New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
July 27, 2025

1. Rose in Chains
by Julie Soto

After the dark forces win the war, Evermore's princess, Briony Rosewood, is auctioned off to a member of a family known for its viciousness.
2. The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy
by Brigitte Knightley

Aurienne Fairhrim accepts an offer to heal a member of an enemy faction and an attraction develops.
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. 
4. The Woman in Suite 11
by Ruth Ware

The second book in the Lo Blacklock series. Blacklock attends the opening of a luxury Swiss hotel and gets swept up in a dangerous pursuit across Europe.
5. 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.
6. The View from Lake Como
by Adriana Trigiani

After a divorce and a loss in the family, Jess Capodimonte Baratta goes to Italy in search of love and a creative life.
 
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.
8. 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.
9. Never Flinch
by Stephen King

Holly Gibney does double duty by helping head off acts of retribution and protecting a women's rights activist.
10. 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.
11. 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. 
12. 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.
 
13. 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.
14. Dungeon Crawler Carl
by Matt Dinniman

A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.
15. 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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A version of this list appears in the July 27, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 12, 2025.
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