It’s that time of year again. Start wrapping up your 2024 TBR and get ready for next year’s can’t-miss reads. From the next big beach read to some sizzling late winter page-turners, these are the books to look out for in 2025.
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (1/14)
When Zelu loses her university job and can’t find a deal for her next novel, she sits down and writes a speculative fiction book about robots and AI, departing from her typical quiet literary work. When this novel shoots to fame, she must confront losing control of her story and being thrust into the spotlight. Zelu’s novel will not only change her life, but the course of history in this metafiction story that George R.R. Martin calls “her best work yet”.
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Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (1/14)
Grady was on the phone with his wife when he heard her brakes and then nothing. When he finds her car, Abby is gone without a trace. A year later, he has no answers and is still deeply grieving. When he journeys to a small Scottish island for escape, he encounters the unexpected: a woman who looks just like his wife. From the New York Times bestselling thriller author comes her next pulse-pounding read.
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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix (1/14)
It’s 1970 and unwed, teenage mothers are sent to Wellwood House to cope with their “condition.” Strictly monitored and controlled, the girls are powerless to determine their own futures. That is until Fern encounters a librarian who gives her a book on witchcraft. The girls suddenly possess ability they could never imagine, but harnessing this kind of destructive power comes with a price.
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We Do Not Part by Han Kang (1/21)
Han Kang, 2024 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, returns with a story that pulls back the curtain on a piece of lost Korean history. When Kyungha gets word that her friend has been injured in an accident, she goes to a hospital in Seoul where her friend asks that she care for her pet bird. Venturing to Jeju Island, she plunges into the snow and dark to fulfill her friend’s request. Facing violence and also the blurring lines of reality, Kyungha test the bounds of friendship and memory.
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Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (1/21)
Fourth Wing fans unite! The third installment of The Empyrean series is the perfect way to kick off 2025. This dragon-riding fantasy series took the social media book world by storm and it has yet to let up. As Violet prepares for war and seeks allies, she’s facing her biggest challenge yet: saving him. As tensions escalate, Violet must use her wit, dragons and skill to save her home and the people she loves.
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We Rip the World Apart by Charlene Carr (1/28)
Kareela is a biracial, twenty-four-year-old who’s pregnant with a child she isn’t sure she wants. Evelyn fled Jamaica in the 80s only to be faced with a hostile racial climate in Canada. As the two women’s stories interweave, both must confront the past and the choices they’ve made along the way.
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Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (1/28)
From the celebrated author of Black Cake (now a Hulu Original TV series), comes her next breathtaking novel. Ebby was only ten when she heard the gunshot and found her brother fatally wounded, pieces of a shattered family heirloom scattered around him. The case was never solved, but drew a lot of public attention. Now, Ebby’s high profile breakup has drawn the eye public eye once again so she fleas to France where her troubles follow and the history of the heirloom lost on the day of her brother’s murder takes center to her exploration of family and the past.
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The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir by Edmund White (1/28)
Edmund White has a lifetime of literary work and experiences and in his upcoming memoir he details his sexual life in vibrant and hilarious detail. Trailing the history of queer life in America over sixty years alongside his personal encounters, the 85-year-old author delivers his most unabashed book yet.
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Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray (2/4)
From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Personal Librarian comes the next literary-laden novel to love. It’s 1919, Jessie is the first woman to be the editor of The Crisis, a preeminent Black magazine. Her future, however, is embroiled in both literary greatness and an affair with her married boss. As she discovers and befriends the biggest talent of the day, becoming the beating heart of the Harlem Renaissance, she is determined to prove herself.
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We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes (2/11)
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes is back with a new, heart-wrenching novel about family, love and the bonds that make us. Just about everything is going wrong for Lila. Her marriage has fallen apart, her daughters are in disarray, her step-father appears to have quietly moved in with her, her job is a disaster and now, her absentee biological father has shown up on her doorstep. And while everything appears to be at its worst, she’s discovering that lessons in love and life can come from the most unexpected places.
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Back After This by Linda Holmes (2/25)
From New York Times bestselling author and NPR correspondent and podcaster, Linda Holmes, comes a new rom-com for anyone trying to fill that giant Nobody Wants This void. Cecily is recovering from both romantic and professional hardship. She loves her job, but has been waiting for a big break. When she’s finally offered the opportunity to have her own show, it’s the opportunity she’s been waiting for. However, she’s less than excited about the subject. She has to air out her dating life while partnering with a perky social media relationship coach. Doing the podcast might mean professional success, but will it come at the expense of what she actually wants in her dating life?
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The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley (3/4)
For Outlander fans and lovers of Susanna Kearsley’s New York Times bestselling books comes a new “historical fiction that sucks you in and won’t let go!”, according to Diana Gabaldon. Andrew is the messenger to a treacherous king, gifted with second sight, but forced to hide it, he is sent on a mission. One that will end in betrayal and murder. Joined by Phoebe, the court scrivener’s daughter, the two must battled the odds they’re up against and their own tumultuous history in this dark web of lies and secrets.
