Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Hardcover fiction1. Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner (Scribner: $30) A seductive and cunning American woman infiltrates an anarchist collective in France. 2. The Life Impossible by Matt Haig (Viking: $30) A retired math teacher comes to terms with her past after she's gifted a run-down house on a Mediterranean island. 3. Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune (Tor Books: $29) The sequel to the author's beloved fantasy novel "The House in the Cerulean Sea." 4. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent and tender novel. 5. Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout (Random House: $30) A return to the town of Crosby, Maine, and its colorful cast of characters. 6. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 7. Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (Ballantine Books: $30) Three estranged siblings return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister's death. 8. Colored Television by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books: $29) A novelist in L.A. gets the opportunity to cash in on her biracial background in this sharply funny Hollywood takedown. 9. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp. 10. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (Crown: $30) Passengers on a plane learn how and when they are going to die, upending their lives from that day on. …Hardcover nonfiction1. Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari (Random House: $35) How the flow of information has shaped us and our world across the centuries. 2. The Art of Power by Nancy Pelosi (Simon & Schuster: $30) The most powerful woman in U.S. political history tells the story of how she became a master legislator. 3. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (Penguin Press: $32) The music producer's guidance on how to be a creative person. 4. I'm Still Here by Cathryn Michon, Seth Taylor (Illus.) (Andrews McMeel Publishing: $20) From the co-writer of the film "A Dog's Purpose" comes a comforting tale for anyone who's ever lost a pet (or person). 5. How to Know a Person by David Brooks (Random House: $30) The New York Times columnist explores the power of seeing and being seen. 6. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy (HarperOne: $23) A modern fable explores life's universal lessons. 7. The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (Crown: $35) An exploration of the pivotal five months between Abraham Lincoln's election and the start of the Civil War. 8. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt (Penguin 17 Press: $30) An investigation into the collapse of youth mental health. 9. The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne (Penguin Press: $30) The actor-director's memoir of growing up in Hollywood and Manhattan. 10. Guinness World Records 2025 (Guinness World Records: $30) The publishing phenomenon marks its 70th anniversary with a new edition. …Paperback fiction1. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper Perennial: $22)2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Vintage: $19)3. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperOne: $18)4. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury Publishing: $19)5. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (Europa Editions: $17)6. The Bee Sting by Paul Murray (Picador: $20)7. The Secret History by Donna Tartt (Vintage: $18)8. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Penguin: $18)9. Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.) (Vintage: $17)10. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury Publishing: $19)…Paperback nonfiction1. The Happy Hustle Version 2.0 by Cary Jack (Storybuilders Press: $16)2. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35)3. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18)4. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $13)5. Doppelganger by Naomi Klein (Picador: $20)6. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Vintage: $17)7. The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $20)8. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17)9. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (Vintage: $18)10. The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris (Penguin: $20)This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.