FICTION
1. MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON, by Elizabeth Strout. (Random House) A woman struggles with memories of her impoverished and disturbing childhood and its effect on the present as she attempts to reconcile with her mother.
2. THE FORCE AWAKENS, by Alan Dean Foster. (Del Rey) Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises; an adaptation of the screenplay of the new "Star Wars" movie.
3. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead) A psychological thriller set in the environs of London.
4. 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.
5. SCANDALOUS BEHAVIOR, by Stuart Woods. (Putnam) In the 36th novel in the series, Stone Barrington hopes for a restful stay in the English countryside, but relationships with local neighbors complicate matters.
6. THE NIGHTINGALE, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin's) Two sisters in World War II France: one struggling to survive in the countryside, the other joining the Resistance in Paris.
7. ROGUE LAWYER, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) Attorney Sebastian Rudd is a "lone gunman" who hates injustice and the system and defends unpopular clients.