FICTION
1. Ocean Prey, by John Sandford. (Putnam) The 31st book in the "Prey" series. When federal officers are killed, Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to investigate matters.
2. The Hill We Climb, by Amanda Gorman. (Viking) The poem read on President Joe Biden's Inauguration Day, by the youngest poet to write and perform an inaugural poem.
3. The Devil's Hand, by Jack Carr. (Emily Bestler/Atria) The fourth book in the "Terminal List" series. James Reece is given a top-secret CIA mission.
4. The Four Winds, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin's) As dust storms roll during the Great Depression, Elsa must choose between saving the family and farm or heading West.
5. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig. (Viking) Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived.
6. The Red Book, by James Patterson and David Ellis. (Little, Brown) The second book in the "Black Book" thriller series. Chicago detective Billy Harney investigates his own past.
7. The Good Sister, by Sally Hepworth. (St. Martin's) Past secrets come up when Fern decides to pay back her twin sister, Rose, by having a baby for her.
8. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, by V.E. Schwab. (Tor/Forge) A Faustian bargain comes with a curse that affects the adventure Addie LaRue has across centuries.
9. Win, by Harlan Coben. (Grand Central) Windsor Horne Lockwood III might rectify cold cases connected to his family that have eluded the FBI for decades.
10. Stargazer, by Anne Hillerman. (Harper) Can Leaphorn give Chee and Manuelito the guidance they need to find the justice they seek?
NONFICTION
1. On the House, by John Boehner. (St. Martin's) The former speaker of the House reflects on his time in Washington, key political figures and the current state of the Republican Party.
2. The Code Breaker, by Walter Isaacson. (Simon & Schuster) How Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues invented CRISPR, a tool that can edit DNA.
3. Broken Horses, by Brandi Carlile. (Crown) The six-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter recounts difficulties during her formative years and her hard-won successes.
4. Empire of Pain, by Patrick Radden Keefe. (Doubleday) A portrait of the Sackler family, known for their philanthropy toward institutions around the world and their involvement with Valium and OxyContin.
5. Greenlights, by Matthew McConaughey. (Crown) The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the past 35 years.
6. Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson. (Random House) The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
7. Untamed, by Glennon Doyle. (Dial) The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
8. Broken, by Jenny Lawson. (Holt) The humorist maps out her mental and physical health journey.
9. Finding Freedom, by Erin French. (Celadon) A memoir by the chef and owner of the Lost Kitchen in Freedom, Maine.
10. Think Again, by Adam Grant. (Viking) An examination of the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world.
Advice, How-To, Miscellaneous
1. The Women of the Bible Speak, by Shannon Bream. (Broadside) (b)
2. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy. (HarperOne)
3. The Hero Code, by William H. McRaven. (Grand Central)
4. Atomic Habits, by James Clear. (Avery) (b)
5. The Pepper Thai Cookbook, by Pepper Teigen with Garrett Snyder. (Clarkson Potter)
Rankings reflect sales at venues nationwide for the week ending May 2. An (x) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some sellers report receiving bulk orders.
