This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Tribune News Service on May 8, 2025

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Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 3, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2025 Circana.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. "Great Big Beautiful Life" by Emily Henry (Berkley) Last week: 1

2. "25 Alive: A Women's Murder Club Thriller" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) Last week: —

3. "Enigma: A Dark Academia Romance" by RuNyx (Bramble) Last week: —

4. "A Mind of Her Own: A Novel" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) Last week: —

5. "The Perfect Divorce" by Jeneva Rose (Blackstone) Last week: 2

6. "Strangers in Time: A Novel" by David Baldacci (Grand Central) Last week: 3

7. "The Amalfi Curse: A Novel" by Sarah Penner (Park Row) Last week: —

8. "Say You’ll Remember Me" by Abby Jimenez (Forever) Last week: 4

9. "Broken Country: A Novel" by Clare Leslie Hall (Simon & Schuster) Last week: 5

10. "Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition)" by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) Last week: 6

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. "The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About" by Mel Robbins (Hay House) Last week: 1

2. "Today Loves Food: Recipes from America’s Favorite Kitchen" by Emi Boscamp et al. (Abrams) Last week: —

3. "I Wish Someone Had Told Me ...: The Best Advice for Building a Great Career and a Meaningful Life" by Dana Perino (Harper) Last week: 2

4. "My Next Breath: A Memoir" by Jeremy Renner (Flatiron) Last week: —

5. "The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780" by Rick Atkinson (Crown) Last week: —

6. "Matriarch: A Memoir" by Tina Knowles (One World) Last week: 4

7. "Uptown Girl: A Memoir" by Christie Brinkley (Harper Influence) Last week: —

8. "The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life" by Suleika Jaouad (Random House) Last week: 3

9. "Don't Believe Everything You Think: Why Your Thinking Is the Beginning & End of Suffering (Expanded Edition)" by Joseph Nguyen (Authors Equity) Last week: 7

10. "The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues" by Dan McClellan (St. Martin’s Essentials) Last week: —

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