New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers January 1, 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. The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham Two childhood friends follow in their fathers' footsteps, which puts them on opposite sides of the law. 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. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver A reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. 5. Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks Musicians from different backgrounds are attracted to each other and a mother flees with her son from an abusive husband. 6. 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. 7. Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan After returning to her hometown, Olivia McAfee's son gets accused of killing his crush. 8. 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.  9. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design. 10. 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. 11. Desert Star by Michael Connelly Ballard and Bosch bury old resentments as they go after two killers. 12. 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. 13. No Plan B: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child and Andrew Child The 27th book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher goes after a killer but is unaware of the bigger implications. 14. 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. 15. 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. ©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 1, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending December 17, 2022. Seymour Library 176-178 Genesee St. Auburn, New York 13021 (315) 252-2571 https://seymourlibrary.org