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BEST-SELLERS: COMBINED PRINT AND E-BOOKS

Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Saturday, April 28, which are reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. E-book rankings reflect sales from leading online vendors of e-books in a variety of popular e-reader formats. Titles are included regardless of whether they are published in both print and electronic formats or just one format. Publisher credits for e-books are listed under the corporate publishing name instead of by publisher’s division. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department, and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Company. More information on rankings and methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology.

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Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Saturday, April 28, which are reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. E-book rankings reflect sales from leading online vendors of e-books in a variety of popular e-reader formats. Titles are included regardless of whether they are published in both print and electronic formats or just one format. Publisher credits for e-books are listed under the corporate publishing name instead of by publisher’s division. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department, and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Company. More information on rankings and methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology.

E and P COMBINED FICTION

1. TWISTED PREY, by John Sandford. (Putnam)

The 28th book in the Prey series. A federal marshal looks into the actions of a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. THE FALLEN, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central)

Amos Decker, known as the Memory Man, puts his talents toward solving a string of murders in a Rust Belt town.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

3. THE MIDNIGHT LINE, by Lee Child. (Delacorte)

Jack Reacher tracks down the owner of a pawned West Point class ring and stumbles upon a large criminal enterprise.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

4. ONE LAST BREATH, by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush. (Zebra)

A couple reunites uneasily five years after a gunman opened fire on their wedding party.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

5. SHATTERED MIRROR, by Iris Johansen. (St. Martin’s)

A forensic sculptor receives a mysterious package containing a skull she reconstructs to discover its identity.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

6. READY PLAYER ONE, by Ernest Cline. (Broadway)

It’s 2044, life on a resource-depleted Earth is grim, and the key to a vast fortune is hidden in a virtual-reality world.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 23

7. LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, by Celeste Ng. (Penguin Press)

An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 27

8. CAMINO ISLAND, by John Grisham. (Doubleday)

A search for stolen rare manuscripts leads to a Florida island.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 21

9. THE GREAT ALONE, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s)

A former prisoner of war returns from Vietnam and moves his family to Alaska, where they face tough conditions.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

10. IRON PRINCESS, by Meghan March. (Red Dress Press)

The second book of the Savage Trilogy.

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

11. AFTER ANNA, by Lisa Scottoline. (St. Martin’s)

A woman marries a widower and reunites with her teenage daughter who is murdered soon after, and the husband is put on trial for it.

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

12. BEFORE WE WERE YOURS, by Lisa Wingate. (Ballantine)

A South Carolina lawyer learns about the questionable practices of a Tennessee orphanage.

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 31

13. I’VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster)

A high school guidance counselor tries to uncover the identity of her sister’s murderer.

THIS WEEK: 13

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

14. WILD IN LOVE, by Bella Andre and Jennifer Skully. (Oak Press)

The fifth book in the Maverick Billionaires series.

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

15. CRAZY RICH ASIANS, by Kevin Kwan. (Anchor)

A New Yorker gets a surprise when she spends the summer with her boyfriend in Singapore.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

E and P COMBINED NONFICTION

1. A HIGHER LOYALTY, by James Comey. (Flatiron)

The former FBI director recounts cases and personal events that shaped his outlook on justice, and analyzes the leadership styles of three presidents.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

2. I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK, by Michelle McNamara. (Harper)

The late true-crime journalist’s search for the serial murderer and rapist known as “the Golden State Killer.”

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

3. WAR ON PEACE, by Ronan Farrow. (Norton)

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist chronicles the deterioration of American diplomacy.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

4. SUICIDE OF THE WEST, by Jonah Goldberg. (Crown Forum)

A senior editor at National Review assesses issues plaguing the left and the right.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

5. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, by David Grann. (Doubleday)

The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 45

6. FASCISM: A Warning, by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward. (Harper)

The former secretary of state examines the legacy of fascism in the 20th century and its potential revival.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

7. THE LIGHT WITHIN ME, by Ainsley Earhardt with Mark Tabb. (Harper)

A memoir by one of the hosts of “Fox & Friends.”

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

8. EDUCATED, by Tara Westover. (Random House)

The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

9. CHASING HILLARY, by Amy Chozick. (Harper)

A New York Times journalist recounts her coverage of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 and 2016 presidential campaigns, and her own personal and professional milestones.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

10. GO ASK ALI, by Ali Wentworth. (Harper)

Through comic vignettes, the actress shares lessons she has learned.

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

11. MEASURE WHAT MATTERS, by John Doerr. (Portfolio/Penguin)

How a goal-setting system helped large tech companies succeed.

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

12. WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE GOT HERE, by David Reich. (Pantheon)

An exploration of how technological advances have changed our understanding of human prehistory through the extraction of DNA from ancient bones.

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

13. ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY, by Neil deGrasse Tyson. (Norton)

A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the laws that govern the universe.

THIS WEEK: 13

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 51

14. THE GIRL WHO SMILED BEADS, by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil. (Crown)

A child and her sister flee the Rwandan genocide and suffer hardships together in Africa, only to go on different paths as refugees in the United States.

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

15. US VS. THEM, by Ian Bremmer. (Portfolio/Penguin)

A look at the factions recently formed around the world in reaction to a perceived failure of globalism.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

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