3 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.

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

5 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.

6 THE HEAVEN AND EARTH GROCERY STORE (Riverhead, $28). By James McBride. In a ramshackle Pennsylvania neighborhood during the 1920s and ’30s, Jewish and African American residents come together to hide an orphan from state officials.

7 THE COVENANT OF WATER (Grove, $32). By Abraham Verghese. Generations of a family from South India’s Malabar Coast all contend with the same affliction — at least one member of each generation dies by drowning.

8 ROMAN STORIES (Knopf, $27). By Jhumpa Lahiri, Todd Portnowitz (Transl.). The Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s first story collection contains nine tales that take place in Rome, Italy.

9 THE ILIAD (W. W. Norton, $39.95). Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.). A fresh translation of the ancient Greek epic about the final years of the Trojan War.

10 THE FRAUD (Penguin Press, $29). By Zadie Smith. A Victorian-era housekeeper becomes fascinated with a scandalous trial involving a man’s dubious claim to a fortune.

1 DEMOCRACY AWAKENING (Viking, $30). By Heather Cox Richardson. The author of the popular newsletter “Letters From an American” warns that America is trending toward autocracy.

2 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.

3 GOING INFINITE (W. W. Norton, $30). By Michael Lewis. The author of “The Big Short” gives an insider’s account of the rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

4 ENOUGH (Simon & Schuster, $30). By Cassidy Hutchinson. A memoir by the former White House aide who testified before the House Jan. 6 committee about President Trump’s actions before and during the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

5 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.

6 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.

7 ELON MUSK (Simon & Schuster, $35). By Walter Isaacson. The bestselling biographer tells the story of the billionaire’s path to becoming a controversial trailblazer.

8 MAKING IT SO (Gallery, $35). By Patrick Stewart. The “Star Trek” actor gives a tour of his life, from his Yorkshire upbringing to his Hollywood rise.

9 BE USEFUL (Penguin Press, $29). By Arnold Schwarzenegger. Advice from the bodybuilder, movie star and former California governor about how to find purpose.

10 ASTOR (Harper, $32.99). By Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe. A chronicle of the rise and fall of the legendary family’s fortune over generations.

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