New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
August 17, 2025
1. Atmosphere
by
Taylor Jenkins Reid
In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training with a group of candidates for NASA's space shuttle program.
2. Not Quite Dead Yet
by
Holly Jackson
With only a week left to live after a violent attack on Halloween, Jet Mason is determined to solve her own murder.
3. She Didn't See It Coming
by
Shari Lapena
Suspicions arise when Bryden seems to have disappeared from her luxury condo building without any of her belongings.
4. The Deal
by
Elle Kennedy
Hannah Wells agrees to tutor the captain of the hockey team whose grades are tanking if he agrees to go on a pretend date with her.
5. You Belong Here
by
Megan Miranda
When her daughter gets a scholarship to the college where she experienced tragedy, Beckett Bowery suspects dangers will return.
6. My Friends
by
Fredrik Backman
A young woman looks into the story behind a painting that was made 25 years ago and a small group of teens depicted in it; translated by Neil Smith.
7. Onyx Storm
by
Rebecca Yarros
The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies.
8. Never Flinch
by
Stephen King
Holly Gibney does double duty by helping head off acts of retribution and protecting a women's rights activist.
9. The Hamptons Lawyer
by
James Patterson and Mike Lupica
The third book in the Jane Smith thriller series. Taking on a celebrity client proves dangerous.
10. Wrath of the Dragons
by
Olivia Rose Darling
In this sequel to
Fear the Flames,
Elowen and Cayden face violent attacks, shifting alliances and cutthroat diplomacy.
11. The Wedding People
by
Alison Espach
A woman who is down on her luck forms an unexpected bond with the bride at a wedding in Rhode Island.
12. Broken Country
by
Clare Leslie Hall
Beth must confront her past when the man she once loved as a teenager returns to the village with his son.
13. An Inside Job
by
Daniel Silva
The 25th book in the Gabriel Allon series. The art world, the mob and the Vatican intersect when a Leonardo da Vinci painting goes missing.
14. The Enchanted Greenhouse
by
Sarah Beth Durst
In this novel set in the world of
The Spellshop,
Terlu Perna must figure out a sorcerer's secrets to save an island containing magical greenhouses.
15. Great Big Beautiful Life
by
Emily Henry
A writer looking for her big break competes against a Pulitzer winner to tell the story of an octogenarian with a storied past.
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A version of this list appears in the August 17, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 2, 2025.
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