Hardcover Fiction

by Virginia Evans (Crown, ISBN: 9780593798430); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 17 "A woman tries to heal old wounds and make sense of the world the only way she knows how--through letters--in this charming, laugh out loud debut novel about a life fully lived. A May 2025 Indie Next Pick."

by Kiran Desai (Hogarth, ISBN: 9780307700155); Weeks on List: 9 "A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years--an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of Loss. An October 2025 Indie Next Pick."

by Lily King (Grove Press, ISBN: 9780802165176); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 10 "From the New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers comes a magnificent and intimate new novel of desire, friendship, and the lasting impact of first love. The #1 Indie Next Pick for October 2025."

by Dan Brown (Doubleday, ISBN: 9780385546898); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 13 "The world's most celebrated thriller writer and author of The Da Vinci Code returns with his most stunning novel yet--a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do."

by David Szalay (Scribner, ISBN: 9781982122799); Weeks on List: 1 "A novel about a man whose life veers off course due to a series of unforeseen circumstances. Winner of the 2025 Booker Prize."

by Billy Collins, Pamela Sztybel (Illus.) (Random House, ISBN: 9780593979419); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 3 "In this special collection of poems inspired by dogs, former US Poet Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Billy Collins captures the essence and mystery of our uplifting companions--featuring striking canine portraits in watercolors by Pamela Sztybel."

by Fredrik Backman (Atria Books, ISBN: 9781982112820); Last week: 15; Weeks on List: 31 "Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life twenty-five years later. The #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2025."

by Louise Penny (Minotaur Books, ISBN: 9781250328175); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 6 "The 20th mystery in Louise Penny's bestselling Armand Gamache series."

by John Grisham (Doubleday, ISBN: 9780385548984); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 7 "#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham is the acclaimed master of the legal thriller. Now, he's back with his first-ever whodunit, even more suspenseful than his courtroom dramas, as a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to clear his name."

by Matt Dinniman (Ace, ISBN: 9780593820247); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: 17 "Welcome to the first book in the wildly popular and addictive Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman--now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition!"