The New York Times Book Review - USA (2020-09-13)

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 25

AUDIO MONTHLY BEST SELLERS SALES PERIOD OF AUGUST 2-29

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1

THE SANDMAN, by Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs.^2

(Audible Originals) Lord Morpheus confronts an

array of fictional and historical characters. Read by

Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, James

McAvoy, Samantha Morton, et al. 10 hours, 54

minutes unabridged.

2

THE GUEST LIST, by Lucy Foley. (HarperAudio)^3

A wedding between a TV star and a magazine

publisher on an island off the coast of Ireland turns

deadly. Read by Jot Davies, Chloe Massey, Olivia

Dowd, et al. 9 hours, 54 minutes unabridged.

3

WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by Delia Owens.^24

(Penguin Audio) A young woman who survived

alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.

Read by Cassandra Campbell. 12 hours, 12

minutes unabridged.

4

THE VANISHING HALF, by Brit Bennett. (Penguin^3

Audio) The lives of twin sisters who run away from

a Southern Black community at age 16 diverge but

their fates intertwine. Read by Shayna Small. 11

hours, 34 minutes unabridged.

5

CRITICAL MASS, by Craig Alanson. (Podium) The^1

10th book in the Expeditionary Force series. Read

by R. C. Bray. 19 hours, 25 minutes unabridged.

6

THE SILENT WIFE, by Karin Slaughter. (Blackstone)^1

The 10th book in the Will Trent series. Read by

Kathleen Early. 18 hours, 33 minutes unabridged.

7 PRETTY THINGS, House Audio) The daughter of a con artist and an by Janelle Brown. (Random^2

heiress team up to pull off a big deceit. Read by

Julia Whelan, Lauren Fortgang and Hillary Huber.

16 hours, 6 minutes unabridged.

8

AMERICAN DIRT, by Jeanine Cummins. (Macmillan^8

Audio) A bookseller flees Mexico for the United

States with her son while pursued by the head of a

drug cartel. Read by Yareli Arizmendi. 16 hours, 54

minutes unabridged.

9

THE SILENT PATIENT, by Alex Michaelides.^19

(Macmillan Audio) A famous painter stops

speaking after shooting her husband. Read by Jack

Hawkins and Louise Brealey. 8 hours, 43 minutes

unabridged.

10

THE DUTCH HOUSE, by Ann Patchett.^11

(HarperAudio) A sibling relationship is impacted

when the family goes from poverty to wealth and

back again over the course of many decades. Read

by Tom Hanks. 9 hours, 53 minutes unabridged.

11

THE SUMMER HOUSE, by James Patterson and^3

Brendan DuBois. (Hachette Audio) Jeremiah Cook,

a veteran and former N.Y.P.D. cop, investigates a

mass murder. Read by Ari Fliakos. 10 hours, 19

minutes unabridged.

12

THE GIVER OF STARS, by Jojo Moyes. (Penguin^9

Audio) In Depression-era Kentucky, five women

refuse to be cowed by men or convention as they

deliver books. Read by Julia Whelan. 13 hours, 52

minutes unabridged.

13

A PRIVATE CATHEDRAL, by James Lee Burke.^1

(Simon & Schuster Audio) The 23rd book in the

Dave Robicheaux series. Read by Will Patton. 11

hours, 30 minutes unabridged.

14

28 SUMMERS, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Hachette^3

Audio) A relationship that started in 1993 between

Mallory Blessing and Jake McCloud comes to light

while she is on her deathbed and his wife runs for

president. Read by Erin Bennett. 15 hours, 26

minutes unabridged.

15

THE THINGS WE CANNOT SAY, by Kelly Rimmer.^2

(Harlequin Audio) During World War II, a 15-year-

old girl’s engagement is imperiled by the Nazi

occupation of her village. Read by Ann Marie

Gideon and Nancy Peterson. 13 hours, 42 minutes

unabridged.

1

CASTE, by Isabel Wilkerson. (Penguin Audio) The^1

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects

of caste systems across civilizations and reveals

a rigid hierarchy in America today. Read by Robin

Miles. 14 hours, 26 minutes unabridged.

2

TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH, by Mary L.^2

Trump. (Simon & Schuster Audio) The clinical

psychologist gives her assessment of events and

patterns inside her family and how they shaped

President Trump. Read by the author. 7 hours, 5

minutes unabridged.

3

UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle. (Random House^6

Audio) The activist and public speaker describes

her journey of listening to her inner voice. Read by

the author. 8 hours, 22 minutes unabridged.

4

LIVE FREE OR DIE, by Sean Hannity. (Simon &^1

Schuster Audio) The Fox News host offers his

assessment on what is at stake in the 2020

election. Read by the author. 11 hours, 10 minutes

unabridged.

5

BECOMING, by Michelle Obama. (Random House^22

Audio) The former first lady describes how she

balanced work, family and her husband’s political

ascent. Read by the author. 19 hours, 3 minutes

unabridged.

6

HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST, by Ibram X. Kendi.^5

(Random House Audio) A primer for creating a

more just and equitable society through identifying

and opposing racism. Read by the author. 10 hours,

43 minutes unabridged.

7

BREATH, by James Nestor. (Penguin Audio) A^2

re-examination of a basic biological function and

a look at the science behind ancient breathing

practices. Read by the author. 7 hours, 18 minutes

unabridged.

8

WHITE FRAGILITY, by Robin DiAngelo. (Beacon)^4

Historical and cultural analyses on what causes

defensive moves by white people and how this

inhibits cross-racial dialogue. Read by Amy Landon.

6 hours, 21 minutes unabridged.

9

TALKING TO STRANGERS, by Malcolm^12

Gladwell. (Hachette Audio) Famous examples

of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to

explain potential conflicts. Read by the author. 8

hours, 42 minutes unabridged.

10

FINDING FREEDOM, by Omid Scobie and Carolyn^1

Durand. (HarperAudio) The Duke and Duchess of

Sussex’s journey from courtship to their decision

to step away from their royal lives. Read by Omid

Scobie. 10 hours, 29 minutes unabridged.

11

BORN A CRIME, by Trevor Noah. (Audible Studios)^31

A memoir about growing up in South Africa by the

host of “The Daily Show.” Read by the author. 8

hours, 50 minutes unabridged.

12

EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON, by S. C. Gwynne.^5

(Simon & Schuster Audio) The story of Quanah

Parker, the last chief of the Comanches. Read by

David Drummond. 15 hours, 3 minutes unabridged.

13 THE TRUTHS WE HOLD, Audio) A memoir by the daughter of immigrants by Kamala Harris. (Penguin^2

who is now a California senator and the 2020

Democratic candidate for vice president. Read by

the author. 9 hours, 26 minutes unabridged.

14

IT WAS ALL A LIE, by Stuart Stevens. (Random^1

House Audio) The former political campaign

strategist evaluates the changes within the

Republican Party in the last half-century. Read by

Dan John Miller. 5 hours, 37 minutes unabridged.

15

HOAX, by Brian Stelter. (Simon & Schuster Audio)^1

The CNN anchor and chief media correspondent

examines the inner workings of Fox News and its

relationship with President Trump. Read by the

author. 12 hours, 42 minutes unabridged.

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