New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers August 13, 2023 1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders. 2. Light Bringer by Pierce Brown The sixth book in the Red Rising series. Darrow goes on an interplanetary adventure in the hope of defending Mars from conquest by Lysander. 3. Dead Fall: A Thriller by Brad Thor The 22nd book in the Scot Harvath series. When American aid workers are killed amid other atrocities in Ukraine, America's top spy is sent to set things right. 4. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show. 5. Happy Place by Emily Henry A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine. 6. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Three generations of a family living on South India's Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning. 7. The Collector by Daniel Silva The 23rd book in the Gabriel Allon series. The art restorer teams up with a thief to find a missing painting and works to prevent a conflict between Russia and the West. 8. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Winner of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. 9. The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand After a tragedy, a popular food blogger brings friends from distinct times in her life to spend a weekend in Nantucket. 10. Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena Things kept hidden bubble to the surface when the 9-year-old daughter of a man whose affair just ended badly goes missing. 11. Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead In 1970s Harlem, a furniture store owner and his partner in crime find themselves up against shady and violent forces. 12. Obsessed by James Patterson and James O. Born  A killer, who targets women in New York City, becomes obsessed with Michael Bennett's daughter. 13. Somebody's Fool by Richard Russo The third book in the North Bath trilogy. Complications arise among residents after the town of North Bath is annexed by neighboring Schuyler Springs and an unidentified body is discovered. 14. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. 15. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano In an homage to Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, a young man's dark past resurfaces as he gets to know the family of his college sweetheart. ©2023 All rights reserved by New York Times Syndication Sales Corp. This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.   A version of this list appears in the August 13, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 29, 2023. Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org        Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, John W. Risley, Jr., Chairman