FICTION
1. Summer of '69, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Little, Brown) The Levin family undergoes dramatic events with a son in Vietnam, a daughter in protests and dark secrets hiding beneath the surface.
2. Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens. (Putnam) A woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
3. City of Girls, by Elizabeth Gilbert. (Riverhead) An 89-year-old Vivian Morris looks back at the direction her life took when she entered the 1940s New York theater scene.
4. Unsolved, by James Patterson and David Ellis. (Little, Brown) A string of seemingly accidental and unrelated deaths confounds FBI agent Emmy Dockery.
5. Mrs. Everything, by Jennifer Weiner. (Atria) The story of two sisters, Jo and Bethie Kaufman, and their life experiences as the world around them changes drastically from the 1950s.
6. Tom Clancy: Enemy Contact, by Mike Maden. (Putnam) Jack Ryan Jr.'s latest adventures take him on a mission to stop an international criminal conspiracy and deal with tragic news.
7. The Oracle, by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell. (Putnam) Treasure-hunting couple Sam and Remi Fargo embark on a new adventure to find a sacred ancient scroll and lift its curse.
8. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong. (Penguin Press) Little Dog writes a letter to a mother who cannot read, revealing a family history.