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New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers August 17, 2025 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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9. The Hamptons Lawyer
by James Patterson
The third book in the Jane Smith thriller series. Taking on a celebrity client proves dangerous.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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