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NYT Best Sellers: October 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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1

As he searches for the missing noetic scientist he has been seeing, Robert Langdon discovers something regarding a secret project.

 

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2

Harmful rumors cause trouble for the students and staff at a New England boarding school.

 

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3

Ryan asks his friend Beckett to help his sister, who is caring for her twin children in Telluride.

 

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4

In this installment of the Roots of Chaos series, Marosa Vetalda and her betrothed seek to give rise to a better world.

 

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5

A pair of rival graduate students descend into the underworld to save their late professor and secure his recommendation.

 

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6

Evie Sage gets a job doing unspecified office duties for the most infamous villain in the kingdom of Rennedawn.

 

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7

Consequences created by a secret forged between members of two families in a small Ohio town affect a new generation.

 

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8

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

 

SF YARROS

9

In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training with a group of candidates for NASA’s space shuttle program.

 

F REID

10

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.

 

F BACKMAN

11

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

 

F HALL

12

Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.

 

F EVANS

13

After a tragedy strikes his family, an assistant district attorney investigates the murder of a young woman.

 

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14

The 61st book of the In Death series. Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a woman found in the doorway of two gallery owners' home.

 

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Saeris is transported to a dangerous land of ice and snow, where she must contend with a Fae warrior who has suspect agendas.

 

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Nonfiction

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1

The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.

 

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2 O'Reilly and Hammer profile some of history’s nefarious characters. ASK CIRCULATION DESK
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The author of “Eat, Pray, Love” depicts her journey through a cycle involving self-destructive tendencies.

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4 The actor, known for his roles in “Platoon” and “Two and a Half Men,” shares stories about his life in Hollywood.

 

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5

A posthumous collection of essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author on history’s impact on our present and our future; edited by Dorie McCullough Lawson and Michael Hill.

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6

The author of “These Truths” examines the history of the U.S. Constitution and challenges its interpretation by the Supreme Court and the theory of originalism.

 

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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 warning regarding how machine superintelligence may bring about human extinction. ASK CIRCULATION DESK
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A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

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10

The president of the American Federation of Teachers explains why fascist regimes clamp down on educators and reinforces the importance of teaching critical thinking skills.

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The multiple award-winning record producer recounts his time as a D.J. in New York in the 1990s.

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The former senator from West Virginia recalls his time in government.

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The author of “Fuzz” looks at various efforts to create replacement human body parts.

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14

The Supreme Court justice explains her approach to interpreting the Constitution and recounts some personal and professional experiences.

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The Fox News host considers various facets of power and its effect on history.

 

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