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NYTimes Best Sellers: Hardcover Fiction

Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.

 Most links below are to print books; check Overdrive for eBooks. Book covers provided by Syndetics depending on availability.

Data provided by The New York Times

1

6 weeks on the list

The Women

by Kristin Hannah

St. Martin's

In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

2

45 weeks on the list

Fourth Wing

by Rebecca Yarros

Red Tower

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

3

19 weeks on the list

Iron Flame

by Rebecca Yarros

Red Tower

The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.

4

New this week

Empire of the Damned

by Jay Kristoff

St. Martin’s

The second book of the Empire of the Vampire series. Gabriel de León is tasked with taking the Holy Grail to the ancients of the Blood Esani.

5

3 weeks on the list

A Fate Inked in Blood

by Danielle L. Jensen

Del Rey

After the secret of her magic to repel attacks is revealed, Freya encounters dangerous tests by the gods.

6

30 weeks on the list

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

by James McBride

Riverhead

Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well.

7

2 weeks on the list

The Hunter

by Tana French

Viking

The life that a Chicago P.D. retiree has built in Ireland with a local woman and her daughter comes under threat.

8

7 weeks on the list

House of Flame and Shadow

by Sarah J. Maas

Bloomsbury

The third book in the Crescent City series. Bryce wants to return home while Hunt is trapped in Asteri's dungeons.

9

3 weeks on the list

Three-inch Teeth

by C.J. Box

Putnam

The 24th book in the Joe Pickett series. A man released from prison uses grizzly bear attacks to cover his acts of revenge.

10

2 weeks on the list

Never Too Late

by Danielle Steel

Delacorte

A widow makes a fresh start in New York City and connects with her movie-star neighbor as they help others after a crisis.

11

42 weeks on the list

Remarkably Bright Creatures

by Shel Van Pelt

Ecco

A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.

12

11 weeks on the list

First Lie Wins

by Ashley Elston

Pamela Dorman

A woman who works for a mysterious boss takes on a new identity to dig up information on someone.

13

New this week

Still See You Everywhere

by Lisa Gardner

Grand Central

The third book in the Frankie Elkin series. Frankie must find the sister, who was kidnapped over a decade ago, of a serial killer on death row.

14

97 weeks on the list

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

Doubleday

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

15

New this week

Until August

by Gabriel García Márquez

Knopf

Every August, Ana Magdalena Bach travels to the island where her mother is buried and takes a lover for one night. Translated by Anne McLean.