Best Books of 2025

Has a book ever totally changed your life? A group of teens at a home for pregnant girls face adversity, shame and more until a book of witchcraft changes everything for them. Triumphant and terrifying, you won't put this one down...

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 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...

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...

This multigenerational novel follows Ebby through heartbreak and a new beginning. For fans of Abi Daré and Nikki May, Good Dirt takes us from Long Island Sound to West Africa and France on a quest to uncover the secrets of the past and...

A truly and delightfully strange story of a woman chasing her destiny. With offbeat hilarity and a tender heart, this is a unique read for anyone looking for something different. “[A] bizarre and endearing debut . . . We can’t remember the...

From 2014 to the year 2119, in a world submerged by rising seas, What We Can Know spans the past, present and future to ask profound questions about who we are and where we are going. A masterpiece and Ian McEwan's finest novel yet 'One of the...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.For fans of Rupi Kaur and Cleo Wade, this first collection of poetry from the viral TikTok poet Josie Balka evokes themes of nostalgia, love, envy, and hope, speaking to the universal longings that live deep in...

A story of courage and isolation, Allegra Goodman's latest is the astonishing fictionalized account of French noblewoman Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval. Titanic meets The Revenant in this sweeping tale of companionship against...

Maggie McCabe is on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge.But now, after a devastating series of personal tragedies, Maggie is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague, an elite surgeon whose...

This story about unbreakable bonds, coming-of-age, and the search for home stars Dr. Wilbur Larch — one of John Irving's most unforgettable characters.After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy...

Ana Huang takes us back on the playing field with a new star athlete and another brewing romance. Sports and love are back together again, and this one turns up the heat a notch. Book two in the Gods of the Game series by #1 New York...

In this riveting dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy—and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her past. This stunning hardcover edition features a deluxe...

The hardest part of love is moving on… It's been a year since Ellie Kendall's husband, Jamie, was killed in an accident, but she's still grieving. In fact, she finds herself talking to him regularly. At the urging of Jamie's successful actor...

This timely and impeccably researched look into the start of the American Revolution showcases harrowing battles, famous historical figures and the fight for democracy. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the second volume of the...

“Sarah Hall's writing has conquered the body and the soul and now it conquers the wind itself. She gets better with every word she writes.”–Daisy Johnson, author of Sisters and The Hotel. From the twice-Booker-nominated...

Could you solve your own murder before it's too late? Catch the killer before the countdown ticks its last. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • The author of A Good Girl’s...

Discover the ground-breaking, must-read history of Africa, the Sunday Times bestseller charting the epic story of the oldest inhabited continent in the world from the perspectives of Africans themselves. Shortlisted for the Nero Book...

INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. “As darkly whimsical as the most beloved fairy tales and soaked in gothic atmosphere. The gorgeous and evocative illustrations bring to life an unforgettably lush and hypnotically romantic story.” —Ava...

Daring and dazzling, Katie Kitamura’s latest follows one woman’s exploration of identity, life and love — with the bite of Colored Television by Danzy Senna and the intimacy of All Fours by Miranda July.INSTANT...