Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Saturday, Oct. 12, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Co. More information on rankings and methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology.

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1. COUNTING MIRACLES, by Nicholas Sparks. (Random House) >> A man in search of the father he never knew encounters a single mom and rumors circulate of the nearby appearance of a white deer.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

2. THE STARS ARE DYING, by Chloe C. Peñaranda. (Bramble) >> Astraea must decide whether to sneak in as a substitute in the trials that will determine the safety of her kingdom.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

3. INTERMEZZO, by Sally Rooney. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) >> After the passing of their father, seemingly different brothers engage in relationships and seek ways to cope.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

4. THE WOMEN, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s) >> In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 36

5. IDENTITY UNKNOWN, by Patricia Cornwell. (Grand Central) >> The 28th book in the “Kay Scarpetta” series. Scarpetta investigates the death of a former lover.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

6. IRON FLAME, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) >> The second book in the “Empyrean” series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 49

7. THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING, by Jason Rekulak. (Flatiron) >> Frank Szatowski finds himself in a tricky spot when his estranged daughter invites him to her wedding to the son of a tech billionaire.

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

8. LIES HE TOLD ME, by James Patterson and David Ellis. (Little, Brown) >> An act of heroism by an Illinois pub owner may lead to his undoing.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

9. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) >> Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 73

10. HERE ONE MOMENT, by Liane Moriarty. (Crown) >> Passengers on a short and seemingly unremarkable flight learn how and when they are going to die.

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

11. THE GOD OF THE WOODS, by Liz Moore. (Riverhead) >> When a 13-year-old girl disappears from an Adirondack summer camp in 1975, secrets kept by the Van Laar family emerge.

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 15

12. ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, by Chris Whitaker. (Crown) >> Questions arise when a boy saves the daughter of a wealthy family amid a string of disappearances in a Missouri town in 1975.

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 13

13. SPARK OF THE EVERFLAME, by Penn Cole. (Atria) >> After her mother’s sudden disappearance, Diem Bellator goes on a quest to save her family and all mortalkind.

THIS WEEK: 13

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1