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NYT Best Sellers: April 2025

This is an up-to-date list of books from the New York Times Best Sellers list, including both fiction and nonfiction titles.

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Fiction

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TITLE

SUMMARY

CALL NUMBER

1

The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies.

 

SF YARROS

2

An N.Y.P.D. detective is called to a crime scene in an apartment where the shelves are full of books by a true-crime writer.

 

F PATTERSON

3

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.

 

SF YARROS

4

A Lutheran pastor’s diary from 1912, which details a massacre in which 217 Blackfeet died in the snow, is found a century later.

 

ON-ORDER

5

A reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shines a different light on Mark Twain's classic, revealing new facets of the character of Jim.

 

F EVERETT
6

Beth must confront her past when the man she once loved as a teenager returns to the village with his son.

 

F HALL

7

A nurse follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

 

F HANNAH

8

A woman who is down on her luck forms an unexpected bond with the bride at a wedding in Rhode Island.

 

F ESPACH

9

Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

 

SF YARROS

10

When a 13-year-old girl disappears from an Adirondack summer camp in 1975, secrets kept by the Van Laar family emerge.

 

F MOORE

11

Two sisters in World War II France: one struggling to survive in the countryside, the other joining the Resistance in Paris.

 

F HANNAH

12

In 1952, the daughter of a renowned author who disappeared years ago goes in search of clues to better understand her mother’s life and work.

 

F HENRY

13

The 25th book in the Joe Pickett series. Nate seeks vengeance while off the grid and Joe looks for the governor’s missing son-in-law.

 

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14

A Nigerian travel writer living in America and several women connected to her face turning points in their lives.

 

F ADICHIE

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A woman washes ashore on a tiny island near Antarctica, where the only inhabitants are a man and his three children.

 

ON-ORDER

Nonfiction

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1

The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.

 

ON-ORDER

2

A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress.

ON-ORDER
3

A former Facebook executive gives an account of policies and leadership at the social media platform.

ON-ORDER
4

The author of “Saved” recounts his journey to recovery from the injuries he sustained from a Russian missile attack in Ukraine.

 

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5

The founder of the investment firm G9 Ventures recounts her efforts to recover from trauma she experienced during childhood.

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6

Essays by Casey Cep, Dave Eggers, John Lanchester, Geraldine Brooks, Sarah Vowell, W. Kamau Bell and Michael Lewis illuminate the work of federal employees and the business of government.

 

352.63 L6731w 2025

7

A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.

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8

A memoir by the musician known for his work as the lead guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

ON-ORDER

9

The Democratic senator from New York examines various forces that have created a rise of antisemitism in modern times.

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10

Franke gives an account of abuse within her family, who gained a following with their YouTube channel “8 Passengers.”

BIO FRANKE

11

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

612.68 A8851o 2023
12

 

The author of “Braiding Sweetgrass” illuminates how the gift economy in the natural world works and draws lessons for our economy; with illustrations by John Burgoyne.

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13

 

The author of “The Universal Christ” explicates the writings of Jewish prophets and reflects upon modern life.

 

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14

The Baylor University history professor looks at patterns in Christian women's leadership.

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Two senior leaders at Palantir Technologies enumerate what they see as potential global threats to the United States.

 

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