The set-in-Indianapolis novel is riding a three-week streak at No. 1 on The New York Times Best Sellers list for young adult hardcover books.

6 THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS (Penguin Press, $30). By Ocean Vuong. A transformative friendship develops between an elderly widow and the young man who is her caretaker. 7 GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE ...

GREEN LIGHT “I’ve battled despair a lot in my life,” said John Green, whose first book for adults, “ The Anthropocene Reviewed,” has been on the hardcover nonfiction list for three weeks.

10. “Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy” by Tieghan Gerard (Clarkson Potter) ...