New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers January 15, 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. Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang In 1928, Robin Swift studies at Oxford University's Royal Institute of Translation and faces a choice when Britain pursues a war with China. 3. Fairy Tale by Stephen King A high school kid inherits a shed that is a portal to another world where good and evil are at war. 4. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan After returning to her hometown, Olivia McAfee's son gets accused of killing his crush. 5. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. 6. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver A reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. 7. The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham Two childhood friends follow in their fathers' footsteps, which puts them on opposite sides of the law. 8. Verity by Colleen Hoover Lowen Ashleigh is hired by the husband of an injured writer to complete her popular series and uncovers a horrifying truth. 9. Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks Musicians from different backgrounds are attracted to each other and a mother flees with her son from an abusive husband. 10. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny The 18th book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. When an attic room that was sealed off 160 years ago is opened, an old enemy returns.  11. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived. 12. Triple Cross by James Patterson Detective Alex Cross and the true-crime author Thomas Tull search for a serial killer known as the Family Man. 13. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell In 1550s Florence, the future of the third daughter of the grand duke seems uncertain after she is thrust into a marriage. 14. Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich The 29th book in the Stephanie Plum series. The man who abducted the office manager at Vinnie's Bail Bonds demands a mysterious coin in exchange for her. 15. Tom Clancy: Red Winter by Marc Cameron The 22nd book in the Jack Ryan series. Ryan goes behind the Berlin Wall in 1985 to investigate an East German defector. ©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 January 15, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending December 31, 2022. 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