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3 TABLE FOR TWO (Viking, $32). By Amor Towles. A collection of stories plus one historical novella from the author of “A Gentleman in Moscow.”
4 THE FAMILIAR (Flatiron, $29.99). By Leigh Bardugo. A 16th-century Spanish kitchen maid’s magical ability is discovered and then exploited by those around her.
5 THE HEAVEN AND EARTH GROCERY STORE (Riverhead, $28). By James McBride. In a ramshackle Pennsylvania neighborhood during the 1920s and ’30s, Jewish and African American residents come together to hide an orphan from state officials.
6 REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES (Ecco, $29.99). By Shelby Van Pelt. A woman develops a friendship with an octopus living in an aquarium.
7 FOURTH WING (Red Tower Books, $29.99). By Rebecca Yarros. A young woman competes to secure a spot at an elite war college for dragon riders.
8 NORTH WOODS (Random House, $28). By Daniel Mason. Over the centuries, a New England farmhouse is a home that interconnects people, plants and animals.
9 THE HUNTER (Viking, $32). By Tana French. A retired detective tries to protect a teenager who seeks revenge for her brother’s death.
10 IRON FLAME (Red Tower Books, $29.99). By Rebecca Yarros. The Empyrean series continues as second-year students face new challenges at Basgiath War College.
1 AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY (Simon & Schuster, $35). By Doris Kearns Goodwin. The Pulitzer-prizewinning biographer shares her own history.
2 SOMEHOW (Riverhead, $22). By Anne Lamott. An exploration of the power of different types of love.
3 KNIFE (Random House, $28). By Salman Rushdie. The celebrated novelist reflects on a near-fatal knife attack and the grueling recovery that followed.
4 THE WIDE WIDE SEA (Doubleday, $35). By Hampton Sides. An account of the explorer Captain James Cook’s ill-fated final voyage.
5 THE ANXIOUS GENERATION (Penguin Press, $30). By Jonathan Haidt. A social psychologist attributes the recent increase in adolescent mental illness to the prevalence of smartphones.
6 THE AGE OF MAGICAL OVERTHINKING (Atria/One Signal, $28.99). By Amanda Montell. An examination of cognitive biases and how they can lead to irrational thinking.
7 THE CREATIVE ACT (Penguin, $32). By Rick Rubin. A Grammy-winning music producer shares how artists work and suggests ways to foster creativity in everyday life.
8 THERE’S ALWAYS THIS YEAR (Random House, $32). By Hanif Abdurraqib. The essayist’s sports memoir explores the meaning of basketball through both a personal and societal lens.
9 THE WAGER (Doubleday, $30). By David Grann. After enduring storms, sickness and a shipwreck, the surviving crew members of HMS Wager turn against each other.
10 AGE OF REVOLUTIONS (W.W. Norton, $29.99). By Fareed Zakaria. An attempt to understand today’s world by studying periods of revolution from the past.
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Apr. 21. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from the American Booksellers Association, the trade association for independent bookstores in the United States, and indiebound.org. Copyright 2024 American Booksellers Association. (The bestseller lists alternate between hardcover and paperback each week.)
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