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In “Who Needs Friends,” the travel writer reports on his conversations with men across the United States about their male friendships. (Courtesy\/Grand Central)<\/p>\nRankings reflect sales for the week ended March 28, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. <\/p>\n
Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. <\/p>\n
An asterisk (*) indicates that a book\u2019s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders.<\/p>\n
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FICTION<\/p>\n
1. THE NIGHT WE MET, by Abby Jimenez. (Forever) Larissa makes a choice after a concert to ride home with Chris\u2019 best friend, which may cause life-changing results.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 1<\/p>\n
2. JUDGE STONE, by Viola Davis and James Patterson. (Little, Brown and JVL) Judge Mary Stone oversees an ethically complex case in her courtroom in Union Springs, Alabama.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 1<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 3<\/p>\n
3. THE CORRESPONDENT, by Virginia Evans. (Crown) Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 2<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 22<\/p>\n
4. CARL\u2019S DOOMSDAY SCENARIO, by Matt Dinniman. (Ace) The second book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Carl and Donut confront an ancient spell and heightened dangers.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 6<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 11<\/p>\n
5. DAUGHTER OF EGYPT, by Marie Benedict. (St. Martin\u2019s) The daughter of a prominent Egyptologist faces dangers as she searches for Hatshepsut\u2019s secret tomb.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 1<\/p>\n
6. THE DUNGEON ANARCHIST\u2019S COOKBOOK, by Matt Dinniman. (Ace) The third book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Carl and Donut are up against a subway system filled with monsters.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 10<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 6<\/p>\n
7. BENEATH, by Ariel Sullivan. (Thousand Voices x Ballantine) In a prequel to \u201cConform,\u201d Sasha Cadell undertakes difficult training for a secret mission.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 1<\/p>\n
8. THE GATE OF THE FERAL GODS, by Matt Dinniman. (Ace) The fourth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Obstacles abound on the fifth floor of the dungeon.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 14<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 3<\/p>\n
9. THE TRAITOR QUEEN, by Danielle L. Jensen. (Del Rey) The second book in the Bridge Kingdom series. Lara seeks to free Ithicana\u2019s king and release the Bridge Kingdom from her father\u2019s clutches.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 1<\/p>\n
10. KIN, by Tayari Jones. (Knopf) Vernice and Annie, two neighbors without mothers in Louisiana, go on divergent paths in life and are brought back together by tragedy.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 8<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 5<\/p>\n
11. ALCHEMISED, by SenLinYu. (Del Rey) After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 12<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 27<\/p>\n
12. THE BUTCHER\u2019S MASQUERADE, by Matt Dinniman. (Ace) The fifth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. The action moves to the sixth floor, which is known as the Hunting Grounds.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 2<\/p>\n
13. MY HUSBAND\u2019S WIFE, by Alice Feeney. (Pine & Cedar) In an old house in a seaside town, things may not be what they seem.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 4<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 9<\/p>\n
14. WOLF WORM, by T. Kingfisher. (Tor Nightfire) In 1899, scientific illustrator Sonia Wilson takes a job working for Dr. Halder, whose discoveries have a dark side.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 1<\/p>\n
15. THE EYE OF THE BEDLAM BRIDE, by Matt Dinniman. (Ace) The sixth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. On the eighth floor, Carl and Donut must capture a lethal monster.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 2<\/p>\n
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NONFICTION
\nIn “Who Needs Friends,” the travel writer reports on his conversations with men across the United States about their male friendships. (Courtesy\/Grand Central)<\/p>\n
1. STRIPPED DOWN, by Bunnie Xo. (Dey Street) The host of the \u201cDumb Blonde Podcast\u201d shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 1<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 6<\/p>\n
2. STAND, by Cory Booker. (St. Martin\u2019s) The Democratic senator from New Jersey overviews our nation\u2019s struggles and divisions past and present, and shares his views on potential remedies.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 1<\/p>\n
3. STRANGERS, by Belle Burden. (Dial) Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 2<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 10<\/p>\n
4. A WORLD APPEARS, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin Press) The author of \u201cThis Is Your Mind on Plants\u201d explores several perspectives on consciousness.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 6<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 5<\/p>\n
5. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, by Jonathan Haidt. (Penguin Press) A co-author of \u201cThe Coddling of the American Mind\u201d looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 11<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 101<\/p>\n
6. YOU WITH THE SAD EYES, by Christina Applegate. (Little, Brown) The Emmy Award-winning actress, who received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021, shares personal stories.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 3<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 4<\/p>\n
7. WHO NEEDS FRIENDS, by Andrew McCarthy. (Grand Central) The actor and travel writer charts his journey across the country and his conversations with men about their male friendships.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 1<\/p>\n
8. HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID, by John Kennedy. (Broadside) The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 15<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 25<\/p>\n
9. KIDS, WAIT TILL YOU HEAR THIS!, by Liza Minnelli, as told to Michael Feinstein, with Josh Getlin and Heidi Evans. (Grand Central) The EGOT icon shares some of the highs and lows of her life and career. (b)<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 4<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 3<\/p>\n
10. WE THE WOMEN, by Norah O\u2019Donnell with Kate Andersen Brower. (Ballantine) A collection of portraits of women whose lives and work helped shape American history.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 12<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 5<\/p>\n
11. APPLE, by David Pogue. (Simon & Schuster) The CBS \u201cSunday Morning\u201d correspondent chronicles the first 50 years of the tech company.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 2<\/p>\n
12. NOBODY\u2019S GIRL, by Virginia Roberts Giuffre. (Knopf) The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: 7<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 23<\/p>\n
13. 1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin. (Viking) The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 23<\/p>\n
14. THE BOSSES OF THE BRONX, by Mike Vaccaro. (Harper) The New York Post columnist describes the New York Yankees under the leadership of George Steinbrenner and his son Hal.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 1<\/p>\n
15. BLACK AF HISTORY, by Michael Harriot. (Dey Street) A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that put at the center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.<\/p>\n
LAST WEEK: \u2014<\/p>\n
WEEKS ON LIST: 32<\/p>\n
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The New York Times bestsellers are compiled and archived by the bestseller lists desk of The New York Times news department and are separate from the culture, advertising and business sides of The New York Times Co. More information on rankings and methodology: nytimes.com\/books\/best-sellers\/methodology<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rankings reflect sales for the week ended March 28, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194419,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2878,157,85,9,11,10,904],"class_list":{"0":"post-194418","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-latest-headlines","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-headlines","13":"tag-new-york-news","14":"tag-things-to-do"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}