New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers June 22, 2025 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.  2. 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. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Badlands by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child The fifth book in the Nora Kelly series. The discovery of a pair of skeletons sparks an investigation that runs into a dark power. 7. 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. 8. Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts After recovering from a gunshot, a Natural Resources police officer investigates a woman's disappearance. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark The daughter of a horror novelist, who was rumored to have killed his siblings when he was a teen, ghostwrites his last book. 14. 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. 15. 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.  ©2025 All rights reserved by New York Times Syndication Sales Corp. This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.   A version of this list appears in the June 22, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 7, 2025. Mercer County Library System 2751 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648 609-882-9246 https://mcl.org