New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers August 6, 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. 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. 3. 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. 4. Happy Place by Emily Henry A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout The fifth book in the Blood and Ash series. The love between Poppy and Casteel faces new challenges. 9. 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. 10. Obsessed by James Patterson and James O. Born  A killer, who targets women in New York City, becomes obsessed with Michael Bennett's daughter. 11. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. 12. 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. 13. The Only One Left by Riley Sager In 1983, a mute woman confined to a wheelchair types out her side of the story about a family massacre to her home-health aide. 14. Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong The first book in the Flesh & False Gods series. Princess Calla Tuoleimi wants to take down the monarchy. 15. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there. ©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 6, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 22, 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