New York Times Best Sellers: October 31, 2021

In the wake of the previous administration’s mishandling of international affairs, the new Secretary of State Ellen Adams confronts interconnected global threats.

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

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

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

The Delaney siblings suspect their father of causing the disappearance of their mother.

A London spy chief’s investigation brings him to a quiet seaside town where Julian Lawndsley has relocated and opened a bookstore.

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

The fourth book in the Practical Magic series. Three generations of Owens women try to save a young man’s life.

Ray Carney, a family man who sells furniture on 125th Street, gets a new clientele made up of vicious and unsavory characters.

The working relationship between a man and woman from different worlds develops into something new for them.

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

Members of a Midwestern family find themselves at a pivotal moment of moral crisis in 1971.

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

A novelist, a warehouse worker, an editorial assistant and a political adviser deal with changes.

A young lawyer winds up in an Alabama jail that remains mysteriously crowded.

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

The Fox News chief political anchor recounts challenges faced by Ulysses S. Grant.

The Howard brothers credit their success in Hollywood to their Midwestern parents, Rance and Jean.

The Washington Post journalists detail the dangers and challenges during the transition to the Biden presidency.

The congressman from California describes risks to our democracy and the resurgence of autocracy.

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.

The CNN host and descendant of the Vanderbilt family charts the rise and fall of this American dynasty.

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

The ESPN reporter traces the inner workings of the New England Patriots and their influence on the N.F.L. over two decades.

A collection of stories from people working in big-city and small-town hospitals.

The foreign policy expert traces her life from being a coal miner’s daughter in northern England to her testimony in the first impeachment inquiry of former President Trump.

The actor and humorist shares stories and observations from three quests taken in the outdoors.

The senior editor at the Federalist gives her assessment of the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

The author of “The Case for Trump” gives his take on globalization and tribalism.