New York Times Best Sellers: August 27, 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.

Secrets held by the residents of a dilapidated neighborhood come to life when a skeleton is found at the bottom of a well.

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

A best-selling author inherits an estate near London from her uncle and contemplates embracing a new identity.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 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.

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

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

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

An approach to dealing with trauma that shifts an essential question used to investigate it.

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.

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

The anti-vaccine advocate gives his take on the chief medical advisor to the president.

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