The New York Times: Fiction Bestsellers

The top 15 "Combined Print and E-Book Fiction" titles for 08/23/2025, fetched from The New York Times Books API.

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  • 1 (-). QUICKSILVER, Callie Hart (Forever)
    Saeris is transported to a dangerous land of ice and snow, where she must contend with a Fae warrior who has suspect agendas.
  • 2 (-). THE SURROGATE MOTHER, Freida McFadden (Poisoned Pen)
    Abby’s personal assistant, who offers to be her surrogate, also carries an unspeakable secret.
  • 3 (-). THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, Christopher Golden and Brian Keene (Gallery)
    A short story anthology based on Stephen King’s 1978 novel “The Stand.”
  • 4 (-). LOVE ARRANGED, Lauren Asher (Bloom)
    The third book in the Lakefront Billionaires series. Lily and Lorenzo’s fake relationship comes with baggage.
  • 5 (-). ON WINGS OF BLOOD, Briar Boleyn (MIRA)
    A dragon rider named Medra Pendragon is captured by vampires and placed inside the dangerous Bloodwing Academy.
  • 6 (3). PROJECT HAIL MARY, Andy Weir (Ballantine)
    Ryland Grace awakes from a long sleep alone and far from home, and the fate of humanity rests on his shoulders.
  • 7 (4). ATMOSPHERE, Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine)
    In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training with a group of candidates for NASA’s space shuttle program.
  • 8 (6). MY FRIENDS, Fredrik Backman (Atria)
    A young woman looks into the story behind a painting that was made 25 years ago and a small group of teens depicted in it; translated by Neil Smith.
  • 9 (-). PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION, Emily Henry (Berkley)
    Opposites Poppy and Alex meet to vacation together one more time in hopes of saving their relationship.
  • 10 (8). ONYX STORM, Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower)
    The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies.
  • 11 (10). THE NIGHTINGALE, Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's)
    Two sisters are separated in World War II France: one in the countryside, the other in Paris.
  • 12 (11). LIGHTS OUT, Navessa Allen (Slowburn)
    As Aly and Josh live out their dark fantasies, someone with sinister intentions impinges on them.
  • 13 (-). BROKEN COUNTRY, Clare Leslie Hall (Simon & Schuster)
    Beth must confront her past when the man she once loved as a teenager returns to the village with his son.
  • 14 (13). REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES, Shelby Van Pelt (Ecco)
    A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.
  • 15 (-). HEMLOCK & SILVER, T. Kingfisher (Tor)
    In this reimagining of “Snow White,” a healer is summoned by a king to use her unconventional methods to save his daughter.