The best books of 2025

A Reese's Book Club pick and a 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Audiobook of the Year!This program features multicast narration.INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO F... Read more

The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series!Acclaimed actor Jefferson White, who starred in Paramount Network's Yellowstone as Jimmy Hurdstrom, brings his talent to the worldwide best-sell... Read more

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARDA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME Magazine, New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Harper's Baazar, NPR, Vogue, Oprah Daily, ... Read more

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of pl... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • “A glorious sweep of a novel” (Ann Patchett) that weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern... Read more

A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Best Fantasy!"Julia Whelan skillfully narrates Sabine's story of bloodlust and decay...Katie Leung's soft Scottish accent suits the grieving Alice...Lottie is portr... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From author Sarah MacLean, a razor-sharp, wildly sexy novel about a wealthy New England family’s long-overdue reckoning . . . and the one week that threatens to tea... Read more

"Heartwood will keep you guessing the whole way through. I didn't want it to end." —Liz Moore "The best thriller of 2025." —The Boston Globe * "Genius." —The Washington Post "A ... Read more

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW’S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF PEOPLE’S TOP 5 BOOKS OF THE YEAR BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTKIR... Read more

THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND #1 NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025ALSO NAMED ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 AND A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR B... Read more

Dante's Inferno meets Susanna Clarke's Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate stude... Read more

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! • A whimsical and heartwarming novel about a witch who has a second chance to get her magical powers—and her life—back on track, from the nati... Read more

#1 New York Times BestsellerA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, AP, THE ECONOMIST, SLATE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND MORE!"C... Read more

A 2026 Audie Award Winner for HorrorSelected as One of The New York Times's 100 Notable Books of the Year A Barack Obama Summer Read Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Novel Neb... Read more

A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Audiobook of the Year!"Narrator Adam Lazarre-White masterfully voices a wide range of characters. Listeners will be captivated by the layered storytelling, morally ... Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“It is one of the best narrative histories I’ve read.”—The Wall Street JournalA New York Times Notable Book of 2025 • One of Barack Obama's ... Read more

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “A shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history.”—Jodi Picoult, author of By Any Other Name&ldq... Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 • NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2025KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOKS OF 2025NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2025 "A must-read for pro... Read more

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker Time New York The Washington Post NPR Los Angeles Times The Boston Globe The Guardian Vanity Fair Elle Town & Country Oprah Daily The New York Po... Read more

The instant New York Times bestseller • Oprah’s Book Club Pick • A Goodreads Choice Awards finalist • Named a Best Book of 2025 by TIME, The New Yorker, Harper's Bazaar, USA To... Read more

In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to survival: Trust no one. Lie to everyone. And whatever you do, don’t fall fo... Read more

A New York Times Notable Book • Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • A New York Times Bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by Smithsonian, Scientif... Read more

A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK• A young woman must shake off a family curse and the widely held belief that she is the reincarnation of her dead cousin in this wickedly funny, bri... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE•Megha Majumdar’s electrifying new novel, following her acclaimed New York Times bestseller A Burning, is set... Read more

From the Booker Prize–winning, bestselling author of Atonement and Saturday, a genre-bending new novel full of secrets and surprises; an immersive exploration, across time and history, of wha... Read more

WINNER OF THE 2025 BOOKER PRIZE AND A NATIONAL BESTSELLER Finalist for the Kirkus Prize | Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence From "the shrewdest writer on contemporary masculinity w... Read more

Experience King Sorrow in a whole new way with this mesmerizing multicast audiobook. Featuring an ensemble cast, including Ari Fliatkos, Kate Mulgrew, and Ian Shaw, and enhanced with subtle sound e... Read more

Named One of The New York Times Book Review's Top Ten Books of the Year Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography | Finalist for the Kirkus Prize | Nominated for the Women'... Read more

“[A] bizarre and endearing debut . . . We can’t remember the last time we met a character this singular or read a book this funny.”—Oprah Daily (Best New Books to Read This ... Read more

SOON TO BE A FEATURE FILM STARRING MARGARET QUALLEY AND THOMASIN MCKENZIE Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by Oprah Daily, Reader's Digest, Polygon, and Paste "Simmering with rage, p... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • FINALIST FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE • A fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natura... Read more

The #1 New York Times Bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025• A Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book • Named a Best Book of 2025 by TIME, The Guardian, ... Read more

A Washington Post and Publishers Weekly Best SF/Fantasy/Horror Novel of 2025 Alien meets Midsommar in this chilling debut adult novel from award-winning author Andrew Joseph White about identity, s... Read more

FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE BOOKER PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE AND THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTIONNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY BARACK OBAMA, THE WASHINGTON POS... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER ● READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY ● From Laila Lalami—the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist and a “maestra of literary ... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER •FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD• FromPulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestsellingauthor of Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove Kar... Read more

