New York Times Best Sellers: August 20, 2023

Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

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

A scientist and single mother living in California in the 1960s becomes a star on a TV cooking show.

A shooting at a Texas county fair leads to an unexpected connection between a children's book author and a corporate consultant.

Three generations of a family living on South India's Malabar Coast suffer the last of a family member by drowning.

A reimagining of Charles Dicken's "David Copperfield" set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.

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

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.

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

The 22nd book in the Scot Harvath series. When American aid workers are killed amid other atrocities in Ukraine, America’s top spy is sent to set things right.

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

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

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

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.

Things kept hidden bubble to the surface when the 9-year-old daughter of a man whose affair just ended badly goes missing.

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

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

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

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

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

The author of “The Genius of Birds” explores new scientific discoveries about the brains and behavior of owls.

A chronicler of the aquatic world gives an overdrive of deep-sea exploration and details recent findings there.

The Oscar-nominated star details discovering himself as a trans person and navigating abuse in Hollywood.

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.

A biography of the former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

A collection of essays by the host of the late-night Fox News show “Gutfeld!”

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

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

The author of "The Strangers in the Woods" tells the story of Stéphane Breitwieser, who stole art more than 200 times for the sake of admiring it.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Evicted" examines the ways in which affluent American keep poor people poor.