Fiction

1. “Plum Lovin’,” by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s, $16.95). A mysterious man in Stephanie Plum’s life helps her track down a matchmaker who skipped bail.

2. “For One More Day,” by Mitch Albom (Hyperion, $21.95). A troubled man gets a last chance to reconnect and restore his relationship with his dead mother.

3. “The Alexandria Link,” by Steve Berry (Ballantine, $25.95). A former Justice Department operative turned bookseller hides a link to the secrets of the vanished library of Alexandria from wealthy international thugs.

Nonfiction

1. “The Audacity of Hope,” by Barack Obama (Crown, $25). The Illinois junior senator proposes that Americans move beyond their political divisions.

2. “Born on a Blue Day,” by Daniel Tammet (Free Press, $24). A memoir by an autistic savant who can perform extraordinary mathematical calculations.

3. “Palestine Peace Not Apartheid,” by Jimmy Carter (Simon & Schuster, $27). The former president calls for revitalizing the peace process.