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New York Times bestsellers

March 29, 2016 at 3:00PM

This book cover image released by G.P. Putnam’s Sons shows “Off the Grid,” by C.J. Box. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons via AP) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

FICTION

1. Off the Grid, by C.J. Box. (Putnam) The 16th Joe Pickett novel features Nate Romanowski and a search for a domestic terror cell.

2. Fire Touched, by Patricia Briggs. (Ace) Shape-shifter Mercy Thompson and her Alpha werewolf mate, Adam, protect a stolen human child.

3. 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.

4. The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead) A psychological thriller set in the environs of London.

5. 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. (x)

6. The Gangster, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. (Putnam) In the ninth book in the series, detective Isaac Bell contends with a crime boss.

7. The Steel Kiss, by Jeffery Deaver. (Grand Central) Lincoln Rhyme and his new assistant, also a paraplegic, investigate a domestic terrorist who sabotages equipment.

8. The Waters of Eternal Youth, by Donna Leon. (Atlantic Monthly) Commissario Guido Brunetti is asked to investigate the "accidental" near-drowning of a girl 15 years ago.

9. Cometh the Hour, by Jeffrey Archer. (St. Martin's) The sixth and penultimate book of the Clifton Chronicles brings the Cliftons and the Barringtons into the 1970s.

10. Go Set a Watchman, by Harper Lee. (Harper) In the mid-1950s, a grown-up Jean Louise Finch returns home to find that her adored father is not as perfect as she believed.

NONFICTION

1. When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi. (Random House) A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.

2. Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates. (Spiegel & Grau) A meditation on race in America; winner of a National Book Award.

3. Dark Money, by Jane Mayer. (Doubleday) An account of how the Koch brothers and other superwealthy donors deployed their money to change American politics.

4. The Immortal Irishman, by Timothy Egan. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) The life of Thomas Francis Meagher, an Irish revolutionary who fled to America and became the general of New York's Irish Brigade during the Civil War.

5. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, by Carlo Rovelli. (Riverhead) An introduction to modern physics. (x)

6. Smarter Faster Better, by Charles Duhigg. (Random House) The science of productivity, from the author of "The Power of Habit."

7. The Name of God Is Mercy, by Pope Francis with Andrea Tornielli. (Random House) In a conversation with a Vatican reporter, the pontiff explores the cornerstone of his faith.

8. Conspiracies of the Ruling Class, by Lawrence B. Lindsey. (Simon & Schuster) How to take back control from what is described as a bloated, out-of-touch government. (b)

9. Evicted, by Matthew Desmond. (Crown) How poor people repeatedly lose their homes while landlords profit.

10. Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande. (Metropolitan/Holt) The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life and how they can do better.

11. Playing to the Edge, by Michael V. Hayden. (Penguin Press) A former CIA director defends his policies. (x)

Advice, How-To, Miscellaneous

1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo. (Ten Speed) A guide to decluttering by discarding expendable objects all at once.

2. Eat Fat, Get Thin, by Mark Hyman. (Little, Brown) The benefits of dietary fat for weight loss and health.

3. Cravings, by Chrissy Teigen with Adeena Sussman. (Clarkson Potter) The model and television personality's cooking tips and recipes for the definitely-not-diet foods she loves. (b)

4. The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman. (Northfield) A guide to communicating love in a way your spouse will understand.

5. Spark Joy, by Marie Kondo. (Ten Speed) An illustrated companion to "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up."

Rankings reflect sales at venues nationwide for the week ending March 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.