New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers October 13, 2024 1. Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks A man in search of the father he never knew encounters a single mom and rumors circulate of the nearby appearance of a white deer. 2. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney After the passing of their father, seemingly different brothers engage in relationships and seek ways to cope. 3. 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. 4. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty Passengers on a short and seemingly unremarkable flight learn how and when they are going to die. 5. Playground by Richard Powers Residents of an island in French Polynesia must vote on whether to send floating cities out onto the open sea. 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 Life Impossible by Matt Haig A retired math teacher who inherits a run-down house on a Mediterranean island from a friend goes in search of answers. 8. Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune The second book in the Cerulean Chronicles series. The headmaster of a strange orphanage seeks to protect the magical children who reside there. 9. Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout As a murder casts a pall on a town in Maine, Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge and Bob Burgess share stories and seek meaning. 10. The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave Estranged siblings look into the death of their hotel magnate father and uncover a family secret.   11. The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen Gods enlist mortals to fight in their stead to determine who will sit on the throne in Olympus. 12. 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. 13. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman When a dead body and a bag of money turn up on a remote island, Amy Wheeler reaches out to her retired father-in-law to help investigate. 14. The Butcher Game by Alaina Urquhart The second book in the Dr. Wren Muller series. A serial killer wants to settle a score with a forensic pathologist. 15. 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. ©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 This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.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 October 13, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 28, 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