New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
July 6, 2025

Cover of  Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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. 
Cover of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
2. 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.
Cover of Never Flinch by Stephen King
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.
Cover of The Robin on the Oak Throne
by K.A. Linde
4. The Robin on the Oak Throne
by K.A. Linde

The second book in the Oak & Holly Cycle. A thief and a warlock with a complicated relationship try to steal an ancient artifact together.
Cover of The First Gentleman
by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
5. 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.
Cover of Great Big Beautiful Life
by Emily Henry
6. 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.
Cover of My Friends by Fredrik Backman
7. 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.
Cover of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
8. 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.
Cover of The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb
9. The River is Waiting
by Wally Lamb

A man struggling in several areas of his life is sentenced to prison, where he encounters acts of kindness and brutality.
Cover of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel
10. The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
by Kristin Harmel

When a diamond bracelet that disappeared during World War II becomes part of a museum exhibition, a jewel thief confronts her past.
Cover of Nightshade by Michael Connelly
11. Nightshade
by Michael Connelly

The Los Angeles County sheriff's detective Stilwell gets reassigned to Catalina Island, where he investigates a poaching case and a Jane Doe found in the harbor.
Cover of The Knight and the Moth
by Rachel Gillig
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.
Cover of With a Vengeance by Riley Sager
13. With a Vengeance
by Riley Sager

The murder of a passenger on a luxury train disrupts Anna Matheson's plan to get retribution for her family's downfall.
Cover of The Emperor of Gladness
by Ocean Vuong
14. 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.
Cover of The Wedding People
by Alison Espach
15. 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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A version of this list appears in the July 6, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 21, 2025.
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