New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
March 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. Battle Mountain
by C.J. Box

The 25th book in the Joe Pickett series. Nate seeks vengeance while off the grid and Joe looks for the governor's missing son-in-law.
3. 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.
4. The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah

Two sisters in World War II France: one struggling to survive in the countryside, the other joining the Resistance in Paris.
5. Swordheart
by T. Kingfisher

While fending off relatives who want her inheritance, Halla unsheathes a sword that brings an immortal warrior into her life.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. We All Live Here
by Jojo Moyes

A woman, who is besieged by calamities in several facets of her life, finds her beliefs about family are tested.
12. Paranoia
by James Patterson and James O. Born

The 17th book in the Michael Bennett series. Bennett goes after someone who is killing police officers.
13. Famous Last Words
by Gillian McAllister

A new mother discovers that her husband is the gunman in a hostage situation.
14. Three Days in June
by Anne Tyler

As her daughter's wedding draws near, Gail Baines faces issues with her job, her ex-husband and her past.
15. Dream State
by Eric Puchner

Fifty years after a wedding in Montana, reverberations from that time continue to affect three friends and their children.
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A version of this list appears in the March 16, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending March 1, 2025.
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