New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers October 24, 2021 1. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Two friends who escaped from a juvenile work farm take Emmett Watson on an unexpected journey to New York City in 1954. 2. The Wish by Nicholas Sparks Maggie Dawes, a renowned travel photographer, struggles with a medical diagnosis over Christmas. 3. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr An interconnected cast of dreamers and outsiders are in dangerous and disparate settings past, present and future. 4. Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen Members of a Midwestern family find themselves at a pivotal moment of moral crisis in 1971. 5. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty The Delaney siblings suspect their father of causing the disappearance of their mother. 6. Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead Ray Carney, a family man who sells furniture on 125th Street, gets a new clientele made up of vicious and unsavory characters. 7. The Butler by Danielle Steel The working relationship between a man and woman from different worlds develops into something new for them. 8. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a previous relationship. 9. Billy Summers by Stephen King A killer for hire who only takes out bad guys seeks redemption as he does one final job. 10. The Jailhouse Lawyer by James Patterson and Nancy Allen A young lawyer winds up in an Alabama jail that remains mysteriously crowded. 11. Bewilderment by Richard Powers An astrobiologist and single father learns of a neurofeedback treatment that may improve his son's emotional control. 12. Three Sisters by Heather Morris The third book in the Tattooist of Auschwitz series. As the allies close in, Livia, Magda and Cibi face problems and secrets from their past. 13. Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney A novelist, a warehouse worker, an editorial assistant, and a political adviser deal with changes. 14. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab A Faustian bargain comes with a curse that affects the adventure Addie LaRue has across centuries. 15. Vince Flynn: Enemy at the Gates by Kyle Mills Anthony Cook, an autocratic president, distrusts Mitch Rapp, who is working to uncover a traitor. © 2021 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 This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.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 October 24, 2021 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 9, 2021. 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