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Electric Lit's Best Books of 2025

Electric Lit's picks for the best books of the year, 2025. Fiction, nonfiction, short stories, and poetry.
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Audition (Katie Kitamura)
Audition
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Katie Kitamura
Beings (Ilana Masad)
Beings
2
Ilana Masad
Dominion (Addie Citchens)
Dominion
3
Addie Citchens
Flashlight (Susan Choi)
Flashlight
4
Susan Choi
The Wilderness (Angela Flournoy)
The Wilderness
5
Angela Flournoy
Good Girl (Aria Aber)
Good Girl
6
Aria Aber
Hot Girls With Balls (Benedict Nguyễn)
Hot Girls With Balls
7
Benedict Nguyễn
The Grand Paloma Resort (Cleyvis Natera)
The Grand Paloma Resort
8
Cleyvis Natera
Stop Me If You've Heard This One (Kristen Arnett)
Stop Me If You've Heard This One
9
Kristen Arnett
Heart the Lover (Lily King)
Heart the Lover
10
Lily King
Homeseeking (Karissa Chen)
Homeseeking
11
Karissa Chen
Minor Black Figures (Brandon Taylor)
Minor Black Figures
12
Brandon Taylor
Big Chief (Jon Hickey)
Big Chief
13
Jon Hickey
The Edge of Water (Grace Olufunke Bankole)
The Edge of Water
14
Grace Olufunke Bankole
Blob: A Love Story (Maggie Su)
Blob: A Love Story
15
Maggie Su
Loca (Alejandro Heredia)
Loca
16
Alejandro Heredia
The High Heaven (Joshua Wheeler)
The High Heaven
17
Joshua Wheeler
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us (Yiming Ma)
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us
18
Yiming Ma
A/S/L (Jeanne Thornton)
A/S/L
19
Jeanne Thornton
Middle Spoon (Alejandro Varela)
Middle Spoon
20
Alejandro Varela
The Summer House (Masashi Matsuie)
The Summer House
21
Masashi Matsuie
Fulfillment (Lee Cole)
Fulfillment
22
Lee Cole
Awakened (A.E Osworth)
Awakened
23
A.E Osworth
Sky Daddy (Kate Folk)
Sky Daddy
24
Kate Folk
The Payback (Kashana Cauley)
The Payback
25
Kashana Cauley
Alligator Tears (Edgar Gomez)
Alligator Tears
26
Edgar Gomez
The Dry Season (Melissa Febos)
The Dry Season
27
Melissa Febos
I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays (Maris Kreizman)
I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays
28
Maris Kreizman
Uncanny Valley Girl (Zefyr Lisowski)
Uncanny Valley Girl
29
Zefyr Lisowski
The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders (Sarah Aziza)
The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders
30
Sarah Aziza
Aggregated Discontent (Harron Walker)
Aggregated Discontent
31
Harron Walker
Black in Blues (Imani Perry)
Black in Blues
32
Imani Perry
I'll Tell You When I'm Home (Hala Alyan)
I'll Tell You When I'm Home
33
Hala Alyan
A Truce That Is Not Peace (Miriam Toews)
A Truce That Is Not Peace
34
Miriam Toews
Clam Down (Anelise Chen)
Clam Down
35
Anelise Chen
Goblin Mode: A Speculative Memoir (Caroline Hagood)
Goblin Mode: A Speculative Memoir
36
Caroline Hagood
Nightshining: A Memoir in Four Floods (Jennifer Kabat)
Nightshining: A Memoir in Four Floods
37
Jennifer Kabat
Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age (Vauhini Vara)
Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age
38
Vauhini Vara
A Silent Treatment: A Memoir (Jeannie Vanasco)
A Silent Treatment: A Memoir
39
Jeannie Vanasco
Authority (Andrea Long Chu)
Authority
40
Andrea Long Chu
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