Today’s post follows up on last month’s 24 Eclectic Best Books of the Year Lists for 2024 with a post on upcoming/most anticipated books of 2025, as I did last year with 24 Eclectic Books of 2024 Lists, and in previous years.
And I’ll repeat what I wrote last January, because it still holds true:
And as we continue to celebrate these and other authors with books either just released or that will be published later in the year, I’ll repeat the following, from my January posts of the past two years, because it cannot be said too often:
Shoutouts to publishers, editors, agents, attorneys, accountants, publicists, researchers, cover artists, designers, photographers, librarians, indexers, production specialists, assistants, marketers, sales people, and others who don’t always get the credit they deserve for their work in creating books.
BBC: Thrilling debuts to big-name authors: 40 of the most exciting books to read in 2025
Book Riot: The Most Anticipated Books of 2025
ELLE: The Cult Books We Can’t Wait To Read In 2025
Esquire: The 20 Most Anticipated Books of 2025
Five Books: Self-Help Books for 2025
Foreign Policy: The Most Anticipated Books of 2025
The Guardian: Fiction to look out for in 2025
Harper’s Bazaar: The 28 Most Highly Anticipated Books of 2025
Independent: 31 best new books to read, from Sally Rooney to Percival Everett
Kirkus Reviews: Most-Anticipated Fiction of Spring 2025
Literary Hub: Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025
Los Angeles Times: Start your 2025 reading list: 10 books we’re looking forward to this year
The New York Times: The Books We’re Excited About in Early 2025
NPR: 12 eye-opening reads to kick-start your 2025 reading goals
OprahDaily: The 25 Most Anticipated Books of 2025
Paste: The Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books and Memoirs of 2025
Scientific American: Scientific American’s 10 Most Anticipated ‘Microhistories’ Coming Out in 2025
The Seattle Times: From fiction to memoir, 24 books to look out for in 2025
Seattle University: Good Books to Break the Dreary Days of Winter
TIME: The 39 Most Anticipated Books of 2025
TODAY: 50 books we can’t wait to read in 2025
USA TODAY: 15 books we can’t wait to read: Most anticipated releases of 2025
Vogue: The Best Books of 2025—A Preview
The Washington Post: Books to Watch for in 2025