New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
June 1, 2025

1. A Curse Carved in Bone
by Danielle L. Jensen

The second book in the Saga of the Unfated series. As war seems imminent, Freya fights a battle within herself.
2. The Emperor of Gladness
by Ocean Vuong

A young man becomes the caretaker of an elderly widow and they form a bond over the course of a year.
3. 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.
4. Shield of Sparrows
by Devney Perry

A princess deals with various adversaries as she moves into the role she chooses for herself, not the one chosen for her.
5. The Devils
by Joe Abercrombie

Brother Diaz, who is assigned to a new flock consisting of monsters and murderers, embarks on an arduous journey.
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.
7. I Hope You Remember: Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living
by Josie Balka

A collection of poems expressing universal emotions and events.
8. Fever Beach
by Carl Hiaasen

A divorced climate warrior and a transplanted Floridian residing with a Proud Boys reject get involved in a dark money mystery.
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. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
by Matt Dinniman

The sixth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. On the eighth floor, Carl and Donut must capture a lethal monster.
11. James
by Percival Everett

A reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn shines a different light on Mark Twain's classic, revealing new facets of the character of Jim.
12. Silver Elite
by Dani Francis

Wren Darlington winds up in the elite training program of her enemy and finds it hard to resist their commanding officer, Cross Redden.
13. The Missing Half
by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester

Years after their sisters went missing in a similar way, Nicole Monroe and Jenna Connor team up to search for them.
14. The Perfect Divorce
by Jeneva Rose

Around the time of the disappearance of a woman who had a one-night stand with the attorney Sarah Morgan's new husband, police reopen the investigation into the murder of her first husband's mistress.
15. 25 Alive
by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

The 25th book in the Women's Murder Club series. Lindsay Boxer's former partner is the victim at a crime scene.
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A version of this list appears in the June 1, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 17, 2025.
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