New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
January 21, 2024

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. First Lie Wins
by Ashley Elston

A woman who works for a mysterious boss takes on a new identity to dig up information on someone.
6. 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.
7. Upside Down
by Danielle Steel

When they encounter strains in their romantic relationships, a Hollywood actress and her plastic surgeon daughter seek solace in each other.
8. The Exchange: After The Firm
by John Grisham

In a sequel to The Firm, Mitch McDeere, who is now a partner at the world's largest law firm, gets caught up in a sinister plot.
9. Demon Copperhead
by 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.
10. The Little Liar
by Mitch Albom

The actions of an 11-year-old boy help facilitate the delivery of Jewish residents, including his family, to Auschwitz.
11. Tom Lake
by Ann Patchett

Three daughters, who return to their family orchard in the spring of 2020, learn about their mother's relationship with a famous actor.
12. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin

Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design.
13. 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.
14. None of This Is True
by Lisa Jewell

After meeting a woman who shares the same birthday, Alix Summer becomes the subject of her own true crime podcast.
15. Holly
by Stephen King

The private detective Holly Gibney investigates whether a married pair of octogenarian academics had anything to do with Bonnie Dahl's disappearance.
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A version of this list appears in the January 21, 2024 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending January 6, 2024.
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