The week's bestselling books, Feb. 16
1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.'
2. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (Grove Press: $20) During the 1985 Christmas season, a coal merchant in an Irish village makes a troubling discovery.
3. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent novel.
4. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled: Red Tower Books: $33) A deluxe limited edition of the fantasy series featuring exclusive design work.
5. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history.
6. We Do Not Part by Han Kang, translated by e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris (Hogarth: $28) The story of a friendship between two women that reckons with a hidden chapter in Korean history.
7. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix (Berkley: $30) In a home for pregnant young women in 1970 Florida, a book on witchcraft upends lives.
8. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp.
9. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled: Red Tower Books: $30) The third installment of the bestselling dragon rider series.
10. Isola by Allegra Goodman (The Dial Press: $29) A French noblewoman is marooned on an island in a tale inspired by a real-life 16th century heroine.
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1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House: $30) A guide on how to stop wasting energy on things you can't control.
2. Source Code by Bill Gates (Knopf: $30) A candid memoir of the tech mogul's early years.
3. On the Hippie Trail by Rick Steves (Rick Steves: $30) The travel writer recalls his 1978 journey from Istanbul to Kathmandu.
4. The Sirens' Call by Chris Hayes (Penguin Press: $32) An analysis of how trivial distractions have reordered our politics and the fabric of society.
5. Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks (Viking: $28) A memoir of sudden loss, grief and the mysteries of life.
6. The Harder I Fight the More I Love You by Neko Case (Grand Central Publishing: $30) The singer-songwriter's vivid portrait of a turbulent life.
7. Aflame by Pico Iyer (Riverhead Books: $30) An exploration of the power of silence and what it can show us about life, love and death.
8. Unicorn Team by Jen Kem (Hay House Business: $27) The entrepreneur's guide to identifying your leadership style.
9. The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides (Doubleday: $35) An epic account of Capt. James Cook's final voyage.
10. Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (Crown: $34) The Barefoot Contessa shares the story of her rise in the food world.
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1. Deep End by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley: $20)
2. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled: Red Tower Books: $21)
3. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Vintage: $18)
4. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Grand Central: $20)
5. Orbital by Samantha Harvey (Grove Press: $17)
6. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (Anchor: $18)
7. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Vintage: $18)
8. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Simon & Schuster: $17)
9. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper Perennial: $22)
10. North Woods by Daniel Mason (Random House Trade Paperbacks: $18)
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1. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (Crown: $12)
2. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18)
3. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35)
4. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $13)
5. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17)
6. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions: $20)
7. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi (Metropolitan Books: $20)
8. All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley (Simon & Schuster: $19)
9. Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $18)
10. The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin: $19)
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