New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
October 12, 2025

1. Alchemised
by SenLinYu

After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
2. 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.
3. Tourist Season
by Brynne Weaver

When a true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage in search of a serial killer, a local gardener and a handsome tourist pause their deadly ways.
4. The Primal of Blood and Bone
by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The sixth book in the Blood and Ash series. The Blood Crown has fallen and the Primal of Death must be stopped.
5. One Dark Window
by Rachel Gillig

Elspeth Spindle and the treasonous nephew to the king seek to gather 12 Providence Cards before solstice.
6. Two Twisted Crowns
by Rachel Gillig

The second book in the Shepherd King series. Elspeth and Ravyn go on a quest to save the kingdom.
7. This Inevitable Ruin
by Matt Dinniman

The seventh book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. After becoming fully self-aware, the NPCs join the Faction Wars.
8. Circle of Days
by Ken Follett

A priestess envisions a great stone circle put together by divided tribes, but drought and violence may impede its creation.
9. The Academy
by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham

Harmful rumors cause trouble for the students and staff at a New England boarding school.
10. Anathema
by Keri Lake

An assassin who dwells in Witch Knell is obsessed with Maevyth Bronwick, whose blood might help to break his curse.
11. What We Can Know
by Ian McEwan

In 2119, a scholar living in a world of rising seas after a nuclear catastrophe seeks clues about a missing poem written in 2014.
12. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
by Kiran Desai

A novelist and a journalist, whose grandparents once tried to arrange their union, go on a search for happiness together.
13. Katabasis
by R.F. Kuang

A pair of rival graduate students descend into the underworld to save their late professor and secure his recommendation.
14. Buckeye
by Patrick Ryan

Consequences created by a secret forged between members of two families in a small Ohio town affect a new generation.
15. We Love You, Bunny
by Mona Awad

A debut novelist is kidnapped by her former frenemies, who recount their dark adventures.
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A version of this list appears in the October 12, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 27, 2025.
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