LibGuides: New York Times Best Sellers: August 22, 2021

Billy Summers by Stephen King
Publication Date: 2021-08-03
A killer for hire who only takes out bad guys seeks redemption as he does one final job.
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Publication Date: 2021-05-04
Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a previous relationship.
We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
Publication Date: 2021-08-03
Will the secrets Emily shares with Kristen about violent incidents in the past ruin her life?
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Publication Date: 2021-07-06
After an extramarital dalliance, Elle must choose between her husband and her childhood love.
Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown
Publication Date: 2021-08-03
During Prohibition, Thatcher Hutton and Laurel Plummer wind up on opposite sides of a moonshine war in Texas.
Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena
Publication Date: 2021-07-27
Questions arise when a rich couple are murdered after an Easter dinner with their three adult children.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Publication Date: 2020-09-29
Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived.
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Publication Date: 2021-06-01
Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of summer. But over the course of 24 hours, their lives will change forever.
The Cellist by Daniel Silva
Publication Date: 2021-07-13
The 21st book in the Gabriel Allon series. A private intelligence service plans an act of violence that will aid Russia and divide America.
Black Ice by Brad Thor
Publication Date: 2021-07-20
The 20th book in the Scot Harvath series. The American spy faces dangers in the Arctic Circle.
We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
Publication Date: 2021-08-03
After a drunken-driving incident, Sunday Brennan returns to her family in New York where her past follows her.
The President's Daughter by James Patterson; Bill Clinton
Publication Date: 2021-06-07
Matthew Keating, a past president and former Navy SEAL, goes on his own to find his abducted teenage daughter.
The Turnout by Megan Abbott
Publication Date: 2021-08-03
An accident upsets the composure of a family-run ballet studio.
Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So
Publication Date: 2021-08-03
A collection of stories that portray the lives of Cambodian Americans.
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Publication Date: 2021-08-03
Twin sisters lead a team of biologists to reintroduce 14 gray wolves into the Scottish Highlands.

American Marxism by Mark R. Levin
Publication Date: 2021-07-13
The Fox News host gives his take on the Green New Deal, critical race theory and social activism.
Here, Right Matters by Alexander Vindman
Publication Date: 2021-06-15
The retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel recounts his actions that led to the impeachment of President Trump and his testimony before Congress.
I Alone Can Fix It by Carol Leonnig; Philip Rucker
Publication Date: 2021-07-20
The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters examine Trump’s final year in office, with a focus on the key players around him.
The Authoritarian Moment by Ben Shapiro
Publication Date: 2021-07-27
The conservative commentator describes what he perceives as threats to American business, education and politics.
How I Saved the World by Jesse Watters
Publication Date: 2021-07-06
The Fox News host recounts his career and prescribes ways to defend against what he considers left-wing radicalism.
The Premonition by Michael Lewis
Publication Date: 2021-05-04
Stories of skeptics who went against the official of the Trump administration to the outbreak of Covid-19. The profiles include the local public-health officer and a group of doctors nicknamed the Wolverines.
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Publication Date: 2020-10-20
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.
Killing the Mob by Bill O'Reilly; Martin Dugard
Publication Date: 2021-05-04
The 10th book in the conservative commentator’s Killing series looks at organized crime in the United States during the 20th century.
What Happened to You? by Oprah Winfrey; Bruce D. Perry
Publication Date: 2021-04-27
An approach to dealing with trauma that shifts an essential question used to investigate it.
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Publication Date: 2020-03-10
The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
Caste (Oprah's Book Club) by Isabel Wilkerson
Publication Date: 2020-08-04
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Publication Date: 2021-04-20
The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish-American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer.
Putting It Together by James Lapine
Publication Date: 2021-08-03
The playwright and director provides insights on working with Stephen Sondheim to create the musical “Sunday in the Park With George.”
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days by Rebecca Donner
Publication Date: 2021-08-03
An account of Mildred Harnack, an American who became a central figure in the German resistance to Hitler.
This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan
Publication Date: 2021-07-06
A look at arbitrary beliefs surrounding opium, caffeine and mescaline, which are derived from plants.