New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
June 11, 2023

1. Identity
by Nora Roberts

After her roommate is killed by a con artist, a former Army brat builds a new life at her mother's home in Vermont.
2. Happy Place
by Emily Henry

A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine.
3. 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.
4. Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus

A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.
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. Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver

A reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.
7. The 23rd Midnight
by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

The 23rd book in the Women's Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer tracks a copycat killer.
8. Simply Lies
by David Baldacci

A former detective becomes the prime suspect in a murder case involving a man with mob ties who was in witness protection.
9. Tom Clancy Flash Point
by Don Bentley

When aircraft from rival nations have a midair collision and the Campus is attacked, Jack Ryan Jr. tries to avert a war.
10. Yellowface
by 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.
11. Hello Beautiful
by Ann Napolitano

In an 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.
12. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin

Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design.
13. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
by Tom Hanks

A World War II soldier's experiences inspire a comic book, which gets adapted into a superhero movie.
14. Only the Dead
by Jack Carr

The sixth book in the Terminal List series. The killing of a freshman congressman reverberates for decades and James Reece faces a global conspiracy.
15. Rogue Justice: A Thriller
by Stacey Abrams

The second book in the Avery Keene series. The Supreme Court clerk suspects something sinister inside the nation's third branch of government.
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A version of this list appears in the June 11, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 27, 2023.
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