New York Times bestsellers

FICTION

1. SYCAMORE ROW, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A sequel, about race and inheritance, to "A Time to Kill."

2. AFTER DEAD, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace) A coda to the Sookie Stackhouse novels that inspired "True Blood."

3. THE GOLDFINCH, by Donna Tartt. (Little, Brown) A painting smuggled out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art after a bombing becomes a boy's prize, guilt and burden.

4. WINNERS, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte) Six people with intertwined lives, among them an aspiring Olympic skier who is gravely injured, struggle to surmount challenges.

5. DOCTOR SLEEP, by Stephen King. (Scribner) Now grown up, Dan, the boy with psycho-intuitive powers in "The Shining," helps another threatened child with a gift.

6. THE LONGEST RIDE, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central) The lives of two couples converge unexpectedly.

8. S., by Doug Dorst. (Mulholland/Little, Brown) In a project conceived by writer and director J.J. Abrams, the facsimile of a novel published in 1949 contains marginal annotations, postcards, newspaper clippings and other objects. Two of the annotators are students who flirt and spar and begin to decode the novel's mystery.

9. WE ARE WATER, by Wally Lamb. (Harper) About to marry the woman who is her gallery owner, a divorced artist and mother must confront secrets from her past.

10. IDENTICAL, by Scott Turow. (Grand Central) Paul Giannis, running for mayor of Kindle County, is accused of having played a role in the murder of his twin brother's girlfriend.

NONFICTION

1. KILLING JESUS, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt) The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts the events leading up to Jesus' execution.

3. DAVID AND GOLIATH, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown) How disadvantages can work in our favor; from the author of "The Tipping Point" and "Outliers."

4. THE DEATH OF SANTINI, by Pat Conroy. (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) In this memoir, Conroy mourns the abusive father on whom "The Great Santini" was based.

5. I AM MALALA, by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb. (Little, Brown) The experience of the Pakistani girl who advocated for women's education and was shot by the Taliban.

6. 40 CHANCES, by Howard G. Buffett with Howard W. Buffett. (Simon & Schuster) What Warren Buffett's son and grandson have learned in their efforts to feed the hungry.

7. JOHNNY CARSON, by Henry Bushkin. (Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) A recollection by Carson's lawyer and confidant for 18 years.

9. SI-COLOGY 1, by Si Robertson with Mark Schlabach. (Howard Books) Tales from Phil's youngest brother, who works in the Duck Commander workshop.

10. HISTORY DECODED, by Brad Meltzer with Keith Ferrell. (Workman) Ten historical mysteries, based on the History Channel show "Brad Meltzer's Decoded."

ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS

1. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS – A YEAR OF HOLIDAYS, by Ree Drummond. (William Morrow) Recipes for holidays and celebrations.

2. HYPERBOLE AND A HALF, by Allie Brosh. (Touchstone) Illustrated personal anecdotes from the author of the popular blog.

4. GROUNDED, by Bob Rosen. (Jossey-Bass) How leaders can stay rooted and become more self-aware by focusing on six powerful personal forces.

5. THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS, by Theresa Caputo with Kristina Grish. (Atria) Stories and insight about the afterlife.