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.
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
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5. Alchemised
by SenLinYu

After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
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11. The Things Gods Break
by Abigail Owen

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

A scholar goes back in time to help rewrite Una Everlasting's legend.




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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.
 
 
 
 
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14. Wreck
by Catherine Newman

Shifts in circumstances affect Rocky and her family.
 
 
 
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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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