Best Books of 2025

A future ravaged by disastrous weather, a small town on the brink of collapse and one family at the center of it all. Gripping, visceral and taut, Wild Dark Shore is a complex story about survival, isolation and hope at the end of the world...

(Available after June 30th, 2022)Just when you thought it was safe to board a plane ... Hostage by Clare Mackintosh is one wild ride — a 24 hour flight to be exact. The pilot will NOT need to remind you to return to your seat. You’ll be riveted in place...

Who we are with different people is really up to us, and Sybil channels different parts of herself into the letters she writes. A journey of growing older, healing and reluctantly embracing the winds of change, this reflective and funny read is perfect...

The bestselling author of The Only Good Indians and I Was a Teenage Slasher returns with a chilling tale of blood, buffalo and revenge. Based on gruesome true events, Jones blends history and horror in a haunting story of vengeance...

Engrossing, dystopian and dire, acclaimed author Laila Lalami's latest is a story about authoritarianism, survival and the fight for privacy in a surveillance state. This one is great for fans of The Memory Police and I Who Have Never...

A thrilling follow-up to Islington's acclaimed high fantasy novel The Will of the Many, The Strength of the Few finds Vis Telimus replicated across three separate worlds leading three very different lives all with their own cruel demands...

Achingly romantic and moving, Hall's sweeping debut explores an emotional love triangle as Beth's former lover returns after years away from the village to sow doubt and heartache in her current relationship. Everyone in the village said nothing good...

Acclaimed author R.F. Kuang journeys into the depths of the underworld in her latest fantasy swirling with dark academia vibes in this gripping tour de force. This is perfect for fans of Olivie Blake and Leigh Bardugo...

Patti Smith offers another glimpse into her miraculous world by heading all the way back to the beginning. The writer reflects on her early years of art, exploration and creativity that helped her become the literary icon she is today. NEW YORK...

This is a layered mystery that bridges the timelines of two youths grappling with identity and belonging. One youth’s disappearance echoes through the struggles of another in a world that’s not quite ready to understand.NATIONAL BESTSELLER |...

Charlie Mackesy first stole our hearts with The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse — we were so smitten we honored it as our 2019 Book of the Year. Now he’s gifted the world a new story starring the beloved quartet, a...

Thrilling, funny and unique, this immersive collection is about seeing and being seen. Transcending genres, Peters dips into literary fiction, sci-fi and horror to explore transness, gender politics, longing for transformation and the messiness of being...

A moving tale about art and friendship, My Friends is a testament to love and the mysteries of life from the author of A Man Called Ove. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.A Most Anticipated Book of 2025:...

Returning to the richly imagined world of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, the third instalment of Rebecca Yarros' scintillating romantasy series finds Violet venturing beyond the walls of Basgiath to seek allies to stand with Navarre...

Peeling off the layers of family dynamics, Newman's witty and moving story of love and loss casts a humorous light on life's ups and downs and the acceptance that follows. A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK · INSTANT NEW YORK...

A journey of the self through solitude. Quiet and contemplative, written with deceptively simple and straightforward prose, Stone Yard Devotional is a tender meditation on hope and humanity from an acclaimed author.Shortlisted for the 2024...

A darkly funny, electrifying tale of polyamory, illness, health-care malfeasance, and gynecological crime mixed with Oulipian madness.   Cumin Baleen is a forty-one-year-old writer living in Philadelphia—this city of hospitals—who works...

From the Booker Prize finalist and bestselling a perceptive novel about a gay Black painter navigating the worlds of art, desire, and creativityA newcomer to New York, Wyeth is a Black painter who grew up in the South and is trying to find his place in...

2026 NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER.WINNER OF THE LIBBY AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION. THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER. Recommended by New York Times Book Review • People • NPR • Rolling Stone • Los...

John Green, vanguard of Young Adult fiction, author of The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, and modern media renaissance man now brings his passion for healthcare reform to the page. This is the story of one young boy's...