New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers April 23, 2023 1. 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. 2. Homecoming by Kate Morton An unemployed journalist connects events in a true-crime book, which details a long-buried murder in 1959 in South Australia, to her own family.  3. Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld A late-night show's sketch writer may become involved with a pop music sensation who is a guest host. 4. Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls Nine years after being cast out, a young woman returns to reclaim her place in her family and comes into her own as a bootlegger. 5. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. 6. 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. 7. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson Tress stows away on a ship to look for the Sorceress of the Midnight Sea. 8. The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth The marriage between a couple, who live in a cottage near cliffs where people try to end their lives, begins to crack. 9. I Will Find You by Harlan Coben A man imprisoned for murdering his 3-year-old son becomes convinced his son is still alive and plans an escape. 10. Countdown by James Patterson and Brendan Dubois A botched field operation and a terrorist plot endanger Amy Cornwall and her family. 11. Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson Three women navigate their roles in a well-to-do family living in Brooklyn Heights. 12. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver A reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. 13. 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. 14. Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling At a building project in remote northern Canada, a woman is on a secret mission to monitor the architect in charge. 15. Above Ground: Poems by Clint Smith A collection of poems by the author of How the Word Is Passed. ©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 This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.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 April 23, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 8, 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, Maureen Kern, Chairwoman