The week’s bestselling books, Sept. 1
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Hardcover fiction
1. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp.
2. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
3. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent and tender novel.
4. Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (Random House: $30) A social satire on the wild legacy of trauma and inheritance.
5. 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.
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. The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (Viking: $35) A new take on the Arthurian legend from the Magicians trilogy author.
8. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster: $29) A fusion of genres and ideas that’s part time-travel romance and part spy thriller.
9. Table for Two by Amor Towles (Viking: $32) A collection of stories from the author of “The Lincoln Highway.”
10. The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl (Random House: $29) An adventure through the food, art and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris.
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Hardcover nonfiction
1. 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.
2. On the Edge by Nate Silver (Penguin Press: $35) A deep investigation of the hidden world of power brokers and risk takers.
3. The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne (Penguin Press: $30) The actor-director’s memoir of growing up in Hollywood and Manhattan.
4. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (Penguin Press: $32) The music producer’s guidance on how to be a creative person.
5. The Wager by David Grann (Doubleday: $30) The story of the shipwreck of an 18th century British warship and a mutiny among the survivors.
6. Outlive by Peter Attia, Bill Gifford (Harmony: $32) A science-based self-help guide to living longer.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Imminent by Luis Elizondo (William Morrow: $30) The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for investigating UFOs tells his story.
10. What’s Next by Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack (Dutton: $35) A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of the series “The West Wing” as told by two cast members.
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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 Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Penguin: $18)
4. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury: $19)
5. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Penguin: $18)
6. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (Europa Editions: $17)
7. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Vintage: $17)
8. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Ballantine: $20)
9. Trust by Hernan Diaz (Riverhead Books: $17)
10. The Iliad by Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.) (W.W. Norton & Co.: $20)
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Paperback nonfiction
1. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18)
2. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35)
3. The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris (Penguin: $20)
4. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Vintage: $17)
5. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17)
6. Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $18)
7. The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi (Metropolitan Books: $20)
8. The White Album by Joan Didion (FSG: $18)
9. The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $20)
10. Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman (Picador: $19)
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