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Kirkus Best Books of 2025: Indie - Page 2

Here is a list of Kirkus Review's best independent books of the year 2025. How many of these have you read?
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In Deep: The Collected Surf Writings (Matt George)
In Deep: The Collected Surf Writings
41
Matt George
In My Father's Tire Tracks (Jack Sheedy)
In My Father's Tire Tracks
42
Jack Sheedy
Incredible, Legendary, Obvious (Orest Stelmach)
Incredible, Legendary, Obvious
43
Orest Stelmach
Industrial Policy for the United States (Marc Fasteau)
Industrial Policy for the United States
44
Marc Fasteau
Jeep Show: A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge (Robert B. O'Connor)
Jeep Show: A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge
45
Robert B. O'Connor
Jewel of the Wissahickon: Rewilding the Dixon Meadow (Bill Konstant)
Jewel of the Wissahickon: Rewilding the Dixon Meadow
46
Bill Konstant
Jump! Jump! Jump! Stacey (Candelaria Norma Silva)
Jump! Jump! Jump! Stacey
47
Candelaria Norma Silva
Kamp Kromwell (A.J. Grea)
Kamp Kromwell
48
A.J. Grea
Karl Marx and the Lost California Manifesto (Scott D. Carlson)
Karl Marx and the Lost California Manifesto
49
Scott D. Carlson
Kazuko: Sixth Grade in World War II Hiroshima (Kazuko Blake)
Kazuko: Sixth Grade in World War II Hiroshima
50
Kazuko Blake
King James Virgin: A Holiness Memoir (Elizabeth Hatton)
King James Virgin: A Holiness Memoir
51
Elizabeth Hatton
A King's Trust (S.E. McPherson)
A King's Trust
52
S.E. McPherson
The Last Grand Tour (Michael N. McGregor)
The Last Grand Tour
53
Michael N. McGregor
LBJ and McNamara: The Vietnam Partnership Destined to Fail (Peter L.W. Osnos)
LBJ and McNamara: The Vietnam Partnership Destined to Fail
54
Peter L.W. Osnos
The Lies That Blind Us (Amora Sway)
The Lies That Blind Us
55
Amora Sway
A Life Full of Quarks (C.W. Johnson)
A Life Full of Quarks
56
C.W. Johnson
The Light Doctor (Martin Moore-Ede)
The Light Doctor
57
Martin Moore-Ede
Lights, Camera, Lionel Trains!: A Photo History of an American Icon (Roger Carp)
Lights, Camera, Lionel Trains!: A Photo History of an American Icon
58
Roger Carp
Like That Eleanor: The Amazing Power of Being an Ally (Lee Wind)
Like That Eleanor: The Amazing Power of Being an Ally
59
Lee Wind
The Little Things That Kill (Annie Fox)
The Little Things That Kill
60
Annie Fox
Live From My Studio (Edie Baskin)
Live From My Studio
61
Edie Baskin
The Lost Woman (Karen Mulvahill)
The Lost Woman
62
Karen Mulvahill
Master Version 1.1 (Antanas Marcelionis)
Master Version 1.1
63
Antanas Marcelionis
Maya Blue: A Memoir of Survival (Brenda Coffee)
Maya Blue: A Memoir of Survival
64
Brenda Coffee
The Mismeasurement of America (Gene Ludwig)
The Mismeasurement of America
65
Gene Ludwig
The Mistaken Mulozi (David Wilkie)
The Mistaken Mulozi
66
David Wilkie
Nauset Light: A Personal Legacy (Mary E. Daubenspeck)
Nauset Light: A Personal Legacy
67
Mary E. Daubenspeck
Not If I Can Help It (Meg Groff)
Not If I Can Help It
68
Meg Groff
The Odd Dog (Leia Barrett)
The Odd Dog
69
Leia Barrett
On Healing: Finding Wholeness Beyond the Limits of Medicine (Amitha Kalaichandran)
On Healing: Finding Wholeness Beyond the Limits of Medicine
70
Amitha Kalaichandran
On a Rising Swell: Surf Stories From Florida's Space Coast (Dan Reiter)
On a Rising Swell: Surf Stories From Florida's Space Coast
71
Dan Reiter
The Once and Future Queen (Paula Lafferty)
The Once and Future Queen
72
Paula Lafferty
One Beautiful Year of Normal (Sandra K. Griffith)
One Beautiful Year of Normal
73
Sandra K. Griffith
Painting Wonder (Katie Wray Schon)
Painting Wonder
74
Katie Wray Schon
The Passionate Sister (John Thorndike)
The Passionate Sister
75
John Thorndike
The Patchwork Cloak of Kamal Bey: An East-West Memoir (John Zada)
The Patchwork Cloak of Kamal Bey: An East-West Memoir
76
John Zada
Red Gifts in the Garden of Stones (P.A. Swanborough)
Red Gifts in the Garden of Stones
77
P.A. Swanborough
The Reindeer of Chinese Gardens (Barbara Sjoholm)
The Reindeer of Chinese Gardens
78
Barbara Sjoholm
Saint Sergey's Head (Rea Keech)
Saint Sergey's Head
79
Rea Keech
Scattershot: My Journey From the Projects to Paris to Rodeo Drive (Larry Chrysler)
Scattershot: My Journey From the Projects to Paris to Rodeo Drive
80
Larry Chrysler
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