The 15 Most Anticipated Books of 2025
The Most Anticipated Books of 2025
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Every year is a great year for books, but 2025 is looking particularly exciting. Fans of YA dystopia and fantasy will be excited to see new additions to beloved book series like "The Hunger Games" and "The Empyrean." Emily Henry and Abby Jimenez, famous for their romance novels, will be dropping some of the most anticipated books of 2025 in the summer beach read category. And lastly, 2025 will bring long-awaited books from authors like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Taylor Jenkins Reid, who have been on hiatuses recently.
Whether you're looking to fill a prompt for the PS Reading Challenge or add a new book to your TBR list, there's something for everyone in this roundup. From thrillers and dark academic to historical fiction and more, scroll down to see which books are making your TBR list. (No shade if it's all of them.)
“Beautiful Ugly” by Alice Feeney
"Beautiful Ugly" by Alice Feeney ($26, originally $29)
Alice Feeney is ready to deliver another bestselling thriller with "Beautiful Ugly." Grady Green's wife goes missing after her car is found by the edge of a cliff. He's the last person to speak with her, during a phone call in which he heard her get out of the car — then nothing. One year later, still desperate with grief, he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track, only to encounter the impossible: a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.
Available Jan. 14, 2025
“Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros
"Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros ($20, originally $33)
The highly anticipated third book in Yarros's The Empyrean series, "Onyx Storm" will continue Violet Sorrengail's adventures at Basgiath War College. This book picks up with Violet's journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies who will stand with Navarre when the time comes – but she's keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything.
Available Jan. 21, 2025
“Good Dirt” by Charmaine Wilkerson
"Good Dirt" by Charmaine Wilkerson ($21, originally $30)
Charmaine Wilkerson, the bestselling author of "Black Cake," is back with another multigenerational family novel. "Good Dirt" is the story of Ebby Freeman, a member of one of the only Black families in a particularly well-to-do enclave of New England. The unsolved murder of Ebby's brother when she was just 10 years old vaulted her family into the headlines. When adult Ebby suffers a high-profile breakup, she flees to France to avoid another media frenzy . . . only for her past to follow her there.
Available Jan. 28, 2025
“Harlem Rhapsody” by Victoria Christopher Murray
"Harlem Rhapsody" by Victoria Christopher Murray ($20, originally $30)
"Harlem Rhapsody" is a work of historical fiction inspired by the true story of Jessie Redmon Fauset, a high school teacher who moved to Harlem to become the literary editor of a prominent African-American magazine. W. E. B. Du Bois, the magazine's founder, is not only her boss but her lover, and despite rumors of their tumultuous affair, Jessie is determined to prove herself. As she strives to preserve her legacy, she'll discover the high cost of her unparalleled success.
Available Feb. 4, 2025
“We All Live Here” by Jojo Moyes
"We All Live Here" by Jojo Moyes ($21, originally $30)
Jojo Moyes, the bestselling author of "Me Before You," is back with another heartwarming story about the meaning of love and family. Lila Kennedy is facing a broken marriage, two troublesome daughters, a flailing career, and an elderly stepfather, all crammed into a house that is literally and metaphorically falling apart. So when her real father reappears in her life after abandoning his family for Hollywood 35 years ago, it feels like the last straw, but it ultimately turns out to be a new beginning.
Available Feb. 11, 2025
“Dream Count” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"Dream Count" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ($30, originally $32)
"Dream Count" marks the end of a 12-year hiatus for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of "Americanah" and "We Should All Be Feminists." Her new novel tells the story of four Nigerian women, two living in America, and explores the nature and meaning of love and motherhood.
Available March 4, 2025
“Sunrise on the Reaping” by Suzanne Collins
"Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins ($20, originally $28)
After the success of "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," "Sunrise on the Reaping" is anticipated to be one of the biggest books of the year. The fifth book in "The Hunger Games" series tells the story of Haymitch Abernathy, the second District 12 competitor to win the eponymous Hunger Games after Lucy Gray. Since the story is a prequel, we know how Haymitch's story ends, but getting the details will be worth the read.
