BEST-SELLERS: HARDCOVER BOOKS

Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Saturday, Oct. 13, 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. THE NEXT PERSON YOU MEET IN HEAVEN, by Mitch Albom. (Harper)

The sequel to “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” follows Annie on her heavenly journey.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. HOLY GHOST, by John Sandford. (Putnam)

Virgil Flowers investigates shootings in a Minnesota town following an attempt to revive its ailing economy.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

3. THE CLOCKMAKER’S DAUGHTER, by Kate Morton. (Atria)

A century-old mystery at the Birchwood Manor on the Thames connects the lives of an archivist and artist.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

4. AMBUSH, by James Patterson and James O. Born. (Little, Brown)

Michael Bennett discovers that an assassin is targeting him and his family.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

5. WINTER IN PARADISE, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Little, Brown)

Irene Steele uncovers her husband’s secret life on a Caribbean island following his death.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

6. A SPARK OF LIGHT, by Jodi Picoult. (Ballantine)

The lives of patients, doctors and activists intersect when a gunman holds them hostage in a woman’s health center in Mississippi.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

7. THE WITCH ELM, by Tana French. (Viking)

After Toby Hennessy retreats to his family’s ancestral home, a skull discovered in the backyard exposes his family’s past.

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

8. KILLING COMMENDATORE, by Haruki Murakami. (Knopf)

The discovery of an unseen work in an artist’s attic unleashes a series of bizarre occurrences that a painter must navigate.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

9. VINCE FLYNN: RED WAR, by Kyle Mills. (Emily Bestler/Atria)

When the Russian prime minister plots to invade the Baltics, only Mitch Rapp can stop him.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

10. 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: 10

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

11. ALASKAN HOLIDAY, by Debbie Macomber. (Ballantine)

A Seattleite cook stuck in remote Ponder, Alaska, grapples with her feelings for the local swordsmith.

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

12. 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: 12

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

13. 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: 13

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

14. AN ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE THING, by Hank Green. (Dutton)

After posting a video that goes viral, April May must deal with the pressures of becoming an internet sensation.

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

15. THE FLAME, by Leonard Cohen. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

The poet and musician’s final work, filled with poems, lyrics, notebook excerpts and drawings.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

NONFICTION

1. KILLING THE SS, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt)

A look at the postwar manhunt for members of Hitler’s inner circle.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. SHIP OF FOOLS, by Tucker Carlson. (Free Press)

The Fox News anchor argues that America’s ruling class is out of touch with everyday citizens.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

3. PRESIDENTS OF WAR, by Michael Beschloss. (Crown)

How American presidents waged wars and expanded the power of the executive branch.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

4. 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: 4

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

5. THE FIFTH RISK, by Michael Lewis. (Norton)

The author of “The Big Short” examines how the Trump administration staffs its federal agencies.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

6. 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: 6

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

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

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

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

8. THIRST, by Scott Harrison with Lisa Sweetingham. (Currency)

A memoir by the founder of the nonprofit Charity: Water. (b)

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

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

The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 34

10. GOOD AND MAD, by Rebecca Traister. (Simon & Schuster)

The history and cultural significance of women’s anger.

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

11. STOP MASS HYSTERIA, by Michael Savage. (Center Street)

The conservative commentator uses the Salem witch trials and the Red scares of the 20th century to contextualize criticisms of President Donald Trump.

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: 15

WEEKS ON LIST: 13

13. 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: 13

LAST WEEK: 13

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

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

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

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 74

15. JESUS IS RISEN, by David Limbaugh. (Regnery)

The conservative commentator explores the birth and spread of Christianity.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1