Best of 2025 So Far: Top Fiction Picks

Among this year's buzziest new fiction, which books stood out from the pack? Here are the 10 novels everyone has been talking about in 2025. Among this year's buzziest new fiction, which books stood out from the pack? Here are the 10 novels everyone has been talking about in 2025.

	Among this year's buzziest new fiction, which books stood out from the pack? Here are the 10 novels everyone has been talking about in 2025.
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	This 'heart-wrenching story of redemption' (Publishers Weekly) has stunned readers and critics alike WHY IT'S READWORTHY: A New York Times bestseller and Oprah's Book Club pick from the author of She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True After causing the tragedy that tears his family apart, a young man must adjust to his new life — where small acts of kindness help him find hope Glowing reviews from Alice Hoffman and Andre Dubus III, who says, "I could not put down The River Is Waiting, and I predict that you won't be able to either" Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers An instant classic from a beloved Pulitzer Prize winner WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Anne Tyler's "simply exquisite" 25th novel (Liane Moriarty) immediately hit the New York Times bestseller list On the eve of her daughter's wedding, Gail's ex-husband appears on her doorstep… "All fiction lovers seeking a smart, sunny novel will ask for this one" (Booklist) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers The queen of beach reads whisks readers to a New England boarding school in this juicy page-turner WHY IT'S READWORTHY: At Tiffin Academy, chaos ensues when the school is unexpectedly ranked second in the country — and scandalous blind items target both faculty and students "Readers are in for a treat" (Publishers Weekly) with this entertaining new release from a #1 New York Times bestselling author and her daughter Kirkus Reviews raves, "Delicious… Sign us up for next term" Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Oprah's July book club pick left her 'riveted until the very last shocking sentence' WHY IT'S READWORTHY: "Secrets swirl and the stakes rise in this sharply modern family drama" (People) After their autonomous car crashes into another vehicle, members of the Shaw family navigate secrets, guilt, and moral dilemmas "If you are not already hooked on Holsinger, it's time to join the club" (Kirkus Reviews starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers This #1 New York Times bestseller is a 'moving ode to friendship' (People) WHY IT'S READWORTHY: After a world-famous painting winds up in her possession, Louisa unravels its mysteries — and discovers the fascinating story of three friends 25 years ago "This is Fredrik Backman at the height of his empathy and resonance… Every Backman book should come with the warning that your heart will be split in two" (NPR) Rave reviews from The New York Times, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and many more Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers 'In writing this book, Vuong may have joined the ranks of an elite few great novelists' (Los Angeles Times) WHY IT'S READWORTHY: This sweeping Oprah's Book Club pick and instant New York Times bestseller "soars to astonishing heights" (Publishers Weekly) After troubled 19-year-old Hai becomes the caretaker to Grazina, an elderly widow with dementia, their bond dramatically changes both of their lives "Heartbreaking, heartwarming yet unsentimental, and savagely comic all at the same time" (The Guardian) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers The author of Me Before You delivers 'the best book she has ever written' (Marian Keyes) WHY IT'S READWORTHY: A sparkling New York Times bestseller with glowing reviews from Jodi Picoult, Sophie Kinsella, and Lisa Jewell With her personal life and career falling apart, the last thing Lila needs is her estranged father returning after three decades… "The kind of book you smile at while reading" (Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A dazzling, decades-spanning saga with an A24 TV adaptation in the works WHY IT'S READWORTHY: At a lakeside Montana wedding, one fateful decision has long-lasting consequences Elin Hilderbrand calls this New York Times bestseller and Oprah's Book Club pick "an absolute masterpiece" "Puchner's final chapter is one of the most touching and satisfying I've read in years" (The Washington Post) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers One of 2025's buzziest books is 'impossible to put down' (Kirkus Reviews) WHY IT'S READWORTHY: This Good Morning America Book Club pick instantly rocketed to the top of the New York Times bestseller list When Joan becomes one of the first women scientists to join NASA's space shuttle program, she finds love and unlikely friendship — but one shocking mission will change everything Take it from Kristin Hannah: "You'll barrel through this electric novel" until the "pitch-perfect ending" Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Past and present intertwine in this 'beautifully imagined family saga' (The New York Times) WHY IT'S READWORTHY: From the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, which was adapted into a Hulu TV show Fleeing to France after a public scandal, Ebby pieces together the connection between a precious family heirloom and a devastating tragedy from her childhood "Solidifies Wilkerson's place as one of the great multigenerational storytellers of our time" (Abi Daré, author of The Girl with the Louding Voice) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers
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