3 IRON FLAME (Red Tower Books, $29.99). By Rebecca Yarros. The Empyrean series continues as second-year students face new challenges at Basgiath War College.

4 THE FURY (Celadon, $28.99). By Alex Michaelides. A murder takes place on a private Greek island occupied by an ex-movie star and her friends.

5 FOURTH WING (Red Tower Books, $29.99). By Rebecca Yarros. A young woman competes to secure a spot at an elite war college for dragon riders.

6 NORTH WOODS (Random House, $28). By Daniel Mason. Over the centuries, a New England farmhouse is a home that interconnects people, plants and animals.

7 DEMON COPPERHEAD (Harper, $32.50). By Barbara Kingsolver. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, a boy born in a trailer in Appalachia faces the challenges of childhood poverty with resilience.

8 REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES (Ecco, $29.99). By Shelby Van Pelt. A woman develops a friendship with an octopus living in an aquarium.

9 TOM LAKE (Harper, $30). By Ann Patchett. Over the course of a summer, a woman tells her three daughters the story of her affair, at 19, with an actor on the cusp of stardom.

10 LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY (Doubleday, $29). By Bonnie Garmus. A mid-century scientist becomes a sensation while hosting a feminist cooking show.

1 THE WAGER (Doubleday, $30). By David Grann. After enduring storms, sickness and a shipwreck, the surviving crew members of HMS Wager turn against one another.

2 THE CREATIVE ACT (Penguin, $32). By Rick Rubin. A Grammy-winning music producer shares how artists work and suggests ways to foster creativity in everyday life.

3 HOW TO KNOW A PERSON (Random House, $30). By David Brooks. A New York Times columnist draws on various sources to consider how people can make more meaningful connections with each other.

4 OATH AND HONOR (Little, Brown, $32.50). By Liz Cheney. The former member of Congress and chair of the House Republican Conference describes her experiences during and after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

5 ATOMIC HABITS (Avery, $27). By James Clear. How to make small changes that have a big impact.

6 THE KINGDOM, THE POWER, AND THE GLORY (Harper, $35). By Tim Alberta. A reporter investigates the divisions in the modern evangelical church.

7 THE COMFORT OF CROWS (Spiegel & Grau, $32). By Margaret Renkl. In 52 chapters, the author of “Late Migrations” chronicles the evolution of her backyard over the course of a year.

8 HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, TERRIBLE DAY! (Convergent, $26). By Kate Bowler. Guidance for finding value in life’s ups and downs.

9 HIDDEN POTENTIAL (Viking, $32). By Adam Grant. The author of “Think Again” gives a framework for achievement that relies on growth rather than innate ability.

10 PREQUEL (Crown, $32). By Rachel Maddow. A narrative history of the wide-reaching plot to promote authoritarianism in early-20th-century America and the effort to prevent it.

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