3 JUST FOR THE SUMMER (Forever, $17.99). By Abby Jimenez. Despite a couple’s plans to keep things lighthearted, their summer fling turns serious.
4 HAPPY PLACE (Berkley, $19). By Emily Henry. At a friend group’s annual getaway, one couple hides the fact that they have split.
5 THE HOUSEMAID (Grand Central, $12.99). By Freida McFadden. A woman with a troubled past is grateful for employment as a housemaid until things take a sinister turn.
6 NOT IN LOVE (Berkley, $19). By Ali Hazelwood. An engineer at a biotech start-up fights an attraction to the man planning a hostile takeover of her company.
7 A COURT OF MIST AND FURY (Bloomsbury, $19). By Sarah J. Maas. A woman struggles with her loyalty towards two warring courts.
8 THE HOUSEMAID IS WATCHING (Poisoned Pen, $17.99). By Freida McFadden. A former housemaid moves into her dream home and finds that the neighbors may be harboring secrets as dangerous as her own.
9 THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO (Washington Square, $17). By Taylor Jenkins Reid. A Hollywood icon recounts the story of her glamorous life to a young reporter, and both discover the cost of fame.
10 IT ENDS WITH US (Atria, $16.99). By Colleen Hoover. A woman questions her relationship with a commitment-phobic partner when her old flame appears.
Nonfiction
1 THE ART THIEF (Vintage, $18). By Michael Finkel. Over three hundred art objects were stolen by one man who kept them in a secret room.
2 BRAIDING SWEETGRASS (Milkweed, $20). By Robin Wall Kimmerer. Essays by an indigenous scientist offer lessons in reciprocal awareness between people and plants.
3 THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR ON PALESTINE (Picador, $19.99). By Rashid Khalidi. A historian of the Middle East traces events from 1917 to 2017 to argue that the conflict between Israel and Gaza is a war of colonial conquest.
4 THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE (Penguin, $19). By Bessel van der Kolk. A scientific look at how trauma can reshape a person’s body and brain.
5 ALL ABOUT LOVE (Morrow, $16.99). By bell hooks. The first volume in the iconic feminist’s “Love Song to the Nation” trilogy considers compassion as a form of love.
6 HILLBILLY ELEGY (Harper, $17.99). By J.D. Vance. The U.S. Senator and vice presidential candidate’s analysis of White working-class Americans and their politics through the lens of his rural upbringing.
7 EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE (Harper Perennial, $18.99). By Dolly Alderton. A British journalist shares stories chronicling her attempts at finding happiness and love.
8 KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Vintage, $18). By David Grann. A look at the FBI’s investigation of Native American deaths in 1920s Oklahoma.
9 FRIENDS, LOVERS, AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING (Flatiron, $29.99). By Matthew Perry. The “Friends” star opens up about his childhood, career and lifelong battles with addiction.
10 CRYING IN H MART (Vintage, $17). By Michelle Zauner. A Korean American indie rockstar chronicles her relationship with her mother and their shared culture.
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended July 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.)
