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Kirkus Best Books of 2025: Fiction and Nonfiction - Page 5

Here is a list of Kirkus Review's best fiction and nonfiction books of 2025. How many have you read?
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The Sunflower Boys (Sam Wachman)
The Sunflower Boys
161
Sam Wachman
Taking Manhattan (Russell Shorto)
Taking Manhattan
162
Russell Shorto
Talk to Me (Rich Benjamin)
Talk to Me
163
Rich Benjamin
Theft (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Theft
164
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Their Accomplices Wore Robes (Brando Simeo Starkey)
Their Accomplices Wore Robes
165
Brando Simeo Starkey
These Summer Storms (Sarah MacLean)
These Summer Storms
166
Sarah MacLean
Things Become Other Things: A Walking Memoir (Craig Mod)
Things Become Other Things: A Walking Memoir
167
Craig Mod
Things in Nature Merely Grow (Yiyun Li)
Things in Nature Merely Grow
168
Yiyun Li
This Unruly Witness: June Jordan's Legacy (Lauren Muller)
This Unruly Witness: June Jordan's Legacy
169
Lauren Muller
Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025 (Jelani Cobb)
Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025
170
Jelani Cobb
Thrilled to Death: Selected Stories (Lynne Tillman)
Thrilled to Death: Selected Stories
171
Lynne Tillman
To Lose a War: The Fall and Rise of the Taliban (Jon Lee Anderson)
To Lose a War: The Fall and Rise of the Taliban
172
Jon Lee Anderson
Toni at Random (Dana A. Williams)
Toni at Random
173
Dana A. Williams
Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run (Peter Ames Carlin)
Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run
174
Peter Ames Carlin
The Tragedy of True Crime (John J. Lennon)
The Tragedy of True Crime
175
John J. Lennon
A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke (Adriana Herrera)
A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke
176
Adriana Herrera
Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford (Carla Kaplan)
Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford
177
Carla Kaplan
Twist (Colum McCann)
Twist
178
Colum McCann
Ubac and Me: A Life of Love and Adventure With a French Mountain Dog (Cédric Sapin-Defour)
Ubac and Me: A Life of Love and Adventure With a French Mountain Dog
179
Cédric Sapin-Defour
Unlikely Story (Ali Rosen)
Unlikely Story
180
Ali Rosen
Unloved (Peyton Corrine)
Unloved
181
Peyton Corrine
Vera, or Faith (Gary Shteyngart)
Vera, or Faith
182
Gary Shteyngart
Water Mirror Echo (Jeff Chang)
Water Mirror Echo
183
Jeff Chang
The Waterbearers: A Memoir of Mothers and Daughters (Sasha Bonét)
The Waterbearers: A Memoir of Mothers and Daughters
184
Sasha Bonét
The Wax Child (Olga Ravn)
The Wax Child
185
Olga Ravn
The Wayfinder (Adam Johnson)
The Wayfinder
186
Adam Johnson
We Do Not Part (Han Kang)
We Do Not Part
187
Han Kang
We Loved to Run (Stephanie Reents)
We Loved to Run
188
Stephanie Reents
We Should All Be Birds (Brian Buckbee)
We Should All Be Birds
189
Brian Buckbee
What We Can Know (Ian McEwan)
What We Can Know
190
Ian McEwan
When It All Burns (Jordan Thomas)
When It All Burns
191
Jordan Thomas
When We Were Real (Daryl Gregory)
When We Were Real
192
Daryl Gregory
When You Listen to This Song: On Memory, Loss, and Writing (Lola Lafon)
When You Listen to This Song: On Memory, Loss, and Writing
193
Lola Lafon
The White Hot (Quiara Alegría Hudes)
The White Hot
194
Quiara Alegría Hudes
Wild Dark Shore (Charlotte McConaghy)
Wild Dark Shore
195
Charlotte McConaghy
The Wilderness (Angela Flournoy)
The Wilderness
196
Angela Flournoy
Will There Ever Be Another You (Patricia Lockwood)
Will There Ever Be Another You
197
Patricia Lockwood
The Words of Dr. L: & Other Stories (Karen Bender)
The Words of Dr. L: & Other Stories
198
Karen Bender
Wreck (Catherine Newman)
Wreck
199
Catherine Newman
A Year With the Seals (Alix Morris)
A Year With the Seals
200
Alix Morris
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