{"id":447960,"date":"2025-09-24T13:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/447960\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T13:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:02:10","slug":"the-weeks-bestselling-books-sept-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/447960\/","title":{"rendered":"The week\u2019s bestselling books, Sept. 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Hardcover fiction<\/p>\n<p><b>1. The Secret of Secrets<\/b> by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $38) Symbologist Robert Langdon takes on a mystery involving human consciousness and ancient mythology. <\/p>\n<p><b>2. My Friends<\/b> by Fredrik Backman (Atria Books: $30) The bond between a group of teenagers 25 years earlier has a powerful effect on a budding artist. <\/p>\n<p><b>3. Katabasis<\/b> by R. F. Kuang (Harper Voyager: $35) The deluxe limited edition of a dark academia fantasy about two rival graduate students\u2019 descent into hell. <\/p>\n<p><b>4. The Academy<\/b> by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham (Little, Brown &amp;. Co.: $30) Scandal and drama unfold at a New England boarding school.  <\/p>\n<p><b>5. Culpability<\/b> by Bruce Holsinger (Spiegel &amp; Grau: $30) A suspenseful family drama about moral responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence. <\/p>\n<p><b>6. Among the Burning Flowers<\/b> by Samantha Shannon (Bloomsbury Publishing: $30) Long-slumbering dragons awaken in a prequel to fantasy bestseller \u201cThe Priory of The Orange Tree.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p><b>7. Clown Town<\/b> by Mick Herron (Soho Crime: $30) The disgraced spies of Slough House are caught between MI5\u2019s secret past and its murky future. <\/p>\n<p><b>8. The Shattering Peace<\/b> by John Scalzi (Tor Books: $30) A return to the galaxy of the Old Man\u2019s War series.  <\/p>\n<p><b>9. Wild Dark Shore<\/b> by Charlotte McConaghy (Flatiron Books: $29) As sea levels rise, a family on a remote island rescues a mysterious woman.  <\/p>\n<p><b>10. The Emperor of Gladness<\/b> by Ocean Vuong (Penguin Press: $30) An unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond. <\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\">\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Hardcover nonfiction<\/p>\n<p><b>1. All the Way to the River<\/b> by Elizabeth Gilbert (Riverhead Books: $35) The bestselling author\u2019s memoir about an intense and ultimately tragic love.  <\/p>\n<p><b>2. The Book of Sheen<\/b> by Charlie Sheen (Gallery Books: $35) The movie and TV star reflects on his turbulent life. <\/p>\n<p><b>3. Good Things<\/b> by Samin Nosrat (Random House: $45) The celebrated chef shares 125 meticulously tested recipes.   <\/p>\n<p><b>4. We the People<\/b> by Jill Lepore (Liveright: $40) The historian offers a wholly new history of the Constitution.  <\/p>\n<p><b>5. Art Work<\/b> by Sally Mann (Abrams Press: $35) The artist explores the challenges and pleasures of the creative process. <\/p>\n<p><b>6. The Let Them Theory<\/b> by Mel Robbins (Hay House: $30) How to stop wasting energy on things you can\u2019t control. <\/p>\n<p><b>7. Night People <\/b>by Mark Ronson (Grand Central Publishing: $29) The Grammy-winning record producer chronicles his early DJ days.  <\/p>\n<p><b>8. Mother Mary Comes to Me <\/b>by Arundhati Roy (Scribner: $30) The acclaimed novelist\u2019s first memoir takes on the complex relationship with her mother. <\/p>\n<p><b>9. Coming Up Short<\/b> by Robert B. Reich (Knopf: $30) A memoir by the political commentator of growing up in a baby-boom America. <\/p>\n<p><b>10. Poems &amp; Prayers<\/b> by Matthew McConaughey (Crown: $29) The Oscar-winning actor shares his writings and reflections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\">\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Paperback fiction<\/p>\n<p><b>1. The Ministry of Time<\/b> by Kaliane Bradley (Avid Reader Press\/Simon &amp; Schuster: $19)<\/p>\n<p><b>2. Project Hail Mary<\/b> by Andy Weir (Ballantine: $20)<\/p>\n<p><b>3. The Frozen River<\/b> by Ariel Lawhon (Vintage: $18)<\/p>\n<p><b>4. The City and Its Uncertain Walls<\/b> by Haruki Murakami (Vintage: $19)<\/p>\n<p><b>5. Tell Me Everything<\/b> by Elizabeth Strout (Random House Trade Paperbacks: $18)<\/p>\n<p><b>6. The Safekeep<\/b> by Yael van der Wouden (Avid Reader Press\/Simon &amp; Schuster: $19)<\/p>\n<p><b>7. Martyr!<\/b> by Kaveh Akbar (Vintage: $18)<\/p>\n<p><b>8. Red Rising<\/b> by Pierce Brown (Del Rey: $18)<\/p>\n<p><b>9. The Lion Women of Tehran<\/b> by Marjan Kamali (Gallery Books: $19)<\/p>\n<p><b>10. Starter Villain<\/b> by John Scalzi (Tor Books: $19)<\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\">\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Paperback nonfiction<\/p>\n<p><b>1. All the Beauty in the World <\/b>by Patrick Bringley (Simon &amp; Schuster: $19)<\/p>\n<p><b>2. On Tyranny<\/b> by Timothy Snyder (Crown: $12)<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Nexus<\/b> by Yuval Noah Harari (Random House Trade Paperbacks: $25)<\/p>\n<p><b>4. The Art Thief<\/b> by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18)<\/p>\n<p><b>5. Autocracy, Inc.<\/b> by Anne Applebaum (Vintage: $18)<\/p>\n<p><b>6. The Friday Afternoon Club<\/b> by Griffin Dunne (Penguin Books: $21)<\/p>\n<p><b>7. Catching the Big Fish<\/b> by David Lynch (Tarcher: $20)<\/p>\n<p><b>8. Braiding Sweetgrass<\/b> by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions: $22)<\/p>\n<p><b>9. The Wager<\/b> by David Grann (Vintage: $21)<\/p>\n<p><b>10. How to Dream<\/b> by Thich Nhat Hanh (Parallax Press: $11)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hardcover fiction 1. 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