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New York Times Best Seller lists

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is updated online every Wednesday evening. Below are best seller lists for hardcover fiction and non-fiction. For more lists, visit our New York Times Children’s Best Sellers page or The New York Times’s Best Sellers page.

Hardcover Fiction

July 23, 2023

1

Fourth Wingby Rebecca Yarros
Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

2

Happy Placeby Emily Henry
A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine.

3

Lessons in Chemistryby Bonnie Garmus
A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.

4

The Five-star Weekendby Elin Hilderbrand
After a tragedy, a popular food blogger brings friends from distinct times in her life to spend a weekend in Nantucket.

5

The Covenant of Waterby Abraham Verghese
Three generations of a family living on South India’s Malabar Coast suffer the loss of a family member by drowning.

6

Demon Copperheadby Barbara Kingsolver
Winner of a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.

7

The Only One Leftby Riley Sager
In 1983, a mute woman confined to a wheelchair types out her side of the story about a family massacre to her home-health aide.

8

Hello Beautifulby Ann Napolitano
In a homage to Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women,” a young man’s dark past resurfaces as he gets to know the family of his college sweetheart.

9

Yellowfaceby R.F. Kuang
June Hayward, a struggling writer, must conceal the fact that she stole Athena Liu’s just-finished masterpiece after Liu’s sudden death.

10

Palazzoby Danielle Steel
Challenges arise when a young woman takes over her family’s haute couture Italian leather brand and 400-year-old palazzo in Venice.

11

Zero Daysby Ruth Ware
A security system tester must elude the police to find the person who killed her partner in marriage and in crime.

12

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrowby Gabrielle Zevin
Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design.

13

Lady Tan's Circle of Womenby Lisa See
Tan Yunxian learns the pillars of Chinese medicine from her grandmother but is sent into an arranged marriage and pressured by her mother-in-law.

14

Cross Downby James Patterson and Brendan DuBois
John Sampson seeks justice after Alex Cross gets injured.

15

Remarkably Bright Creaturesby 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.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

July 23, 2023

1

Outliveby Peter Attia with Bill Gifford
A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

2

The Wagerby David Grann
The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

3

I'm Glad My Mom Diedby Jennette McCurdy
The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

4

Unbroken Bonds of Battleby Johnny Joey Jones
The Fox News military analyst shares stories from working with veterans for over a decade.

5

1964by Paul McCartney
A collection of photographs taken with a 35-millimeter camera during the rise of the Beatles from the end of 1963 through early 1964.

6

The In-betweenby Hadley Vlahos
A hospice nurse shares some of her most impactful experiences and questions some of society's beliefs around end-of-life care.

7

Pageboyby Elliot Page
The Oscar-nominated star details discovering himself as a trans person and navigating abuse in Hollywood.

8

The Art Thiefby Michael Finkel
The author of “The Stranger in the Woods” tells the story of Stéphane Breitwieser, who stole art more than 200 times for the sake of admiring it.

9

What an Owl Knowsby Jennifer Ackerman
The author of “The Genius of Birds” explores new scientific discoveries about the brains and behavior of owls.

10

Spareby Prince Harry
The Duke of Sussex details his struggles with the royal family, loss of his mother, service in the British Army and marriage to Meghan Markle.

11

White House by the Seaby Kate Storey
A multigenerational story of the Kennedy family and their Hyannis Port compound on Cape Cod.

12

The Puppeteersby Jason Chaffetz
The Fox News contributor and former congressman argues that liberals remain in power no matter who gets elected.

13

My Friend Anne Frankby Hannah Pick-Goslar with Dina Kraft
A memoir by the Holocaust survivor who was first referred to as Lies Goosens in Anne Frank’s diary.

14

Tell Me Everythingby Minka Kelly
The actress and philanthropist shares stories of adversity on her way to career success.

15

American Whitelashby Wesley Lowery
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines a cyclical pattern of violence and backlash against racial progress.