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A streaming series, a pair of first daughters and a stalwart author shape this week's USA TODAY best sellers list.

You can find Alton Brown's new lasagna recipe, which he says is the best he's ever had, in his latest cookbook "Good Eats: The Final Years."

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Tina Brown's new book, "The Palace Papers," explores the truth and turmoil inside the House of Windsor since the 1997 death of Princess Diana.

In her intimate new memoir "Finding Me," celebrated actor Viola Davis shares deeply of her impoverished past and triumphing over Hollywood racism.

"The most important thing to me is that you enjoy every bite," Daphne Oz says of her new cookbook, "Eat Your Heart Out."

Don Winslow's new novel "City on Fire" is an adrenalized plot machine whose pages seem to turn themselves.

In "Some of My Best Friends," Tajja Isen tackles how a society fluent in the language of social justice still can't follow through with actions.

Viola Davis revisits her difficult past in revealing memoir "Finding Me," and Tina Brown reveals royal dysfunction in "The Palace Papers."

The life of a comedic actor and the search for Russian killers both make impressive debuts on USA TODAY's bestsellers list.