New York Times
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
April 27, 2025

1. Say You'll Remember Me
by Abby Jimenez

Despite having a great date, Samantha asks a veterinarian to forget about her because her family is in crisis.
2. Blood of Hercules
by Jasmine Mas

A reimagining of the story of Hercules in which the protagonist is forced to attend the Spartan War Academy.
3. Firebird
by Juliette Cross

A Roman general who can transform into a dragon and a Dacian dancer discover that their love may bring about pain.
4. 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.
5. 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. 
6. 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.
7. The Butcher's Masquerade
by Matt Dinniman

The fifth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. The action moves to the sixth floor, which is known as the Hunting Grounds.
8. The Never List
by Jade Presley

Four immortal god-princes try to make Rylee Gray fall for all of them to prevent the kingdom of Lumathyst from falling into ruin.
9. Summer in the City
by Alex Aster

A screenwriter seeking inspiration coincidentally moves next door to the billionaire with whom she hooked up a couple years ago.
10. The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits
by Jennifer Weiner

Two decades after a pop duo broke up, facets of their familial and working relationships are seen in a different light.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. The Women
by Kristin Hannah

A nurse follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.
14. 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.
15. 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.
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A version of this list appears in the April 27, 2025 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 12, 2025.
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