New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
November 16, 2025

1. The Black Wolf
by Louise Penny

The 20th book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. After thwarting a terrorist attack, an injured Gamache leads a covert investigation.
 
2. The Widow
by John Grisham

When Simon Latch, a lawyer in rural Virginia, is accused of murder, he goes in search of the real killer.
 
3. Bonds of Hercules
by Jasmine Mas

The second book in the Villains of Lore series. Seduction and danger put Hercules in a tough spot.
4. The Secret of Secrets
by Dan Brown

As he searches for the missing noetic scientist he has been seeing, Robert Langdon discovers something regarding a secret project.
5. Alchemised
by SenLinYu

After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
6. Gone Before Goodbye
by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben

When a mysterious man disappears, the former combat surgeon giving him medical assistance goes on the lam.
7. Remain
by Nicholas Sparks with M. Night Shyamalan

A New York architect moves to Cape Cod, where he enters a relationship that brings up a lot of questions.
8. The Proving Ground
by Michael Connelly

The eighth book in the Lincoln Lawyer series. Mickey Haller enlists a journalist to help his lawsuit against an A.I. company.
9. Twice
by Mitch Albom

Alfie Logan, who was gifted with the ability to live any moment a second time but must accept the outcomes, makes a risky love decision.
10. The Intruder
by Freida McFadden

During a rough storm, Casey puts herself in danger when she lets a girl, who is covered in blood, into her cabin.
11. The Things Gods Break
by Abigail Owen

The second book in the Crucible series. Escaping Tartarus demands overcoming trials and breaking rules.
 
12. The Everlasting
by Alix E. Harrow

A scholar goes back in time to help rewrite Una Everlasting's legend.
13. The Tin Men
by Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille

The third book in the Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor series. An investigation into the death of a military scientist surfaces troubling technology.
 
14. Wreck
by Catherine Newman

Shifts in circumstances affect Rocky and her family.
 
15. Tom's Crossing
by Mark Z. Danielewski

In Utah in 1982, two teenagers try to prevent two horses from being slaughtered. 
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A version of this list appears in the November 16, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending November 1, 2025.
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