{"id":27050,"date":"2025-09-17T13:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/27050\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:23:07","slug":"the-weeks-bestselling-books-sept-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/27050\/","title":{"rendered":"The week\u2019s bestselling books, Sept. 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Hardcover fiction<\/p>\n<p>1. The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $38) Symbologist Robert Langdon takes on a mystery involving human consciousness and ancient mythology.  <\/p>\n<p>2. Katabasis by R. F. Kuang (Harper Voyager: $35) The deluxe limited edition of a dark academia fantasy about two rival graduate students\u2019 descent into hell. <\/p>\n<p>3. Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (Random House: $30) The lives of two Midwestern families are woven across generations, from World War II to the late 20th century. <\/p>\n<p>4. Clown Town by Mick Herron (Soho Crime: $30) The disgraced spies of Slough House are caught between MI5\u2019s secret past and its murky future.  <\/p>\n<p>5. My Friends by Fredrik Backman (Atria Books: $30) The bond between a group of teenagers 25 years earlier has a powerful effect on a budding artist.<\/p>\n<p>6. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books: $30) Friendship, love and adversity during the 1980s Space Shuttle program. <\/p>\n<p>7. The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong (Penguin Press: $30) An unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond. <\/p>\n<p>8. Katabasis by R. F. Kuang (Harper Voyager: $35) Standard edition. <\/p>\n<p>9. The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Henry Holt &amp; Co.: $29) An unexpected wedding guest gets surprise help on starting anew. <\/p>\n<p>10. Hemlock &amp; Silver by T. Kingfisher (Tor Books: $29) A dark reimagining of \u201cSnow White\u201d steeped in poison, intrigue and treason.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\">\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Hardcover nonfiction<\/p>\n<p>1. All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert (Riverhead Books: $35) The bestselling author\u2019s memoir about an intense and ultimately tragic love.  <\/p>\n<p>2. Invest Like a Billionaire by Bob Fraser, Ben Fraser (Maxwell Leadership: $28) A guide to the data-backed investment strategies the top 1% have used for decades.  <\/p>\n<p>3. Art Work by Sally Mann (Abrams Press: $35) The artist explores the challenges and pleasures of the creative process.  <\/p>\n<p>4. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House: $30) How to stop wasting energy on things you can\u2019t control. <\/p>\n<p>5. The Little Frog\u2019s Guide to Life by Maybell Eequay (Summersdale: $12) More humor and wisdom from the internet\u2019s beloved mushroom frog.<\/p>\n<p>6. Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy (Scribner: $30) The celebrated novelist\u2019s first memoir chronicles the complex relationship with her mother.  <\/p>\n<p>7. The Book of Sheen by Charlie Sheen (Gallery Books: $35) The movie and TV star reflects on his turbulent life. <\/p>\n<p>8. Medieval Cats by Catherine Nappington (Ten Speed Press: $16) A comical celebration of cats in artwork from medieval times. <\/p>\n<p>9. Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson (Avid Reader Press\/Simon &amp; Schuster: $30) A study of the barriers to progress in the U.S. <\/p>\n<p>10. The Flipside by Michelle \u201cMACE\u201d Curran (Grand Central Publishing: $30) 1 Lessons on turning fears into strengths by the former Air Force Thunderbirds pilot.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\">\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Paperback fiction<\/p>\n<p>1. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Ballantine: $20)<\/p>\n<p>2. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $19)<\/p>\n<p>3. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Vintage: $18)<\/p>\n<p>4. The Life Impossible by Matt Haig (Penguin: $19)<\/p>\n<p>5. I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Transit Books: $17)<\/p>\n<p>6. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Ecco: $20)<\/p>\n<p>7. Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout (Random House Trade Paperbacks: $18)<\/p>\n<p>8. Murder at the Black Cat Caf\u00e9 by Seishi Yokomizo (Pushkin Vertigo: $18)<\/p>\n<p>9. The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami (Vintage: $19)<\/p>\n<p>10. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Vintage: $18)<\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\">\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Paperback nonfiction<\/p>\n<p>1. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (Crown: $12)<\/p>\n<p>2. The Artist\u2019s Way by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $24)<\/p>\n<p>3. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18)<\/p>\n<p>4. All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley (Simon &amp; Schuster: $19)<\/p>\n<p>5. Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum (Vintage: $18)<\/p>\n<p>6. The Wager by David Grann (Vintage: $21)<\/p>\n<p>7. Holler at Your Dreams by Judi Holler (Holla! Worldwide: $35)<\/p>\n<p>8. Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch (Tarcher: $20)<\/p>\n<p>9. All the Presidents\u2019 Money by Megan Gorman (Regalo Press: $20)<\/p>\n<p>10. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hardcover fiction 1. 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