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NYT Bestsellers: August 2023

This is an up-to-date list of books from the New York Times Bestseller list, including both fiction and nonfiction titles.

 

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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.

 

 

 

SF YARROS

 

 

 

2

The Collector by Daniel Silva

 

 

The 23rd book in the Gabriel Allon series. The art restorer teams up with a thief to find a missing painting and works to prevent a conflict between Russia and the West.

 

 

 

 

F SILVA

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

F GARMUS

 

 

 

4

Happy Place by Emily Henry

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

F HENRY

5

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.

 

 

 

 

F VERGHESE

6

Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

 

 

In 1970s Harlem, a furniture store owner and his partner in crime find themselves up against shady and violent forces.

 

 

 

F WHITEHEAD

7

The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

 

 

After a tragedy, a popular food blogger brings friends from distinct times in her life to spend a weekend in Nantucket.

 

 

 

F HILDERBRAND

8

A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

 

 

The fifth book in the Blood and Ash series. The love between Poppy and Casteel faces new challenges.

 

 

 

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9

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

 

 

A reimagining of Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.

 

 

 

F KINGSOLVER

10

Obsessed by James Patterson and James O. Born

 

 

A killer, who targets women in New York City, becomes obsessed with Michael Bennett’s daughter.

 

 

 

 

F PATTERSON

11

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

 

 

Two friends find their partnership challenged in the world of video game design.

 

 

 

F ZEVIN

12

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

 

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

 

 

 

F NAPOLITANO

13

The Only One Left by 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.

 

 

 

F SAGER

14

Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

 

 

The first book in the Flesh & False Gods series. Princess Calla Tuoleimi wants to take down the monarchy.

 

 

 

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15

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.

 

 

 

F VAN PELT

 

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1

Beyond the Story by BTS and Myeongseok Kang

 

 

An oral history of the K-pop group that is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

 

 

 

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2

Outlive by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

 

 

 

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

 

 

 

 

612.68 A8851o 2023

 

 

 

 

3

The Wager by David Grann

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

910.91641 G759w 2023

 

 

 

4

 

Jackie by J. Randy Taraborrelli

 

 

 

A biography of the former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

 

 

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5

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

 

 

The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.

 

 

 

BIO MCCURDY

 

 

 

 

6

The Fourth Turning Is Here by Neil Howe

 

 

One of the authors of “The Fourth Turning” gives reflections on the cycles of history and makes predictions of potential outcomes generated by the present era of polarization.

 

 

 

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7

Blowback by Miles Taylor

 

 

The former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, who revealed himself to be the author of “A Warning,” gives his take on where Trumpism might be headed.

 

 

 

973.933 T2381b 2023

 

 

 

8

Easy Money by Ben McKenzie with Jacob Silverman

 

 

The actor recounts his misadventures in cryptocurrency and analyzes its decline in value.

 

 

 

364.163 M1561e  2023

 

 

9

The In-Between by Hadley Vlahos

 

 

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

 

 

 

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10

The Heat Will Kill You First by Jeff Goodell

 

 

 

The impact that rising temperatures have on our seasons, food supply, economy and vulnerable populations.

 

 

 

 

363.73874 G648h 2023

 

 

 

 

11

 

Spare by 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.

 

 

 

 

BIO HARRY

 

 

 

12

You Will Own Nothing by Carol Roth

 

 

An entrepreneur gives her assessment of the impact that organizations and market forces may have on the assets of individuals.

 

 

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13

Dark Future by Glenn Beck with Justin Haskins

 

 

The second book in the Great Reset series. The conservative commentator gives his take on advances in technology and their potential impact.

 

 

 

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14

America's Cultural Revolution by Christopher F. Rufo

 

 

 

The conservative filmmaker shares his views on some of America’s institutions.

 

 

 

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15

Unbroken Bonds of Battle by Johnny Joey Jones

 

 

The Fox News military analyst shares stories from working with veterans for over a decade.

 

 

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