Top Novels Of 2025. It was recommended a full dozen more times than the next. There are always a handful of titles that show up again and again in the nominations list.

Each month, we’ll add more new books we love—and you can add them to your own tbr pile. From lydia millet’s exploration of our collapsing planet to kaveh akbar’s portrait of an orphaned son looking for answers about his family’s history, these narratives interrogate.