New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
May 19, 2024

1. Funny Story
by Emily Henry

After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.
2. The Women
by Kristin Hannah

In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.
3. Home Is Where the Bodies Are
by Jeneva Rose

Three estranged siblings find evidence of a dark secret involving their absent father and recently deceased mother.
4. Only the Brave
by Danielle Steel

In World War II Germany, Sophia Alexander joins the resistance and faces several kinds of loss of family members.
5. 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.
6. A Calamity of Souls
by David Baldacci

Lawyers from different backgrounds represent a Black man charged with killing a wealthy white couple in Virginia in 1968.
7. Iron Flame
by Rebecca Yarros

The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail's next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.
8. Table for Two
by Amor Towles

A collection of six short stories based in New York City around the year 2000 and a novella set during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
9. Real Americans
by Rachel Khong

Three generations of a Chinese American family deal with race, class and secrets.
10. The Familiar
by Leigh Bardugo

Luzia Cotado encounters dangers when her magic draws the attention of the disgraced secretary to Spain's king.
11. 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.
12. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride

Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well.
13. James
by Percival Everett

A reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn shines a different light on Mark Twain's classic, revealing new facets of the character of Jim.
14. Toxic Prey
by John Sandford

The 34th book in the Prey series. Letty and Lucas must find an expert on tropical and infections diseases before a virus becomes weaponized.
15. House of Flame and Shadow
by Sarah J. Maas

The third book in the Crescent City series. Bryce wants to return home while Hunt is trapped in Asteri's dungeons.
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A version of this list appears in the May 19, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 4, 2024.
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