Bestsellers for the week ending Aug. 5

August 11, 2023

Publishers Weekly’s U.S. list powered by Circana BookScan for the week ending Aug. 5.

HARDCOVER

FICTION

1. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower)

2. TOM LAKE, by Ann Patchett (Harper)

3. OUT OF NOWHERE, by Sandra Brown (Grand Central)

4. HAPPY PLACE, by Emily Henry (Berkley)

5. THE COVENANT OF WATER, by Abraham Verghese (Grove)

6. DEMON COPPERHEAD, by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper)

7. THE COLLECTOR, by Daniel Silva (Harper)

8. DEAD FALL, by Brad Thor (Atria)

9. OBSESSED, by James Patterson and James O. Born (Little, Brown)

10. THE FIVE-STAR WEEKEND, by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown)

NONFICTION

1. BAKING YESTERYEAR, by B. Dylan Hollis (Alpha)

2. LIKE A RIVER, by Granger Smith (W)

3. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia (Harmony)

4. THE CREATIVE ACT, by Rick Rubin (Penguin Press)

5. THE WAGER, by David Grann (Doubleday)

6. I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED, by Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster)

7. MAGNOLIA TABLE, Vol. 3, by Joanna Gaines (Morrow)

8. THE COMPLETE COOK’S COUNTRY TV SHOW COOKBOOK (America’s Test Kitchen)

9. WHAT’S GABY COOKING: TAKE IT EASY, by Gaby Dalkin (Abrams)

10. BEYOND THE STORY, by BTS (Flatiron)

1. TOO LATE, by Colleen Hoover (Grand Central)

2. IT STARTS WITH US, by Colleen Hoover (Atria)

3. ICEBREAKER, by Hannah Grace (Atria)

4. THE HOUSEMAID, by Freida McFadden (Grand Central)

5. TWISTED LOVE, by Ana Huang (Bloom)

6. CROSSED, by Emily McIntire (Bloom)

7. THE HOUSEMAID’S SECRET, by Freida McFadden (Bookouture)

8. THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY, by Matt Haig (Penguin)

9. FAIRY TALE, by Stephen King (Scribner)

10. THE BOYS FROM BILOXI, by John Grisham (Vintage)