1 THE WOMEN (St. Martin’s, $30). By Kristin Hannah. An Army nurse in Vietnam treats soldiers wounded in combat but struggles to find support when she returns home.
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3 FUNNY STORY (Berkley, $29). By Emily Henry. Daphne, whose ex-fiancé, Peter, left her for another woman, agrees to be roommates with Miles, whose ex-fiancée left him for Peter.
4 ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK (Crown, $30). By Chris Whitaker. The relationship between childhood best friends endures in the decades following a tragedy.
5 THE MIDNIGHT FEAST (William Morrow, $30). By Lucy Foley. A grand reopening celebration at a luxury resort turns deadly.
6 ALL FOURS (Riverhead, $29). By Miranda July. A woman embarks on a solo cross-country road trip but instead hides in a nearby hotel and explores life without the responsibilities of family.
7 SWAN SONG (Little Brown, $30). By Elin Hilderbrand. Local residents band together to solve a murder in the final book of the Nantucket novels.
8 SANDWICH (Harper, $26.99). By Catherine Newman. Vacationing with her young-adult children and aging parents forces a woman to recalibrate her expectations.
9 THE MINISTRY OF TIME (Avid Reader, $28.99). By Kaliane Bradley. A top-secret British government assignment requires a woman to guide a Victorian-era explorer who has recently been returned to life in the modern age.
10 BEAR (Hogarth, $28). By Julia Phillips. Two sisters’ lives are upended when a bear is spotted near their home on an island in the Pacific Northwest.
1 THE DEMON OF UNREST (Crown, $35). By Erik Larson. The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” chronicles the months after Abraham Lincoln’s election that set the stage for the Civil War.
2 ON CALL (Viking, $36). By Anthony Fauci. The doctor and public health official shares stories from his upbringing and career as a scientific adviser to presidents through multiple crises, including the covid pandemic.
3 THE ANXIOUS GENERATION (Penguin Press, $30). By Jonathan Haidt. A social psychologist attributes the recent increase in adolescent mental illness to the prevalence of smartphones.
4 DEMOCRACY OR ELSE (Zando, $28). By Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor. The hosts of “Pod Save America” offer advice for citizens who want to participate in American democracy.
5 THE WAGER (Doubleday, $30). By David Grann. After enduring storms, sickness and a shipwreck, the surviving crew members of HMS Wager turn against each other.
6 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.
7 AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY (Simon & Schuster, $35). By Doris Kearns Goodwin. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer shares her own history.
8 A WALK IN THE PARK (Scribner, $32.50). By Kevin Fedarko. Two men attempt a 750-mile hike through the Grand Canyon.
9 ATOMIC HABITS (Avery, $27). By James Clear. How to make small changes that have a big impact.
10 THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB (Penguin Press, $30). By Griffin Dunne. The actor, raised in the world of California and New York elites, shares stories from his life.
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended June 30. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from the American Booksellers Association, the trade association for independent bookstores in the United States, and indiebound.org. Copyright 2024 American Booksellers Association. (The bestseller lists alternate between hardcover and paperback each week.)
