BEST-SELLERS: HARDCOVER BOOKS

Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Saturday, Sept. 22, which were 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. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported 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 Co. More information on rankings and methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology.

FICTION

1. LETHAL WHITE, by Robert Galbraith. (Mulholland/Little, Brown)

The fourth book in the Cormoran Strike series. Detectives Strike and Ellacott investigate a crime a young man may have witnessed as a child; by JK Rowling, writing pseudonymously.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. JUROR #3, by James Patterson and Nancy Allen. (Little, Brown)

Ruby Bozarth defends a college football star charged in a felony case complicated by a second murder.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

3. TIME’S CONVERT, by Deborah Harkness. (Viking)

During his lover’s journey to immortality, a vampire’s past returns to haunt them both.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

4. SEA PRAYER, by Khaled Hosseini. Illustrated by Dan Williams. (Riverhead)

A father reflects on the life he and his son left behind in Syria, and the dangers of the journey before them.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

5. SHADOW TYRANTS, by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison. (Putnam)

Juan Cabrillo and his crew fight two destructive adversaries.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

6. LEVERAGE IN DEATH, by J.D. Robb. (St. Martin’s)

Lt. Eve Dallas investigates a mysterious act of terror.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

7. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by Delia Owens. (Putnam)

In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

8. IN HIS FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte)

The son of two Holocaust survivors struggles to become his own person after his marriage falls apart.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

9. THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING, by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. (Little, Brown and Knopf)

President Jonathan Duncan takes on adversaries at home and abroad.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 16

10. TEXAS RANGER, by James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle. (Little, Brown)

Rory Yates’s job and reputation are at risk when he is accused of killing his ex-wife.

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

11. THE OUTSIDER, by Stephen King. (Scribner)

A detective investigates a seemingly wholesome member of the community when an 11-year-old boy’s body is found.

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 18

12. THE FORBIDDEN DOOR, by Dean Koontz. (Bantam)

Jane Hawk, a former FBI agent, must stop a secret group using mind-control technology.

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

13. THE FALL OF GONDOLIN, by J.R.R. Tolkien. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Thousands of years before the events of “The Lord of the Rings,” a hero named Tuor visits a secret city. Edited by Christopher Tolkien.

THIS WEEK: 13

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

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

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

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: 12

WEEKS ON LIST: 53

15. THE LABYRINTH OF THE SPIRITS, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. (Harper)

The final volume of the author’s novel set in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. Alicia Gris uncovers a conspiracy in Spanish history.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

NONFICTION

1. FEAR, by Bob Woodward. (Simon & Schuster)

Based on hours of interviews with sources, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist describes debates and decision-making within the Trump White House.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

2. IN PIECES, by Sally Field. (Grand Central)

A memoir by the two-time Academy Award and three-time Emmy Award winner.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

3. LEADERSHIP, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. (Simon & Schuster)

The challenges that shaped the leadership abilities of four presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

4. THESE TRUTHS, by Jill Lepore. (Norton)

An investigation of truth in America traced through its intertwining histories of politics, law, technology and journalism.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

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

The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 31

6. 21 LESSONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, by Yuval Noah Harari. (Spiegel & Grau)

Technological, political and social issues in the modern era, and the choices individuals might consider in facing them.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

7. THE DEEP STATE, by Jason Chaffetz. (Broadside)

The former Republican congressman alleges that parts of the federal bureaucracy try to undermine President Donald Trump. (b)

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

8. THE RUSSIA HOAX, by Gregg Jarrett. (Broadside)

The Fox News analyst makes his case against the FBI investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

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

A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 72

10. ACCESSORY TO WAR, by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang. (Norton)

Observations of the two-way relationship between science and military power.

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

11. ADDICTED TO OUTRAGE, by Glenn Beck. (Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts)

The conservative commentator encourages self-reflection and personal responsibility by Americans across the political spectrum. (b)

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

12. LIARS, LEAKERS AND LIBERALS, by Jeanine Pirro. (Center Street)

The legal analyst and Fox News host argues in favor of President Donald Trump. (b)

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

13. THE CODDLING OF THE AMERICAN MIND, by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. (Penguin Press)

An investigation of cultural trends that the authors argue are failing the next generation.

THIS WEEK: 13

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

14. EVERY DAY IS EXTRA, by John Kerry. (Simon & Schuster)

A memoir by the former Massachusetts senator, secretary of state and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee.

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

15. THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR, by Ben Macintyre. (Crown)

The story of Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB spy who secretly worked for the British intelligence service, and Aldrich Ames, a CIA officer who was a KGB double agent.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1