The best books of the week, May 19.

The best books of the week, May 19.

The best books of the week, May 19.
The best books of the week, May 19.

Hardcover fiction

1. Funny story by Emily Henry (Berkeley: $29) A pair of opposites connected by something bad in common.

2. Jaime by Percival Everett (Monday: $28) An action-packed remake of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

3. Long Island by Colm Toibin (Writer: $28) The story of a lonely married woman and the bonds she makes when she returns to the place and people she left behind.

4. Table for two by Amor Towles (Viking: $32) A collection of stories from the author of The Lincoln Highway.

5. women by Christine Hanna (St. Martin’s Press: $30) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic story of a divided nation.

6. Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl (Random House: $29) A journey through the food, art and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris.

7. Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron Books: $30) A magical novel set in Spain’s Golden Age.

8. “Osman va Zamin” grocery store. by James McBride (Riverhead: $28) The discovery of a skeleton in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, opens a story of integration and community.

9. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Knopf: $28) An orphaned son of Iranian immigrants begins a search for a family secret.

10. Ministry of Time by Kalian Bradley (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster: $28.99) A mix of genres and ideas that’s part travel romance and part spy thriller.

Hardcover fiction publications

1. Demon of discomfort by Eric Larson (Corona: $35) An exploration of the five crucial months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War.

2. Creative act by Rick Rubin (Penguin: $32) A guide for a music producer to be a creative person.

3. Anyway by Anne Lamott (Riverhead Books: $22) A joyful celebration of love from the best-selling author.

4. An anxious generation by Jonathan Haidt (Penguin Press: $30) An investigation into the deteriorating mental health of young people and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.

5. knife by Salman Rushdie (Random House: $28) The acclaimed author’s moving account of the 2022 assassination attempt.

6. Say more by Jen Psaki (Screenwriter: $29) The former White House press secretary shares the lessons she learned on the road to success.

7. Bet by David Grann (Duplicate: $30) The story of an 18th-century British shipwreck and the turmoil among the survivors.

8. Unfinished love story Doris Kearns Goodwin (Simon & Schuster: $35) The historian recounts the experiences she and her husband lived through in the last years of their lives.

9. Return home by Britney Griner, Michelle Burford (Knopf: $30) The WNBA star’s raw account of her detention in Russia and her journey home.

10. The wide sea by Hampton Sides (Monday: $35) An epic account of Captain James Cook’s last voyage.

Paperback Fiction

1. Kill your employer by Rupert Holmes (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster: $19)

2. Court of Roses and Thorns by Sara J. Maas (Bloomsbury: $19)

3. The three-body problem by Sisin Liu, Ken Liu (Translation) (Tor: $19)

4. This summer will be different by Carly Fortune (Berkeley: $19)

5. “Midianoche” Library. by Matt Hague (Penguin: $18)

6. blush by Mona Awad (S&S Books/Marysue Rucci: $19)

7. Seven Husbands by Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reed (Atria: $17)

8. Dun by Frank Herbert ($18)

9. Court of Mist and Fury by Sara J. Maas (Bloomsbury Publishers: $19)

10. alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperOne: $18)

Paper edition

1. “Chronicle of the birds”. by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35)

2. The path of the artist by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $19)

3. A food guide to Los Angeles (Abrams Image: $20)

4. The Hundred Years’ War against Palestine by Rashid Khalidi (Metropolitan Books: $20)

5. The body keeps score by Bessel van der Kolk, MD (Penguin: $19)

6. Everything I know about love by Dolly Alderton (Harper Perennial: $19)

7. Film speculation by Quentin Tarantino (Harper Perennial: $21)

8. Only children by Patti Smith (Eco: $19)

9. Wild days by William Finnegan (Penguin: $19)

10. Endless birth by Rick Torrison (Ethos Collective: $15)

 
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