New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers May 12, 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. 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. 4. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Three generations of a family living on South India's Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning. 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. 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. 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. 8. The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Luzia Cotado encounters dangers when her magic draws the attention of the disgraced secretary to Spain's king. 9. Extinction by Douglas Preston A Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent and a county sheriff look into misdeeds involving kidnapping, murder and genetic manipulation. 10. The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl Stella is encouraged to throw caution to the wind and meets someone who introduces her to the literary, art and culinary worlds of Paris. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Lost Birds by Anne Hillerman The ninth book in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series. The detectives investigate cases that involve the adoption of Indigenous children by non-Native parents and the killing of prize-winning sheep. ©2024 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 May 12, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 27, 2024. 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