New books consider today's political scene, of course, but there are works by Ben Macintyre, Nina Totenberg (on Justice Ginsburg), Buzz Bissinger and Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner and, as always, Jim Patterson and Stephen King. These hardcover rankings reflect sales for the week ended Sept. 17.
"Roland occasionally reflected on the events and accidents, personal and global, minuscule and momentous that had formed and determined his existence." That one sentence in Ian McEwan s new novel, "Lessons," nicely sums up the book. McEwan is a storyteller at the peak of his powers and this deserves to be near the top of the "best books of 2022" list.