The week’s bestselling books, Aug. 25
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Hardcover fiction
1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
2. Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (Random House: $30) A social satire on the wild legacy of trauma and inheritance.
3. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent and tender novel.
4. The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press: $30) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.
5. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp.
6. Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Harper: $27) A hilarious story of a family summer vacation full of secrets, lunch and learning to let go.
7. Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid (Del Rey: $29) Shakespeare’s most famous villainess comes up for a reimagining.
8. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Ecco: $30) A giant Pacific octopus bonds with a widow at a Washington state aquarium.
9. The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (Viking: $35) A new take on the Arthurian legend from the Magicians trilogy author.
10. All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Crown: $30) Two youths — a one-eyed boy and a beekeeper girl — find friendship and a lifelong bond.
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Hardcover nonfiction
1. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (Penguin Press: $32) The music producer’s guidance on how to be a creative person.
2. The Art of Power by Nancy Pelosi (Simon & Schuster: $30) The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of how she became a master legislator.
3. On the Edge by Nate Silver (Penguin Press: $35) A deep investigation of the hidden world of power brokers and risk takers.
4. The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne (Penguin Press: $30) The actor-director’s memoir of growing up in Hollywood and Manhattan.
5. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt (Penguin Press: $30) An investigation into the collapse of youth mental health.
6. Men Have Called Her Crazy by Anna Marie Tendler (Simon & Schuster: $30) The popular artist’s memoir reckons with mental health as well as the insidious ways men affect the lives of women.
7. Atomic Habits by James Clear (Avery: $27) A pragmatic road map to success.
8. How to Know a Person by David Brooks (Random House: $30) The New York Times columnist explores the power of seeing and being seen.
9. The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (Crown: $35) An exploration of the pivotal five months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the start of the Civil War.
10. Shameless by Brian Tyler Cohen (Harper: $28) The progressive activist examines the disarray of American politics and what Democrats need to do to get us out of it.
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Paperback fiction
1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Vintage: $19)
2. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover (Atria: $17)
3. The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (St. Martin’s Griffin: $20)
4. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury: $19)
5. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (Forever: $18)
6. The Secret History by Donna Tartt (Vintage: $18)
7. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperOne: $18)
8. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Penguin: $18)
9. The Exchange by John Grisham (Vintage: $18)
10. Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley: $19)
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Paperback nonfiction
1. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance (Harper: $19)
2. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35)
3. The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris (Penguin: $20)
4. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18)
5. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $13)
6. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17)
7. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (Vintage: $17)
8. Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $18)
9. Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke (Dutton: $20)
10. Think Again by Adam Grant (Penguin: $20)
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