New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
August 11, 2024

1. 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.
2. The Book of Elsewhere
by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville

An immortal soldier known as B strikes a deal with a U.S. black-ops group and encounters a mysterious force.
3. The Duke and I and The Viscount Who Loved Me
by Julia Quinn

The first book in the Bridgerton Collecfor's Edition series.
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. Swan Song
by Elin Hilderbrand

Nantucket residents are alarmed when a home, recently sold at an exorbitant price, goes up in flames and someone goes missing.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Eruption
by Michael Crichton and James Patterson

The Big Island of Hawaii comes under threat by a volcano at the same time a secret held by the military comes to light.
10. 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.
11. A Death in Cornwall
by Daniel Silva

The 24th book in the Gabriel Allon series. Gabriel forges six impressionist canvases and enlists an unlikely team of operatives to go after a new foe.
12. You Like It Darker: Stories
by Stephen King

A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.
13. Camino Ghosts
by John Grisham

The third book in the Camino series. The last living inhabitant of a deserted island gets in the way of a resort developer.
14. Funny Story
by Emily Henry

After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.
15. Sandwich
by Catherine Newman

During a summer vacation in Cape Cod, Rocky faces changes with her family, body and life.
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A version of this list appears in the August 11, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 27, 2024.
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