New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
June 15, 2025

1. Never Flinch
by Stephen King

Holly Gibney does double duty by helping head off acts of retribution and protecting a women's rights activist.
2. Hidden Nature
by Nora Roberts

After recovering from a gunshot, a Natural Resources police officer investigates a woman's disappearance.
3. 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.
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. 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. 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.
8. 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.
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 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.
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. Return to Sender
by Craig Johnson

The 21st book in the Longmire series. An otherworldly cult might be connected to the disappearance of a mail person who handles a 300-mile daily route.
13. 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. 
14. 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.
15. Strangers in Time
by David Baldacci

In London in 1944, two teenagers dealing with the dangers of World War II form an alliance with a bookshop owner.
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A version of this list appears in the June 15, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 31, 2025.
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