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 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.
6 THIS SUMMER WILL BE DIFFERENT (Berkley, $19). By Carley Fortune. Though they vow to never repeat their one-night stand, a woman and her best friend’s brother find their chemistry may be impossible to resist.
7 LADY TAN’S CIRCLE OF WOMEN (Scriber, $18.99). By Lisa See. A Ming dynasty physician must find a way to continue practicing the skills she has been forbidden to use after her marriage.
8 A COURT OF MIST AND FURY (Bloomsbury, $19). By Sarah J. Maas. A woman struggles with her loyalty toward two warring courts.
9 THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY (Penguin, $18). By Matt Haig. A regretful woman lands in a library where she gets to play out her life had she made different choices.
10 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.
1 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.
2 BRAIDING SWEETGRASS (Milkweed, $20). By Robin Wall Kimmerer. Essays by an Indigenous scientist offer lessons in reciprocal awareness between people and plants.
3 WHAT AN OWL KNOWS (Penguin, $19). By Jennifer Ackerman. A scientific immersion in the world of owls and an exploration of their impact on human history.
4 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.
5 KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Vintage, $18). By David Grann. A look at the FBI’s investigation of Native American deaths in 1920s Oklahoma.
6 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.
7 CRYING IN H MART (Vintage, $17). By Michelle Zauner. A Korean American indie-rock star chronicles her relationship with her mother and their shared culture.
8 POVERTY, BY AMERICA (Crown, $20). By Matthew Desmond. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Evicted” examines the reasons poverty is entrenched in the culture of the United States.
9 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.
10 YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL (One Signal, $19.99). By Maggie Smith. The award-winning poet contemplates her divorce and subsequent growth.
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