Available March 18, 2025
“Say You’ll Remember Me” by Abby Jimenez
"Say You'll Remember Me" by Abby Jimenez ($25, originally $28)
Abby Jimenez is known for writing romance novels in which the characters heal themselves as much as they do each other, and "Say You'll Remember Me" looks like another hit. Although Samantha and Xavier have one perfect, seemingly endless first date, she is forced to admit that her family is in crisis and any kind of relationship would be impossible. She begs Xavier to forget her, but naturally, that doesn't work out too well.
Available April 1, 2025
“The Matchmaker” by Aisha Saeed
"The Matchmaker" by Aisha Saeed ($14)
"The Matchmaker" is the perfect blend of romance and thrill. Nura Khan, a third-generation matchmaker with an impeccable record, is blindsided when the wedding of one of her couples implodes. It's the first in a cascading series of suspicious and increasingly terrifying events that affect her work. With the help of her friend Azar, she tries to get to the bottom of who's out to get her.
Available April 8, 2025
“Happy Land” by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
"Happy Land" by Dolen Perkins-Valdez ($15, originally $29)
"Happy Land" begins when Nikki's grandmother reaches out to her after years of silence imposed by Nikki's mother. Nikki eagerly answers her call to visit her in the hills of western North Carolina, hoping to learn more about her family. But instead of answers about the recent past, Nikki learns the incredible story of a past kingdom on that very mountain, and of her great-great-great grandmother Luella, who would become its queen. While it sounds like a fairy tale, the more Nikki learns about the Kingdom of the Happy Land, the more she realizes how much of her identity and her family's secrets are wrapped up in the mysterious hills.
Available April 8, 2025
“The Perfect Divorce” by Jeneva Rose
"The Perfect Divorce" by Jeneva Rose ($27, originally $30)
Yes, the sequel to "The Perfect Marriage" is here. "The Perfect Divorce" picks up 11 years after the first book ends. Former powerhouse attorney Sarah Morgan has moved on to a happy new marriage and a career change, until she discovers the infidelity of her new husband, Bob, and files for divorce. Not only are the divorce proceedings ugly, but they uncover new DNA evidence against Sarah's ex-husband, Adam, reopening the murder investigation that she previously defended him against. When Bob's new mistress goes missing, the stakes for Sarah only get higher.
Available April 15, 2025
“Great Big Beautiful Life” by Emily Henry
"Great Big Beautiful Life" by Emily Henry ($20, originally $29)
The queen of summer beach reads is back. "Great Big Beautiful Life" is the story of two writers who are stuck in the same vacation town for a month, competing to write the memoir of a famous heiress and former tabloid princess. Fans who love grumpy/sunshine romance tropes will love this one.
Available April 22, 2025
“Atmosphere: A Love Story” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
"Atmosphere: A Love Story" by Taylor Jenkins Reid ($27, originally $30)
After a two-year hiatus, Taylor Jenkins Reid is back with a stunning novel about space exploration that's written outside the universe shared by most of her former books. "Atmosphere: A Love Story" follows Joan Goodwin, a physics and astronomy professor who joins NASA's space shuttle program. As she prepares for their mission with her fellow selected astronauts, she falls in love, and begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe. Then, one mission changes everything in an instant.
Available June 3, 2025
"Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil" by Victoria E. Schwab
""Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil" by Victoria E. Schwab ($27, originally $30)
The author of "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" returns with "Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil," a thrilling sapphic tale of vampires. It's described as a story about hunger, rage, and the ways in which women are told to be satiated even when they aren't.
Available June 10, 2025
“Katabasis” by R.F. Kuang
"Katabasis" by R.F. Kuang ($30, originally $35)
The title of R.F. Kuang's new book is a bit of a spoiler alert: in ancient Greek, it translates as the story of a hero's descent into the underworld. This dark academic novel follows two student magicians who have to journey into hell to rescue their advisor. Armed with nothing but stories and spells, rivals Alice and Peter have something in their past that could either save them or doom them.
Available Aug. 26, 2025
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