The weeks bestselling books, September 20

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Set us as preferred 1.Whistler by Ann Patchett (Harper: $30) A woman reconnects with her former stepfather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art decades after a traumatic event separated them.

2.Switzy by Emma Cline (Random House: $32) A man with dementia prepares to end his life.

3.The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon (Doubleday: $32) The adventures of a sea captain based on the real-life Grace O’Malley.

4.The Disappearers by Marlon James (Riverhead Books: $32) The killing of a gay man in 1980s Jamaica has far-reaching consequences.

5.The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Crown: $28) A lifelong letter writer reckons with a painful past.6.

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf: $30) A “tradwife” influencer suddenly wakes up in the brutal world of 1855.7.

The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau: $35) In 1933 Mississippi, a circle of female friends forms a defiant bond.8.

Under Story by Chloe Benjamin (G.P.Putnam’s Sons: $32) A grieving biologist working as a dishwasher at a remote outpost makes a profound discovery.

9.Taipei Story by R.F.

Kuang (William Morrow: $32) A college student goes on a journey of self-discovery abroad.10.

The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout (Random House: $29) A life-altering event forces a high school teacher to confront hidden truths.…1.

How to Eat an Elephant by Sarah Longwell (St.Martin’s Press: $29) The Bulwark founder on how to build a coalition durable enough to defeat authoritarian populism.

2.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.

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

4.Famesick by Lena Dunham (Random House: $32) The actor, writer and direc...