New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers July 30, 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. Happy Place by Emily Henry A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine. 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. Obsessed by James Patterson and James O. Born  A killer, who targets women in New York City, becomes obsessed with Michael Bennett's daughter. 5. 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. 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. 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. 8. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. 9. 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. 10. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang June Hayward, a struggling writer, must conceal the fact that she stole Athena Liu's just-finished masterpiece after Liu's sudden death. 11. 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. 12. Must Love Flowers by Debbie Macomber A nursing student and her widowed landlady navigate life changes and potential love interests. 13. The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey Four women join together to save a summer camp for girls. 14. 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. 15. Hello Stranger by Katherine Center A portrait painter, who is diagnosed with a condition known as face blindness, falls for two different men. ©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 This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.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 July 30, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 15, 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