The New York Times Best Sellers- October 19, 2025
Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States, sorted by format and genre.
The New York Times Best Sellers - October 19, 2025
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Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
New this week
THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE
by Richard Osman
The fifth book in the Thursday Murder Club series. The gang look into the disappearance of a guest Elizabeth met at a wedding.
Read Review4 weeks on the list
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.
2 weeks on the list
ALCHEMISED
by SenLinYu
After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
98 weeks on the list
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.
New this week
VINCE FLYNN: DENIED ACCESS
by Don Bentley
The 24th book in the Mitch Rapp series. Rapp, now an assassin in the Orion program, must counter threats to his girlfriend and the C.I.A.
Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction
Read Review2 weeks on the list
107 DAYS
by Kamala Harris
The former vice president recounts her abbreviated campaign to become president in 2024.
3 weeks on the list
POEMS & PRAYERS
by Matthew McConaughey
The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.
New this week
TRULY
by Lionel Richie
The multiple award-winning musician shares moments from his early years, his time with the Commodores and other professional highlights.
New this week
BORN LUCKY
by Leland Vittert with Don Yaeger
The NewsNation host describes how his father helped him navigate living with autism.
4 weeks on the list
CONFRONTING EVIL
by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer
O'Reilly and Hammer profile some of history’s nefarious characters.
Hardcover Fiction
80 weeks on the list
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.
95 weeks on the list
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.
2 weeks on the list
ALCHEMISED
by SenLinYu
After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
- Read Review
4 weeks on the list
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.
New this week
THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE
by Richard Osman
The fifth book in the Thursday Murder Club series. The gang look into the disappearance of a guest Elizabeth met at a wedding.
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Hardcover Nonfiction
- Read Review
2 weeks on the list
107 DAYS
by Kamala Harris
The former vice president recounts her abbreviated campaign to become president in 2024.
3 weeks on the list
POEMS & PRAYERS
by Matthew McConaughey
The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.
New this week
TRULY
by Lionel Richie
The multiple award-winning musician shares moments from his early years, his time with the Commodores and other professional highlights.
New this week
BORN LUCKY
by Leland Vittert with Don Yaeger
The NewsNation host describes how his father helped him navigate living with autism.
4 weeks on the list
CONFRONTING EVIL
by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer
O'Reilly and Hammer profile some of history’s nefarious characters.
Paperback Trade Fiction
New this week
SOUL SEARCHING
by Lyla Sage
Ghosts bring together an unemployed woman, who returns to Wyoming to help her parents, and an upholsterer, who rents a room to her.
New this week
BURNING DAYLIGHT
by Emily McIntire
A forbidden love grows between Juliette Calloway and Roman Montgomery in a retelling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
128 weeks on the list
THE HOUSEMAID
by Freida McFadden
Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home of the Winchesters.
7 weeks on the list
THE SURROGATE MOTHER
by Freida McFadden
Abby’s personal assistant, who offers to be her surrogate, also carries an unspeakable secret.
3 weeks on the list
THE GINGERBREAD BAKERY
by Laurie Gilmore
The fifth book in the Dream Harbor series. As a wedding approaches, a bakery owner and a bar owner get closer.
Paperback Nonfiction
2 weeks on the list
ASSATA
by Assata Shakur
A memoir by the late American political activist, who was targeted by J. Edgar Hoover.
Read Review363 weeks on the list
THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE
by Bessel van der Kolk
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
142 weeks on the list
ON TYRANNY
by Timothy Snyder
Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
44 weeks on the list
GREENLIGHTS
by Matthew McConaughey
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over 35 years.
6 weeks on the list
FRAMED
by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
Our criminal justice system viewed through the struggles of 10 wrongfully convicted people to achieve exoneration.
Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous
41 weeks on the list
THE LET THEM THEORY
by Mel Robbins
New this week
HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN ANY MARKET
by Jim Cramer
2 weeks on the list
STRONG GROUND
by Brené Brown
306 weeks on the list
ATOMIC HABITS
by James Clear
3 weeks on the list
GOOD THINGS
by Samin Nosrat
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Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
2 weeks on the list
THE COURT OF THE DEAD
by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
Nico, Will and Hazel delve into the mysterious disappearances of monsters at Camp Jupiter. (Ages 10 to 14)
New this week
SECRETS OF THE PURPLE PEARL
by Kate McKinnon
Millicent and the gang are in a race to find the Purple Pearl before the Krenetics Research Association can get their hands on it. (Ages 8 to 12)
New this week
SWEET & SALTY!
by King Arthur Baking Company
A collection of over 80 sweet and salty recipes for young bakers. (Ages 8 and up)
4 weeks on the list
THE POISONED KING
by Katherine Rundell. Illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie
Christopher and Anya must save the dragons of the Archipelago from a strange new threat. (Ages 10 and up)
5 weeks on the list
TROUBLING TONSILS!
by Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown
Charlie Marmot's infected tonsils have disappeared before surgery! (Ages 6 to 9)
Children’s Picture Books
27 weeks on the list
THE LEAF THIEF
by Alice Hemming. Illustrated by Nicola Slater
Squirrel attempts to figure out who has stolen his leaves. (Ages 4 to 8)
25 weeks on the list
HOW TO CATCH A WITCH
by Alice Walstead. Illustrated by Megan Joyce
The Catch Club Kids attempt to snare a witch on Halloween. (Ages 4 to 7)
24 weeks on the list
HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER
by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton
A boy attempts to catch the monster in his closet. (Ages 4 to 8)
New this week
IF I BUILT A TOWN
by Chris Van Dusen
Jack uses his vivid imagination to plan his own town. (Ages 4 to 8)
8 weeks on the list
CHICKA CHICKA TRICKA TREAT
by Julien Chung
The alphabet letters climb the creaky old tree for Halloween. (Ages 4 to 8)
Children’s & Young Adult Series
281 weeks on the list
THE TWILIGHT SAGA
by Stephenie Meyer
Vampires and werewolves and their intrigues in high school. (Ages 12 and up)
19 weeks on the list
LIGHTLARK SAGA
by Alex Aster
Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears and a deadly competition called the Centennial takes place. (Ages 13 and up)
391 weeks on the list
THE HUNGER GAMES
by Suzanne Collins
In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up)
147 weeks on the list
THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY
by Jenny Han
A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up)
864 weeks on the list
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
by Jeff Kinney. Illustrated by Jeff Kinney
The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)
Young Adult Hardcover
New this week
FAKE SKATING
by Lynn Painter
After years of separation, the childhood friends Alec and Dani reunite and face their true feelings toward each other. (Ages 14 and up)
New this week
BITTEN
by Jordan Stephanie Gray
Vanessa seeks vengeance against the werewolves who attacked her and changed her life forever. (Ages 14 to 18)
13 weeks on the list
HOUR OF THE PUMPKIN QUEEN
by Megan Shepherd
After a potion demonstration goes awry, Sally and Luna fall through a portal to Time Town. (Ages 12 and up)
New this week
YOU'VE FOUND OLIVER
by Dustin Thao
In this companion to “You’ve Reached Sam” Oliver accidentally hits the call button, but someone else picks up. (Ages 12 and up)
5 weeks on the list
THORN SEASON
by Kiera Azar
In the Kingdom of Daradon, where wielding magic is treason, Alissa Paine must conceal her magical abilities or face persecution. (Ages 14 and up)
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