New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
September 8, 2024

1. By Any Other Name
by Jodi Picoult

A young woman's play about her ancestor Emilia Bassano, who wrote Shakespeare's works, is submitted to a festival under a male pseudonym.
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. Spirit Crossing
by William Kent Krueger

The 20th book in the Cork O'Connor mystery series. A local politician's teenage daughter goes missing and the shallow grave of a young Ojibwe woman is discovered.
 
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore

When a 13-year-old girl disappears from an Adirondack summer camp in 1975, secrets kept by the Van Laar family emerge.
7. The Wedding People
by Alison Espach

A woman who is down on her luck forms an unexpected bond with the bride at a wedding in Rhode Island.
8. This Is Why We Lied
by Karin Slaughter

The 12th book in the Will Trent series. Will and Sarah's honeymoon is interrupted by the murder of the manager of the lodge where they are staying.
9. All the Colors of the Dark
by Chris Whitaker

Questions arise when a boy saves the daughter of a wealthy family amid a string of disappearances in a Missouri town in 1975.
10. Tom Clancy: Shadow State
by M.P. Woodward

The 12th book in the Jack Ryan Jr. series. Jack uncovers dangers in Vietnam.
11. The Coven
by Harper L. Woods

At Hollow's Grove University, a school for magic that suffered a bloody massacre decades ago, 13 gifted students confront ghosts from the school's past.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. The Spellshop
by Sarah Beth Durst

When the Great Library of Alyssium is set aflame, Kiela and Caz take the spellbooks and bring magic to Kiela's childhood home.
15. Joy
by Danielle Steel

A book editor recognizes the trauma incurred by her partner during his military deployments and seeks to restore her sense of self.
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A version of this list appears in the September 8, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 24, 2024.
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