New York Times Best Sellers: December 26, 2021

A debut collection of poems on identity and history by the presidential inaugural poet who wrote “The Hill We Climb.”

The second book in the Whistler series. Investigator Lacy Stoltz goes after a serial killer and closes in on a sitting judge.

The ninth book in the Outlander series. As the Revolutionary War moves closer to Fraser’s Ridge, Claire and Jamie reunite with their daughter and her family.

After a ship explodes, nine people struggling to survive pull a man who claims to be the Lord out of the sea.

Two friends who escaped from a juvenile work farm take Emmett Watson on an unexpected journey to New York City in 1954.

Diana O’Toole re-evaluates her seemingly perfect life when a pandemic disrupts her vacation in the Galápagos Islands.

Maggie Dawes, a renowned travel photographer, struggles with a medical diagnosis over Christmas.

The 29th book in the Alex Cross series. Cross fights the mastermind who has stalked him for years.

An interconnected cast of dreamers and outsiders are in dangerous and disparate settings past, present and future.

Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived.

The fourth book in the Atlee Pine series. Atlee discovers her twin sister survived an abduction at the age of 6.

The 25th book in the Kay Scarpetta series. Scarpetta investigates crime scenes in Virginia and outer space.

A death on New Year’s Eve, an unsolved murder and a hunt for serial rapists bring Bosch and Ballard back together.

A killer for hire who only takes out bad guys seeks redemption as he does one final job.

Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a previous relationship.

A collection of holiday memories from members of the staff of Fox News.

A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.

Viewing America’s entanglement with slavery and its legacy, in essays adapted and expanded from The New York Times Magazine.

The actor, producer and musician tells his life story and lessons he learned along the way.

A two-volume celebration of 154 songs, with handwritten texts, paintings and photographs from the songwriter’s archives.

The former White House press secretary gives an account of her journey.

Photographs and stories of expeditions on all seven continents by the Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker.

The Fox News host gives an account of the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

The anti-vaccine advocate gives his take on the chief medical advisor to the president.

The story of the making of the band’s final album, gathered from transcripts of their conversations.

The award-winning actor reflects on his career, Italian-American heritage, meals and mishaps.

Conversations between the 44th president and the multiple award-winning musician on a range of topics.

The Fox News host gives his take on the Green New Deal, critical race theory and social activism.

An oral history of the TV series “The Office” by one of its stars and one of its producers.

Essays on friendships, influences and the connection between life and art.