New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers July 20, 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. Edge of Honor by Brad Thor The 24th book in the Scot Harvath series. Harvath goes after a cabal of shadowy elites. 3. Never Flinch by Stephen King Holly Gibney does double duty by helping head off acts of retribution and protecting a women's rights activist. 4. Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon The romance developing between the daughter of a merchant and a half-orc may change the course of their lives 5. A Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwan As war looms, Nina Harrow must make a fate-altering choice between a Craftsman and an Artisan. 6. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab Stories set in Santo Domingo de la Calzada in 1532, London in 1827 and Boston in 2019 explore hunger, love and rage. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell A man with dark secrets in his past may cause trouble for three women who did not heed the warning about him.   11. The First Gentleman by Bill Clinton and James Patterson When President Wright's husband goes on trial for murder, a pair of journalists search for answers. 12. The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig Sybil Delling, who is gifted with the power of foresight, forms an alliance with a heretical knight when her sister Diviners disappear. 13. 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.  14. 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. 15. A Mother's Love by Danielle Steel After her handbag is stolen during a trip to Paris, a best-selling author with a traumatic past determines not to be a victim. ©2025 All rights reserved by New York Times Syndication Sales Corp. This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.   A version of this list appears in the July 20, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 5, 2025.