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The Must-Read Books of 2025 (So Far)

From captivating novels to insightful nonfiction, these are the books that are making the biggest splash in 2025! Add these to your TBR list and don't miss out on the books everyone
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The Emperor of Gladness (Ocean Vuong)
The Emperor of Gladness
1
Ocean Vuong
Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers (Caroline Fraser)
Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers
2
Caroline Fraser
One Golden Summer (Carley Fortune)
One Golden Summer
3
Carley Fortune
Beyond Anxiety (Martha Beck)
Beyond Anxiety
4
Martha Beck
The Note (Alafair Burke)
The Note
5
Alafair Burke
The Stolen Queen (Fiona Davis)
The Stolen Queen
6
Fiona Davis
We Do Not Part (Han Kang)
We Do Not Part
7
Han Kang
Dream Count (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Dream Count
8
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Problematic Summer Romance (Ali Hazelwood)
Problematic Summer Romance
9
Ali Hazelwood
All the Other Mothers Hate Me (Sarah Harman)
All the Other Mothers Hate Me
10
Sarah Harman
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (Grady Hendrix)
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
11
Grady Hendrix
Water Moon (Samantha Sotto Yambao)
Water Moon
12
Samantha Sotto Yambao
Mask of the Deer Woman (Laurie L. Dove)
Mask of the Deer Woman
13
Laurie L. Dove
Theft (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Theft
14
Abdulrazak Gurnah
The Missing Half (Ashley Flowers)
The Missing Half
15
Ashley Flowers
The Listeners (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Listeners
16
Maggie Stiefvater
Let's Call Her Barbie (Renee Rosen)
Let's Call Her Barbie
17
Renee Rosen
The Favorites (Layne Fargo)
The Favorites
18
Layne Fargo
All That Life Can Afford (Emily Everett)
All That Life Can Afford
19
Emily Everett
Good Dirt (Charmaine Wilkerson)
Good Dirt
20
Charmaine Wilkerson
One Good Thing (Georgia Hunter)
One Good Thing
21
Georgia Hunter
Great Big Beautiful Life (Emily Henry)
Great Big Beautiful Life
22
Emily Henry
Stag Dance (Torrey Peters)
Stag Dance
23
Torrey Peters
Dream State (Eric Puchner)
Dream State
24
Eric Puchner
The Dream Hotel (Laila Lalami)
The Dream Hotel
25
Laila Lalami
No More Tears (Gardiner Harris)
No More Tears
26
Gardiner Harris
The Girls Who Grew Big (Leila Mottley)
The Girls Who Grew Big
27
Leila Mottley
Memorial Days (Geraldine Brooks)
Memorial Days
28
Geraldine Brooks
Dead Money (Jakob Kerr)
Dead Money
29
Jakob Kerr
We Can Do Hard Things (Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach & Amanda Doyle)
We Can Do Hard Things
30
Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach & Amanda Doyle
Atmosphere (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Atmosphere
31
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Matriarch (Tina Knowles)
Matriarch
32
Tina Knowles
Mark Twain (Ron Chernow)
Mark Twain
33
Ron Chernow
The Names (Florence Knapp)
The Names
34
Florence Knapp
Isola (Allegra Goodman)
Isola
35
Allegra Goodman
Stone Yard Devotional (Charlotte Wood)
Stone Yard Devotional
36
Charlotte Wood
Raising Hare (Chloe Dalton)
Raising Hare
37
Chloe Dalton
There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America (Brian Goldstone)
There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America
38
Brian Goldstone
The Fate of the Day (Rick Atkinson)
The Fate of the Day
39
Rick Atkinson
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