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEA NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEARAN NYPL BEST BOOK OF THE YEARA WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOKA LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT BOOK CLUB PICK "No... Read more

Audiobook performed by Marin IrelandNAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY: Time, People, LitHub, and BookRiotAn unexpected road trip across America brings a family together, in this heartfelt new novel ... Read more

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Through the &l... Read more

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR/AUTOBIOGRAPHYFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTIONWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist for the PEN/Jean St... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD"A warm, funny, loving novel. . . . It's an American original."—A... Read more

Named one of the Best Thrillers and a Notable Book of 2025 by the New York TimesA pulse-pounding novel of class, privilege, sex, and murder, from the New York Times bestselling author of Two Nights... Read more

A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book • Named one of the Best Books of the Year by TIME, NPR, Elle, and The Boston Globe“Searing… rigorously researched but never stuff... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTIONFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITIC CIRCLES AWARD FOR FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE ASPEN... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An absurdly laugh-out-loud funny picture book about the villainy of fish, illustrated by National Book Award-winning creator Dan Santat"A ribald and uproarious warn... Read more

An Instant New York Times Bestseller A BEST BOOK OF 2025: TIME • SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN • SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE • KIRKUS • SHELF AWARENESS • CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY A Goo... Read more

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025 • THE WASHINGTON POST'S 5 BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2025 • THE ATLANTIC'S ... Read more

How does one of the greatest storytellers of our time write her own life? The long-awaited memoir from the author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments, one of our most lauded and influen... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • An astonishing memoir that explores how far we will go to protect ourselves, and the healing... Read more

*An instant New York Times bestseller!Vying for the hand of one brother.Falling in love with the other. A new Victorian-inspired romantasy, perfect for fans of Bridgerton, The Selection, and The Cr... Read more

WINNER OF THE 2026 PULITZER PRIZE FOR HISTORY ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR Named one of the Best Books... Read more

A New York Times Bestseller"This suspenseful YA thriller is yet another testament to Jackson's talent."—ELLE New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another stunning, ri... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLERNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND ESQUIRE In the gorgeous new novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Outlawed, "a strangely well-p... Read more

A New York Times Bestseller • A New York Times, Washington Post, and Associated Press Notable Book • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Los Angeles Times, Vulture, TIME, The Guardian, T... Read more

"Zara Ramm's narration is like watching a film, conjuring images of demons and humans alike. It's funny, it's dark, and it's some of Ramm's best work." — AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)"Na... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER· A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 ·A Washington Post NotableNonfiction Book of 2025· A Time Best Me... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Being a teenager is no fairy tale . . . but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a little magic. A high schooler’s journey to recover from burnout leads to ... Read more

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick!From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper's Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed comes a daring new mystery about a foster teen claiming ... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Laugh out loud with the iconic Junie B. Jones—now starring in “a dynamic new graphic ­novel series that stays true to the curious, ­energetic Junie of... Read more

A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Best Nonfiction Narrator and Best History/Biography!"The Zorg remains a book of great importance and one that will likely become a classic. It takes a respected pla... Read more

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK• NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER• FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION •KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER &bull... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • The heartrending story of twin sisters torn apart by China’s one-child policy and the rise of international adoption—from the aut... Read more

From the best-selling author of Underland and "the great nature writer...of this generation" (Wall Street Journal), a revelatory book that transforms how we imagine rivers—and life itself. "... Read more

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD IN FICTIONNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF THE ATLANTIC'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YE... Read more

"A literary phenomenon nearly forty years in the making, and a speculative masterwork" (New York Magazine), Balle's epic On the Calculation of Volume in Book III introduces new thrills to the adven... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An “enthralling” (Los Angeles Times) and “remarkably engrossing” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice) novel of literary and psy... Read more

A New York Times Notable Book. One of Time's 100 Must-Read Book of 2025. Summer's Best Beach Reads by The New York TimesBooks You Should Read This July by New York magazineBooks We're Most Excited... Read more

Eisner Award Winner: Best Publication for Teens & Best WriterA compelling, propulsive YA graphic novel mystery from the author of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Mariko Tamaki, and illust... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A radiant new memoir from artist and writer Patti Smith, author of the National Book Award winner Just KidsA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, NPR, THE NEW YORKER“... Read more

From author Eric Colossal comes an exciting new middle-grade graphic novel about friendship, growing up, and catching ghostsFunny and full of heart, Ghost Town is the perfect read for fans of Snapd... Read more

NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNERFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Named one of the Best Books of the Year by The Washington Post, Guardian, Elle, and the Chicago Pu... Read more

"Narrators Waikamania Seve and Caleb Teaupa unfurl a blood- and brine-soaked epic set in and around the islands of long-ago Polynesia. The lilt of the performers' Antipodean accents lends a strong ... Read more

