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NYT Best Sellers: May 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

RANK

TITLE

SUMMARY

CALL NUMBER

1

A writer looking for her big break competes against a Pulitzer winner to tell the story of an octogenarian with a storied past.

 

F HENRY

2

Around the time of the disappearance of a woman who had a one-night stand with the attorney Sarah Morgan’s new husband, police reopen the investigation into the murder of her first husband’s mistress.

 

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3

In London in 1944, two teenagers dealing with the dangers of World War II form an alliance with a bookshop owner.

 

F BALDACCI

4

Despite having a great date, Samantha asks a veterinarian to forget about her because her family is in crisis.

 

F JIMENEZ

5

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

 

SF YARROS
6

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

7

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

 

F HALL

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

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

 

F HANNAH

10

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

11

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

 

F MOORE

12

A screenwriter seeking inspiration coincidentally moves next door to the billionaire with whom she hooked up a couple years ago.

 

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13

The 10th book in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series. A scheme exploiting Indigenous people intersects with other investigations.

 

M HILLERMAN

14

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

 

SF YARROS

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A Roman general who can transform into a dragon and a Dacian dancer discover that their love may bring about pain.

 

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Nonfiction

RANK TITLE SUMMARY CALL NUMBER
1

The businesswoman, who is the mother of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Solange Knowles, traces her life’s journey.

 

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2

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

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3

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

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4

The late Pope Francis recounts details of his life from his childhood through to key moments of his papacy; translated by Richard Dixon.

 

BIO FRANCIS

5

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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6

Didon’s first-person account, discovered after her death, written to her husband, John Gregory Dunne, of her psychiatric sessions.

 

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7

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.

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8 The author of “The War on the West” gives his perspective on the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

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9

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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10

The singer and bassist for the pop-punk band Blink-182 looks back at moments from his life and career.

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11

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

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12

 

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

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13

 

The authors of “Shattered” give an account of the 2024 presidential campaigns.

 

ON ORDER

14

The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian re-evaluates the development of the identities of North and South America.

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15

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The chef and TV host recounts experiences with unexpected outcomes she encountered.

 

ON ORDER