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February 2021

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Week of February 7, 2021

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A PROMISED LAND
Barack Obama
Cover of A PROMISED LAND
1

A PROMISED LAND

GREENLIGHTS
Matthew McConaughey
Cover of GREENLIGHTS
2

GREENLIGHTS

CASTE
Isabel Wilkerson
Cover of CASTE
3

CASTE

UNTAMED
Glennon Doyle
Cover of UNTAMED
4

UNTAMED

BECOMING
Michelle Obama
Cover of BECOMING
5

BECOMING

A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN
George Saunders
Cover of A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN
6

A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN

HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
Ibram X. Kendi
Cover of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
7

HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST

BREATH
James Nestor
Cover of BREATH
8

BREATH

EDUCATED
Tara Westover
Cover of EDUCATED
9

EDUCATED

UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN
Emmanuel Acho
Cover of UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN
10

UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN

THE DOCTORS BLACKWELL
Janice P. Nimura
Cover of THE DOCTORS BLACKWELL
11

THE DOCTORS BLACKWELL

WORLD OF WONDERS
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Cover of WORLD OF WONDERS
12

WORLD OF WONDERS

YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED TO LACEY
Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar
Cover of YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED TO LACEY
13

YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED TO LACEY

WINTERING
Katherine May
Cover of WINTERING
14

WINTERING

THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE
Erik Larson
Cover of THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE
15

THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE

Week of February 14, 2021

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JUST AS I AM
Cicely Tyson with Michelle Burford
Cover of JUST AS I AM
1

JUST AS I AM

A PROMISED LAND
Barack Obama
Cover of A PROMISED LAND
2

A PROMISED LAND

GREENLIGHTS
Matthew McConaughey
Cover of GREENLIGHTS
3

GREENLIGHTS

CASTE
Isabel Wilkerson
Cover of CASTE
4

CASTE

UNTAMED
Glennon Doyle
Cover of UNTAMED
5

UNTAMED

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN
Joan Didion
Cover of LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN
6

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN

EXTRATERRESTRIAL
Avi Loeb
Cover of EXTRATERRESTRIAL
7

EXTRATERRESTRIAL

BECOMING
Michelle Obama
Cover of BECOMING
8

BECOMING

THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Charles M. Blow
Cover of THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
9

THE DEVIL YOU KNOW

A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN
George Saunders
Cover of A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN
10

A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN

HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
Ibram X. Kendi
Cover of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
11

HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST

GIRL WITH NO JOB
Claudia Oshry
Cover of GIRL WITH NO JOB
12

GIRL WITH NO JOB

BREATH
James Nestor
Cover of BREATH
13

BREATH

WINTERING
Katherine May
Cover of WINTERING
14

WINTERING

UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN
Emmanuel Acho
Cover of UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN
15

UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN

Week of February 21, 2021

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FOUR HUNDRED SOULS
Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
1

FOUR HUNDRED SOULS

THINK AGAIN
Adam Grant
Cover of THINK AGAIN
2

THINK AGAIN

JUST AS I AM
Cicely Tyson with Michelle Burford
Cover of JUST AS I AM
3

JUST AS I AM

A PROMISED LAND
Barack Obama
Cover of A PROMISED LAND
4

A PROMISED LAND

UNMASKED
Andy Ngo
Cover of UNMASKED
5

UNMASKED

GREENLIGHTS
Matthew McConaughey
Cover of GREENLIGHTS
6

GREENLIGHTS

CASTE
Isabel Wilkerson
Cover of CASTE
7

CASTE

UNTAMED
Glennon Doyle
Cover of UNTAMED
8

UNTAMED

BECOMING
Michelle Obama
Cover of BECOMING
9

BECOMING

HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
Ibram X. Kendi
Cover of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
10

HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST

WHEN HARRY MET MINNIE
Martha Teichner
Cover of WHEN HARRY MET MINNIE
11

WHEN HARRY MET MINNIE

MIKE NICHOLS
Mark Harris
Cover of MIKE NICHOLS
12

MIKE NICHOLS

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN
Joan Didion
Cover of LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN
13

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN

A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN
George Saunders
Cover of A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN
14

A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN

LIKE STREAMS TO THE OCEAN
Jedidiah Jenkins
Cover of LIKE STREAMS TO THE OCEAN
15

LIKE STREAMS TO THE OCEAN

Week of February 28, 2021

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WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS
James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney
Cover of WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS
1

WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS

JUST AS I AM
Cicely Tyson with Michelle Burford
Cover of JUST AS I AM
2

JUST AS I AM

A PROMISED LAND
Barack Obama
Cover of A PROMISED LAND
3

A PROMISED LAND

THINK AGAIN
Adam Grant
Cover of THINK AGAIN
4

THINK AGAIN

FOUR HUNDRED SOULS
Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
5

FOUR HUNDRED SOULS

GREENLIGHTS
Matthew McConaughey
Cover of GREENLIGHTS
6

GREENLIGHTS

UNMASKED
Andy Ngo
Cover of UNMASKED
7

UNMASKED

CASTE
Isabel Wilkerson
Cover of CASTE
8

CASTE

UNTAMED
Glennon Doyle
Cover of UNTAMED
9

UNTAMED

BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS
Suleika Jaouad
Cover of BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS
10

BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS

BECOMING
Michelle Obama
Cover of BECOMING
11

BECOMING

HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
Ibram X. Kendi
Cover of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
12

HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST

THIS IS HOW THEY TELL ME THE WORLD ENDS
Nicole Perlroth
Cover of THIS IS HOW THEY TELL ME THE WORLD ENDS
13

THIS IS HOW THEY TELL ME THE WORLD ENDS

BREATH
James Nestor
Cover of BREATH
14

BREATH

UNFINISHED
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Cover of UNFINISHED
15

UNFINISHED

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.