An instant New York Times Bestseller!Meet Pocket, created as a good luck charm for soldiers going into battle, whose bravery and loyalty lives on long after the war.From Katherine Applegate, #1 New... Read more

Instant New York Times bestseller * A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 * Named a Best Book of 2025 by NPR, Kirkus Reviews, The Economist, and The Financial Times"We think we know everything, but... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, TIME, OPRAH DAILY, GOODREADS, AND MORE "Brilliant...A high-spirited, exhilarating memoir." —The Wall Street Journal • "In Joyri... Read more

“Dazzling. Sweeping. Mind-altering. World-changing. . . . Destined to become our new reference for understanding the making of the modern world.” —Naomi Klein, New York Times best... Read more

A Newbery Honor Award Book!A fox and a badger begrudgingly team up to change their destinies in this endearing middle grade novel Featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout, this critically... Read more

Longlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize in Fiction and named a Top Ten Book of 2025 by The Atlantic and Slate, and a Best Book of 2025 by The New Yorker, TIME, Kirkus Reviews and more. “A... Read more

In the hilarious and poignant graphic novel follow-up to National Book Award finalist Huda F Cares?, Huda's life and worldview is turned upside down when her parents announce they're divorcing. A S... Read more

"Juicy, silly, delightful, hilarious, hot, heartfelt—all the things romance readers love best." —Elle magazineNAMED A BEST BOOK by Goodreads, Elle Magazine, Bustle, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and m... Read more

Named a Washington Post Top 10 Fiction Book of 2025In his first new novel since winning the 2021 Nobel Prize, a master storyteller captures a time of dizzying global change.At the turn of the twent... Read more

INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE LONGLIST NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST—THE NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2025—THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2025—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 2... Read more

A “gripping” (The Washington Post) work of history and reportage that unveils the stranger-than-fiction world of multilevel marketing: a massive money-making scam and radical political ... Read more

WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR LGBTQ+ ROMANCEA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A USA TODAY BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of Chef's Kiss, a groundbreaking trans Regency rom... Read more

"Both the author and the narrator succeed notably in this funny, trenchant debut novel. William DeMeritt uses all his acting skills plus a strong narrative delivery to portray the wide cast of char... Read more

A Southern small-town romance about the visibility of Black women's voices in country music, perfect for fans of Beyonce's Cowboy Carter and The Final Revival of Opal & Nev."The best romance I'... Read more

Asubversivelycozy Japanese murder mystery with an ingenious Groundhog Day twist: a teenager’s time-loop race to solve—and possibly prevent—his grandfather’s murder!Contempor... Read more

WINNER OF THE GILLER PRIZE A USA Today Bestseller From O. Henry Award winner and two-time Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa comes a revelatory novel about loneliness, love, labor, an... Read more

WINNER OF THE NBCC JOHN LEONARD PRIZEWINNER OF THE PEN/ JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHYA TIME TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025AN ATLANTIC TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025AN IN... Read more

The Last of Us meets The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in this stand-alone dystopian romance about survival, sacrifice, and love that risks everything. By encouraging massive accumulations of debt... Read more

In 2001, John J. Lennon killed a man on a Brooklyn Street. Now he's a journalist, working from behind bars, trying to make sense of it all.The Tragedy of True Crime is a first-person journalistic a... Read more

An instant New York Times and Indie bestseller about friendship, love—and discovering the secrets and beauty of your own hometown.From Emmy Award winner Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye and #1 ... Read more

The celebrated and beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Fun Home presents a laugh-out-loud, brilliant, and passionately political work of autofiction and social commentar... Read more

An enchanting, highly personal tour of some of the most iconic cemeteries of the world—part travelogue, part memoir, part “excursions through death,” by the author of Our Share of... Read more

An ALA Notable Children's Book A New York Magazine Best New Book for Kids A LitHub Most Anticipated Children's Book of 2025 A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Pict... Read more

2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTCALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD GOLD MEDAL WINNERFINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND KIRKUS “Exceptional. . . . W... Read more

Kirkus Best BookSchool Library Journal Best BookChicago Public Library Best BookChildren's Book Review Best BookALA Notable BookA CCBC ChoiceKids Favorite Winner"Storytelling at its most brilliant&... Read more

A Kirkus Best Book of 2025A deeply researched, lively, and personal exploration of the multibillion-dollar wellness industry — about why women are feeling so un-well and how this trend has shaped o... Read more

Named one of the 10 Best Books of the Year by Publishers WeeklyNamed a Best of the Year by NPR, Vogue, Kirkus Reviews, Alta Journal"This book is as celebratory as it is incisive, as it is, at times... Read more

One of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of the YearLonglisted for the National Book Award for NonfictionOne of The Washington Post's Best Nonfiction Books of the Year A New York Times Editors' ... Read more