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New York Times Announces its Bestsellers for the month of May 2022

Are you a bibliophile? Then this article is for you that walks you through a list of books that have been featured in NY Times Bestsellers ranging from Freezing Order by Bill Browder to Faith Family Friends & Finance by Jeremy Rudd. Read along to know what is in store for this month.

  1. Freezing Order by Bill Browder 

Bill Browder’s Freezing Order is second in the row of NY Times Bestsellers after Red Notice. The book is a thrilling read wherein the author is audacious enough to reveal Putin’s campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars and kill anyone who stands in his way. Bill goes on to express how he became Vladimir Putin’s enemy by uncovering a $230 million tax refund scheme. It is a sure read for those who are interested in diplomacy and international politics.

  1. Hello, Molly! by Molly Shannon and Sean Wilsey

Hello, Molly! is a heartbreaking memoir told with tremendous energy and heart that illustrates Molly, a four-year-old who lost her mother, sister and cousin in a car accident with her father at the wheel. Celebrating with grief her tender and complicated relationship with her father, Molly was raised in a non-restrictive household coupled with her audacity that led her to become a celebrated actress. The author also pens down her years as a star of “Saturday Night Live” in the book.

  1. Bittersweet by Susan Cain

Coming from the author of Quiet, Susan Cain through her book Bittersweet walks you through the power of a bittersweet outlook on life, a tendency and a feeling of longing, sorrow and passing time. It recognises the eternal pairing of light and dark, birth and death—bitter and sweet. It is the best read for those who are trying to understand the concept of life and take valuable lessons from it.

  1. Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron

Left on Tenth is a heartbreaking story of the author Delia who loses her sister and husband to cancer and takes a 360° turn to find love again and receives a leukemia diagnosis. To her surprise and amazement, she came across her lover whom she dated 54 years ago. What happens next? Will Delia give chance to her past relationship? And if yes, will it come that easy to her considering the twists and turns that life throws at us? Read on to find the secret to her joyous resolution.

  1. Faith Family Friends & Finance by Jeremy Rudd

There are various ups and downs that we face in our lives while transitioning from a teen phase to adulthood. Very often it becomes challenging for us to understand the simple yet complex life situations coupled with the peer pressure that makes it even more difficult to make the right choices. In such a situation, Jeremy Rudd suggests having faith in God to get oneself out of any situation one might face followed by some learning outcomes that can be studied in just 5 minutes in his book Faith Family Friends & Finance. 

  1. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart is a story about a daughter who lost her mother to cancer, and how she held herself up and gathered a courage to create her own identity after undergoing such an unrepairable loss. Michelle proves herself to be far more than an accomplished singer, songwriter, and guitarist amid the story of family, food, tragedy, and endurance.

  1. The Storyteller by Dave Grohl

The Storyteller is a  memoir by a musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana who has brought about extraordinary anecdotes about Nirvana, Iggy Pop, and even Sir Paul McCartney. The book is a must-read for anyone curious to know how a hyperactive misfit from Virginia became a third of Nirvana and then went on to form his own Foo Fighters and eventually a stadium-filling star.

  1. Recessional by David Mamet

Recessional: The Death of Free Speech and the Cost of a Free Lunch by David Mamet examines how politics and cultural attitudes about rebellion have shifted in the United States in the last generation. She adds that we as citizens kill the idea of democracy by letting go of our freedom of speech which serve as the foundations of security and growth. This book is a must-read for those who believe in the idea of democracy and fundamental rights.

  1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

The Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years through his book Greenlights that incorporates a feeling of success, failure, joy and sorrow with a whole bunch of bumper stickers. The book is purely based on Matthew’s life experiences and the lessons learnt that he wishes to share with the readers. 

  1. The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project is a new origin story that offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. This book speaks about the systems of race and caste within which we operate today. It reveals long-hidden realities about our country’s founding and construction, as well as how slavery’s legacy did not cease with freedom and continues to shape modern American life.

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