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Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley (3/11)
Jane is pretty sure her marriage to Dan is over. Suffering from an almost empty nest, a failed career as a writer and suspicion round Dan’s fidelity, she chooses dinner on their nineteenth anniversary as the time to tell Dan she wants a divorce. But following the first course, a group of climate activists break into the posh restaurant, creating a hostage scenario that is a little too familiar. The events are playing out just like Jane’s novel and now this doomed couple are the only ones who know what’s about to happen next.
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Everybody Says It’s Everything by Xhenet Aliu (3/18)
Adopted twins Drita and Petrit grow up in Connecticut, far removed from their Albania roots. Inseparable as kids, the brother and sister begin to diverge. Drita is ambitious and good, while Petrit is troublesome and lost. Years go without them talking, but Drita’s plans have fallen apart and she moves home to care for her mother. When Petrit’s girlfriend and son show up, Drita sees it as a chance to reconnect with her brother once she finds him. Her search will either lead to the repair of their relationship, or end things forever.
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The Love We Found by Jill Santopolo (3/18)
In the much-anticipated sequel to The Light We Lost, a Reese’s Book Club Pick, it’s been ten years without Gabe and Lucy still holds him in her heart. When she finds an address in Italy that he left behind, Lucy jumps on a plane to explore it. There, she meets Dax, and starts to feel things she wasn’t sure she ever could again. Meanwhile, at home, she and Darren are grappling with the decision to tell her son the truth about his father. Haunted by the past and apprehensive about the future, Lucy is left to wonder if love can heal her in the same way it broke her.
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Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto (4/1)
Vera is back at it again. After a dead body turned up at her teahouse, life has been dull. Fortunately, her son is dating the investigator she harassed during the murder case. And so what if she’s done a little snooping and found a new case of Selena’s she wants to sink her teeth into? The man is a socialite who lived a glamorous life, but now, can’t be identified. Thankfully, Vera is on the case.
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The Sirens by Emilia Hart (4/1)
The New York Times bestselling author of Weyward is back with a new spell-binding read. The story occurs over three timelines. In 2019, Lucy awakes with her hands around her ex-lovers neck after a vivid dream. In 1999, Jess, Lucy’s sister, suffers an allergy to water, making her an outcast seen by few until her art teacher takes an interest in her. And in the 1800s, twin sisters board a convict ship to Australia, and as they spend time at sea, feel a change occurring neither can explain.
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Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (4/8)
From the New York Times bestselling author of Take My Hand, comes a story of family, legacy and secrets. When Nikki gets a call from her estranged grandmother to come visit her, she thinks she will get to the bottom of what caused the fracture between her and her grandmother, instead, she gets a generational story about her family’s history in the hills of western North Carolina. Nikki’s grandmother speaks of her great-great-great grandmother becoming a queen in a community of freed people.
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The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose (4/15)
In the sequel to the mega-hit The Perfect Marriage, Sarah is eleven years removed from the court case where she defended her then husband in the murder case of his mistress. Now remarried, Sarah thought she had moved on. But when her current husband is caught having a one-night stand and new evidence surfaces against her ex-husband, Sarah is right back in the middle of a twist-filled game of cat and mouse.
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Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (4/22)
The queen of swoon-worthy summertime romance is back and her latest book is giving serious Beach Read vibes. In this glorious “sunshine x grumpy” new story, two writers are pitted against one another to earn the right to pen the biography of Margaret Ives, a rumor-entrenched octogenarian who is the heir to one of the most infamous families of the 20th century. The growing tension between the authors goes beyond their competing career ambitions, because something equally tantalizing is forming between them.
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The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick (4/22)
Set in the 1960s, Margaret has everything the women of her day would hope for. She is a pillar of midcentury housewife success. But when an intriguing new resident comes to town, Margaret is desperate to get to know her and invents a book club where they read The Feminine Mystique. Soon, she and the gals are expressing their secret desires and their doubts about the lives they are leading in a feminist and forthcoming new novel from New York Times bestselling author, Marie Bostwick.
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The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig (4/29)
From the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers comes a horror novel that will keep you one the edge of your seat. Five childhood friends have sworn an oath to always protect each other. During a camping trip, they come across a lone set of stairs in the woods. One of them walks up it, never to return. Now, it’s twenty years later, the staircase is back and they’ve returned to find their friend and what happens at the top of the stairs.
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One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune (5/6)
Alice spent one glorious summer at the lake with her Nan and knows the magic it holds. So when Nan has an accident, she agrees to go back, seeking a new direction in her life. That’s when she encounters Charlie again for the first time since they were teens. His charming ways captivate her, and Nan, but he sees her in a way she’s never been seen before.
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Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid (6/3)
After a brief hiatus from publishing, #1 New York Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid is back! And this time, she’s star-bound. Set in the 1980s, Joan has always been in love with the stars, but now, she has the opportunity to join a force of astronauts. This ensemble crew will prepare for their mission while each of them learns to cope with their destiny in space and their reality on Earth.
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Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell (6/24)
Three women’s worlds collide when two seemingly unrelated lives clash. Nina is devastated at the loss of her restauranteur husband Paddy when an unexpected old friend, Nick, comes into her and her daughter’s life. Martha is a remarried small-town florist whose life isn’t exactly as she pictured with her second husband, Al. But Nick and Al may not be who they seem in this twisty, thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of None of This is True. And each woman will have to grapple with the warning: Don’t let him in.
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