Memorial Hall Library

New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
May 14, 2023

1. Happy Place
by Emily Henry

A former couple pretend to be together for the sake of their friends during their annual getaway in Maine.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. In the Lives of Puppets
by T.J. Klune

When an unfamiliar android turns up, the security of a family consisting of a human and three robots is imperiled.
5. Small Mercies
by Dennis Lehane

As desegregation comes to Boston's public schools, a young Black man is found dead and a woman searches for her missing daughter.
6. 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.
7. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin

Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design.
8. Hang the Moon
by Jeannette Walls

Nine years after being cast out, a young woman returns to reclaim her place in her family and comes into her own as a bootlegger.
9. The Way of the Bear
by Anne Hillerman

The eighth book in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series. Puzzling deaths occur near Utah's Bears Ears National Monument.
10. It Ends With Us
by Colleen Hoover

A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.
11. Dark Angel
by John Sandford

The second book in the Letty Davenport series. Letty takes an undercover assignment that puts her in harm's way with a group of hackers.
12. Romantic Comedy
by Curtis Sittenfeld

A late-night show's sketch writer may become involved with a pop music sensation who is a guest host.
13. 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.
14. You Shouldn't Have Come Here
by Jeneva Rose

A blossoming romance between a New Yorker and a rancher morphs into something potentially destructive.
15. Night Angel Nemesis
by Brent Weeks

The High King Logan Gyre asks Kylar Stern to protect his kingdom and twin sons.
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A version of this list appears in the May 14, 2023 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 29, 2023.
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