New York Times bestsellers

FICTION

1. ROGUE LAWYER, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) The attorney Sebastian Rudd is a "lone gunman" who hates injustice and the system and defends unpopular clients.

2. CROSS JUSTICE, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown) Detective Alex Cross returns to Starksville, N.C., his hometown, for the first time in 35 years, to help a cousin who has been accused of murder.

3. SEE ME, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central) A couple in love are threatened by secrets from the past.

4. THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS, by Stephen King. (Scribner) Twenty stories, some never before published.

5. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, by Anthony Doerr. (Scribner) The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget-obsessed German boy before and during World War II.

6. THE GUILTY, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central) The government hit man Will Robie investigates murder charges against his estranged father in their Mississippi hometown.

8. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead) A psychological thriller set in the environs of London.

9. THE MAGIC STRINGS OF FRANKIE PRESTO, by Mitch Albom. (Harper) A mystical tale of a guitar genius's journey through 20th-century music. (x)

10. TRICKY TWENTY-TWO, by Janet Evanovich. (Bantam) The New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum pursues a fraternity member arrested for beating up a college dean and investigates a murder.

NONFICTION

1. KILLING REAGAN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt) The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts the events surrounding the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

3. HUMANS OF NEW YORK: STORIES, by Brandon Stanton. (St. Martin's) Photographs and interviews from the creator of the blog and the book "Humans of New York."

4. BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME, by Ta-Nehisi Coates. (Spiegel & Grau) A meditation on race in America as well as a personal story by the Atlantic's national correspondent.

5. DESTINY AND POWER, by Jon Meacham. (Random House) A biography of George H.W. Bush.

6. WHAT IF? by Randall Munroe. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Scientific (but often humorous) answers to hypothetical questions, based in part on the author's website, xkcd.com.

7. THE WRIGHT BROTHERS, by David McCullough. (Simon & Schuster) The story of the bicycle mechanics from Ohio who ushered in the age of flight.

9. THE WITCHES, by Stacy Schiff. (Little, Brown) An account of the Salem witch trials of 1692.

10. CRIPPLED AMERICA, by Donald J. Trump. (Threshold Editions) The real estate developer and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination shares his ideas for making America great again.

Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous

1. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS: DINNERTIME, by Ree Drummond. (Morrow/HarperCollins) Recipes for comfort-food classics, quick meals, freezer food and more from the proprietor of ThePioneerWoman.com.

2. THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP, by Marie Kondo. (Ten Speed) A guide to decluttering by discarding your expendable objects all at once and taking charge of your space.

4. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman. (Northfield) A guide to communicating love in a way a spouse will understand.

5. THE FOOD LAB, by J. Kenji López-Alt. (Norton) Understanding the science of cooking can help you prepare better everyday dishes at home. Includes hundreds of recipes.

Rankings reflect sales at venues nationwide for the week ending Dec. 12. An (x) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some sellers report receiving bulk orders.