4 HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE (Berkley, $28.) By Grady Hendrix. Settling their parents’ estate leaves two siblings with a house that does not want to be sold.
5 HORSE (Viking, $28.) By Geraldine Brooks. A scientist and a historian bond over their shared interest in a Civil War-era racehorse and his enslaved groom.
6 HELL BENT (Flatiron, $29.99.) By Leigh Bardugo. Alex Stern plans a trip to hell to recover a friend’s soul in this sequel to “Ninth House.”
7 BABEL (Harper Voyager, $27.99.) By R.F. Kuang. A 19th-century Chinese orphan, who is in London for his magical education, feels torn between two cultures.
8 REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES (Ecco, $27.99.) By Shelby Van Pelt. A woman develops a friendship with an Octopus living in an aquarium.
9 TRUST (Riverhead, $28.) By Hernan Diaz. An excessively wealthy family with a secret is the catalyst for examining how stories can shape the truth.
10 THE SHARDS (Knopf, $30.) By Bret Easton Ellis. A teenager becomes alarmed when his friend develops an unhealthy obsession with a serial killer.
Nonfiction
1 SPARE (Random House, $36.) By Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. The British prince describes his life before and after his exit from royal life.
2 THE CREATIVE ACT (Penguin Press, $32.) By Rick Rubin. A Grammy-winning music producer shares how artists work and suggests ways to foster creativity in everyday life.
3 I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED (Simon and Schuster, $27.99.) By Jennette McCurdy. The former Nickelodeon actor details her dysfunctional childhood and the resulting psychological distress she faced as an adult.
4 THE LIGHT WE CARRY (Crown, $32.50.) By Michelle Obama. The former first lady provides advice for overcoming adversity, gleaned from her own experiences.
5 ATOMIC HABITS (Avery, $27.) By James Clear. How to make small changes that have a big impact.
6 AN IMMENSE WORLD (Random House, $30.) By Ed Yong. A science writer describes different ways sensory perception can be experienced in animals, including humans.
7 THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE (HarperOne, $22.99.) By Charlie Mackesy. The British illustrator brings to life fables about unlikely friendships.
8 CRYING IN H MART (Knopf, $26.95.) By Michelle Zauner. A Korean American indie-rock star chronicles her relationship with her late mother and their shared culture.
9 ROUGH SLEEPERS (Random House, $30.) By Tracy Kidder. A profile of a Harvard-trained doctor whose life’s work is caring for people who are unhoused.
10 AND THERE WAS LIGHT (Random House, $40.) By Jon Meacham. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer tells the story of Abraham Lincoln.
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