New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
November 2, 2025

1. Remain
by Nicholas Sparks with M. Night Shyamalan

A New York architect moves to Cape Cod, where he enters a relationship that brings up a lot of questions.
2. Gone Before Goodbye
by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben

When a mysterious man disappears, the former combat surgeon giving him medical assistance goes on the lam.
3. 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.
4. The Intruder
by Freida McFadden

During a rough storm, Casey puts herself in danger when she lets a girl, who is covered in blood, into her cabin.
5. Alchemised
by SenLinYu

After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
6. Red Rising
by Pierce Brown

Darrow, a member of the lowest rung of a society on Mars in the future, mixes in with humanity's overlords in the hopes of taking them down. 
7. Twice
by Mitch Albom

Alfie Logan, who was gifted with the ability to live any moment a second time but must accept the outcomes, makes a risky love decision.
8. Lights Out
by Navessa Allen


As Aly and Josh live out their dark fantasies, someone with sinister intentions impinges on them.
9. The Picasso Heist
by James Patterson and Howard Roughan

A recently discovered $100 million painting piques the interest of a variety of people.
10. The Academy
by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham

Harmful rumors cause trouble for the students and staff at a New England boarding school.
11. Dungeon Crawler Carl
by Matt Dinniman

A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.
12. 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.
13. Boleyn Traitor
by Philippa Gregory


Jane Boleyn employs multiple tactics to survive in the Tudor court.
14. Cry Havoc
by Jack Carr

During a time of war and civil unrest in 1968, the Navy SEAL Tom Reece is given an unofficial and dangerous mission.
15. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: Episode III
by Matthew Stover

A novelization of the final film in George Lucas's Star Wars prequel trilogy.
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A version of this list appears in the November 2, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 18, 2025.
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