New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
September 7, 2025

1. Quicksilver
by Callie Hart

Saeris is transported to a dangerous land of ice and snow, where she must contend with a Fae warrior who has suspect agendas.
 
 
 
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2. People We Meet on Vacation
by Emily Henry

Opposites Poppy and Alex meet on vacation together one more time in hopes of saving their relationship.
 
 
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3. 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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4. 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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5. The Dragon Wakes With Thunder
by K.X. Song

The second book in the Dragon Spirit duology. The sea dragon Qinglong comes to collect what he thinks he is owed by the woman warrior Hai Meilin.
 
 
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6. 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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7. Hemlock & Silver
by T. Kingfisher

In this reimagining of Snow White, a healer is summoned by a king to use her unconventional methods to save his daughter.
 
 
 
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8. 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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9. The Pumpkin Spice Café
by Laurie Gilmore

Jennie takes over her aunt's café in Dream Harbor and encounters a local farmer.
 
 
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10. 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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11. 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.
 
 
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12. For Richer for Poorer
by Danielle Steel

As pressures mount, Eugenia Ward, a fashion designer and mother of five adult children, meets a successful real estate developer.
 
 
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13. 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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A version of this list appears in the September 7, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 23, 2025.
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