by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books, ISBN: 9780593418925); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 5 "Moore's multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore's most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet."

by Andy Weir (Ballantine, ISBN: 9780593135228); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 37 "In Weir's novel, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster."

by Shelby Van Pelt (Ecco, ISBN: 9780063204164); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 31 "A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus."

by B. K. Borison (Avon, ISBN: 9780063430402); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 6 "Filled with magic, mayhem, and cozy holiday charm, this swoony romance is B. K. Borison's best yet! A November 2025 Indie Next Pick."

by Maggie O'Farrell (Vintage, ISBN: 9781984898876); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: 38 "O'Farrell's novel is a luminous portrait of a marriage, a shattering evocation of a family ravaged by grief and loss, and a tender re-imagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten."

by Ariel Lawhon (Vintage, ISBN: 9780593312070); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: * "A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history."

by Jacqueline Harpman (Transit Books, ISBN: 9781945492600); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 39 "Ursula K. LeGuin meets The Road in a post-apocalyptic modern classic of female friendship and intimacy."

by Allen Levi (Atria Books, ISBN: 9781668236512); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 3 "A beautifully crafted novel about the power of creative generosity, the importance of wonder to a purposeful life, and the invisible threads of kindness that bind us to one another."

by Kaveh Akbar (Vintage, ISBN: 9780593685778); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 48 "A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original, Martyr! heralds the arrival of an essential new voice in contemporary fiction."

by Freida McFadden (Grand Central, ISBN: 9781538742570); Last week: 12; Weeks on List: 52 "An addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist, Freida McFadden's The Housemaid is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Verity."