The New York Times Bestseller May 4, 2025

  1 | THE PERFECT DIVORCE by Jeneva Rose | Blackstone (New this week) (TBR)

  2 | STRANGERS IN TIME by David Baldacci | Grand Central (New this week) (TBR)

  3 | WILD AND WRANGLED by Lyla Sage | Dial (New this week)

  4 | ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros | Red Tower (13 weeks)

  5 | SAY YOU'LL REMEMBER ME by Abby Jimenez | Forever (3 weeks)

  6 | FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros | Red Tower (91 weeks)

  7 | BROKEN COUNTRY by Clare Leslie Hall | Simon & Schuster (7 weeks) (TBR)

  8 | THEHOUSEMAID by Freida McFadden | Grand Central  (93 weeks) ⭐⭐⭐ 

  9 | THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah | St. Martin's (78 weeks) (TBR)

10 | IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros | Red Tower (64 weeks)

11 | THE PERFECT MARRIAGE by Jeneva Rose | Blackstone (2 weeks) (TBR)

12 | THE WEDDING PEOPLE by Alison Espach | Holt (19 weeks) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

13 | THE CRASH by Freida McFadden | Poisoned Pen (12 weeks)

14 | THE FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon | Vintage (20 weeks)

15 | LIGHTS OUT by Navessa Allen | Slowburn (14 weeks)


Source: NYT

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