New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers February 16, 2025 1. 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. 2. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail's next round of training under the new vice commandant might require her to betray the man she loves. 3. The Night Is Defying by Chloe C. Peñaranda The second book in the Nytefall series. Shifting alliances and impending doom add pressure to Astraea and Nyte's tenuous relationship. 4. 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. 5. The Women by Kristin Hannah In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America. 6. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders. 7. 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. 8. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore When a 13-year-old girl disappears from an Adirondack summer camp in 1975, secrets kept by the Van Laar family emerge. 9. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix In 1970, a pregnant teenager, who is placed under watchful eyes at a home in Florida, comes across an occult book. 10. All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Questions arise when a boy saves the daughter of a wealthy family amid a string of disappearances in a Missouri town in 1975. 11. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney After the passing of their father, seemingly different brothers engage in relationships and seek ways to cope. 12. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there. 13. Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow The third book in the Presumed Innocent series. A retired judge is asked to come to the defense of his fiancée's son, who is accused of first-degree murder. 14. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan A coal merchant discovers something that causes turmoil in a small Irish town controlled by the church in 1985; the basis of the film. 15. Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks A man in search of the father he never knew encounters a single mom and rumors circulate of the nearby appearance of a white deer. ©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 February 16, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending February 1, 2025. Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org        Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, Richard R. Dase, Chairman