What are New Yorkers reading nowadays? Probably a book that is featured on the world-famous New York Times Bestseller List—the gold standard of what’s capturing readers’ hearts and minds in the U.S. since 1931, and a major source of literary trends across the globe. Here's our selection of books (both fiction and non-fiction) that made it to THE LIST in the past couple of weeks. Among others, you can dive into Matriarch by Tina Knowles (the mother of icons Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland); or explore the transformative power of friendship and art in Fredrik Backman’s My Friends. For fantasy lovers we have the Norse-inspired epic A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. Jensen or the gothic The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig. For deeply human stories, don’t miss Ocean Vuong’s luminous The Emperor of Gladness, or the queer paranormal romance Love at Second Sight by F.T. Lukens. History buffs will be riveted by David Grann’s gripping true tale of The Wager, while those seeking empowerment can turn to Mel Robbins’ game-changing The Let Them Theory.