The New York Times' 100 Notable Books Of 2025
 

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
ListFiction
A GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN, by TJ Alexander.epub
A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF, by Megha Majumdar.epub
A WITCH'S GUIDE TO MAGICAL INNKEEPING, by Sangu Mandanna.epub
ANGEL DOWN, by Daniel Kraus.epub
AUGUST LANE, by Regina Black.epub
BAT EATER AND OTHER NAMES FOR CORA ZENG, by Kylie Lee Baker.epub
BUCKEYE, by Patrick Ryan.epub
BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL, by V.E. Schwab.epub
DEATH TAKES ME, by Cristina Rivera Garza.epub
FLESH, by David Szalay.epub
HEART THE LOVER, by Lily King.epub
HEARTWOOD, by Amity Gaige.epub
HOLLOW SPACES, by Victor Suthammanont.epub
HOW TO DODGE A CANNONBALL, by Dennard Dayle.epub
ISOLA, by Allegra Goodman.epub
KATABASIS, by R.F. Kuang.epub
KILLING STELLA, by Marlen Haushofer.epub
KING SORROW, by Joe Hill.epub
LONELY CROWDS, by Stephanie Wambugu.epub
MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR, by Katie Yee.epub
NIGHT WATCH, by Kevin Young.epub
ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME Book III, by Solvej Balle.epub
PERFECTION, by Vincenzo Latronico.epub
PLAYWORLD, by Adam Ross.epub
SHADOW TICKET, by Thomas Pynchon.epub
SILVER ELITE, by Dani Francis.epub
STARTLEMENT, by Ada Limón.epub
STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL, by Charlotte Wood.epub
SUNRISE ON THE REAPING, by Suzanne Collins.epub
THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER, by Stephen Graham.epub
THE COLONY, by Annika Norlin.epub
THE DIRECTOR, by Daniel Kehlmann.epub
THE DOORMAN, by Chris Pavone.epub
THE FEELING OF IRON, by Giaime Alonge.epub
THE GOOD LIAR, by Denise Mina.epub
THE HOUNDING, by Xenobe Purvis.epub
THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY, by Kiran Desai.epub
THE RAREST FRUIT, by Gaëlle Bélem.epub
THE REMEMB ERED SOLDIER, by Anjet Daanje.epub
THE SISTERS, by Jonas Hassen Khemiri.epub
THE SLIP, by Lucas Schaefer.epub
TO SMITHEREENS, by Rosalyn Drexler - N/a
THE SOUTH, by Tash Aw.epub
THE TOKYO SUITE, by Giovana Madalosso.epub
THESE SUMMER STORMS, by Sarah MacLean.epub
TRIP, by Amie Barrodale.epub
VENETIAN VESPERS, by John Banville.epub
VICTORIAN PSYCHO, by Virginia Feito.epub
WE DO NOT PART, by Han Kang.epub
WHAT WE CAN KNOW, by Ian McEwan.epub
Nonfiction
1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin.epub
A FLOWER TRAVELED IN MY BLOOD, by Haley Cohen.epub
A MARRIAGE AT SEA, by Sophie Elmhirst.epub
ABUNDANCE, by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson.epub
ALL CONSUMING, by Ruby Tandoh.epub
APPLE IN CHINA, by Patrick McGee.epub
AWAKE, by Jen Hatmaker.epub
BALDWIN, by Nicholas Boggs.epub
BEING JEWISH AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF GAZA, by Peter Beinart.epub
BLACK MOSES, by Caleb Gayle.epub
BOOK OF LIVES, by Margaret Atwood.epub
BORN IN FLAMES, by Bench Ansfield.epub
BUCKLEY, by Sam Tanenhaus.epub
CAPITALISM, by Sven Beckert.epub
CARELESS PEOPLE, by Sarah Wynn-Williams.epub
CLAIRE McCARDELL, by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson.epub
CRUMB , by Dan Nadel.epub
DARK RENAISSANCE, by Stephen Greenblatt.epub
DAUGHTERS OF THE BAMB OO GROVE, by Barbara Demick.epub
EMPIRE OF AI, by Karen Hao.epub
EVERY DAY IS SUNDAY, by Ken Belson.epub
GIRL ON GIRL, by Sophie Gilbert.epub
I SEEK A KIND PERSON, by Julian Borger.epub
JOHN & PAUL, by Ian Leslie.epub
KING OF KINGS, by Scott Anderson.epub
MARK TWAIN, by Ron Chernow.epub
MEMORIAL DAYS, by Geraldine Brooks.epub
MOTHER EMANUEL, by Kevin Sack.epub
MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME, by Arundhati Roy.epub
MOTHERLAND, by Julia Ioffe.epub
ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS, by Omar El Akkad.epub
RAISING HARE, by Chloe Dalton.epub
SHATTERED DREAMS, INFINITE HOPE, by Brandon M. Terry.epub
THE AGE OF CHOICE, by Sophia Rosenfeld.epub
THE ARROGANT APE, by Christine Webb.epub
THE BROKEN KING, by Michael Thomas.epub
THE CALL OF THE HONEYGUIDE, by Rob Dunn.epub
THE CONTAINMENT, by Michelle Adams.epub
THE FATE OF THE DAY, by Rick Atkinson.epub
THE GODS OF NEW YORK, by Jonathan Mahler.epub
THE LAST MANAGER, by John W. Miller.epub
THE PEEPSHOW, by Kate Summerscale.epub
THE SPINACH KING, by John Seabrook.epub
THE TRAGEDY OF TRUE CRIME, by John J. Lennon.epub
THE ZORG, by Siddharth Kara.epub
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US, by Brian Goldstone.epub
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW, by Yiyun Li.epub
WE THE PEOPLE, by Jill Lepore.epub
WHAT IS QUEER FOOD?, by John Birdsall.epub
WILD THING, by Sue Prideaux.epub