New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
October 12, 2025

Cover of Alchemised by SenLinYu
1. Alchemised
by SenLinYu

After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
Cover of The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
2. 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.
Cover of Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver
3. Tourist Season
by Brynne Weaver

When a true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage in search of a serial killer, a local gardener and a handsome tourist pause their deadly ways.
Cover of The Primal of Blood and Bone by Jennifer L. Armentrout
4. The Primal of Blood and Bone
by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The sixth book in the Blood and Ash series. The Blood Crown has fallen and the Primal of Death must be stopped.
Cover of One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
5. One Dark Window
by Rachel Gillig

Elspeth Spindle and the treasonous nephew to the king seek to gather 12 Providence Cards before solstice.
Cover of Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
6. Two Twisted Crowns
by Rachel Gillig

The second book in the Shepherd King series. Elspeth and Ravyn go on a quest to save the kingdom.
Cover of This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman
7. This Inevitable Ruin
by Matt Dinniman

The seventh book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. After becoming fully self-aware, the NPCs join the Faction Wars.
Cover of Circle of Days by Ken Follett
8. Circle of Days
by Ken Follett

A priestess envisions a great stone circle put together by divided tribes, but drought and violence may impede its creation.
Cover of The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham
9. The Academy
by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham

Harmful rumors cause trouble for the students and staff at a New England boarding school.
Cover of Anathema by Keri Lake
10. Anathema
by Keri Lake

An assassin who dwells in Witch Knell is obsessed with Maevyth Bronwick, whose blood might help to break his curse.
Cover of What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
11. What We Can Know
by Ian McEwan

In 2119, a scholar living in a world of rising seas after a nuclear catastrophe seeks clues about a missing poem written in 2014.
Cover of The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
12. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
by Kiran Desai

A novelist and a journalist, whose grandparents once tried to arrange their union, go on a search for happiness together.
Cover of Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
13. Katabasis
by R.F. Kuang

A pair of rival graduate students descend into the underworld to save their late professor and secure his recommendation.
Cover of Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
14. Buckeye
by Patrick Ryan

Consequences created by a secret forged between members of two families in a small Ohio town affect a new generation.
Cover of We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad
15. We Love You, Bunny
by Mona Awad

A debut novelist is kidnapped by her former frenemies, who recount their dark adventures.
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A version of this list appears in the October 12, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 27, 2025.
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