New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
January 19, 2025

1. 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.
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 Women
by Kristin Hannah

In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.
4. 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.
5. Intermezzo
by Sally Rooney

After the passing of their father, seemingly different brothers engage in relationships and seek ways to cope.
6. 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.
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. 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.
9. Wind and Truth
by Brandon Sanderson

The fifth book in the Stormlight Archive series. The fate of the Cosmere is imperiled as the fighting and chaos reach an apex.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. All Fours
by Miranda July

A semi-famous artist leaves her family behind to drive herself across country but takes a detour to a nondescript motel.
 
13. The House of Cross
by James Patterson

The 33rd book in the Alex Cross series. Three candidates to the Supreme Court are violently attacked.
14. Now or Never
by Janet Evanovich

The 31st book in the Stephanie Plum series. Caught between two fiancés and not knowing what to do, Plum gets back to business as a bounty hunter.
15. 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.
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A version of this list appears in the January 19, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending January 4, 2025.
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