The author of “Fly Girls” details the rise and fall of the baseball legend Pete Rose.

 

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