The weeks bestselling books, May 3

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1.The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Crown: $28) A lifelong letter writer reckons with a painful past.

2.Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf: $30) A “tradwife” influencer suddenly wakes up in the brutal world of 1855.

3.Go Gentle by Maria Semple (G.P.

Putnam’s Sons: $30) A woman’s carefully curated life is upended after meeting a handsome stranger.4.

Transcription by Ben Lerner (Farrar, Straus and Giroux: $25) A writer must conduct an interview without a recording device, setting off a meditation on memories and communication.5.

Heart the Lover by Lily King (Grove Press: $28) A woman reflects on a youthful love triangle and its consequences.6.

Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $28) A family comes undone in a small coastal town.7.

The Keeper by Tana French (Viking: $32) The third and final book in the Cal Hooper trilogy.8.

Kin by Tayari Jones (Knopf: $32) The bond between two lifelong friends in the South is tested as they take different paths in life.9.

American Fantasy by Emma Straub (Riverhead Books: $30) A woman bonds with a ’90s-era boy-band member on a themed cruise ship voyage.10.

The Correspondent: Deluxe Edition by Virginia Evans (Crown: $35) …1.London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe (Doubleday: $35) A family uncovers their 19-year-old son’s secret life in the London criminal underground after his sudden death.2.

Strangers by Belle Burden (The Dial Press: $30) A woman explores her marriage, its end and the man she thought she knew.3.

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Knopf: $28) Reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its values.4.Famesick by Lena Dunham (Random House: $32) The actor, writer and director’s frank reflections on illness, fame, sex and more.

5.Young Man in a Hurry by Gavin Newsom (Penguin Press: $30) The California governor tells his origin stor...