For those whose New Year’s resolution is to read more, here’s a list that will get you excited to actually stick to your goal.
The 39 most anticipated books of 2025 include Susan Choi’s long-awaited follow-up to Trust Exercise, an essay collection from environmental justice activist Catherine Coleman Flowers, and the latest installment in Rebecca Yarros’ best-selling Empyrean series, which she calls “her favorite” entry in the romantasy trilogy.
The slate for this new year also features memoirs from Top Chef’s Kristen Kish, activist and astronaut Amanda Nguyen, philanthropist Melinda French Gates, celebrated author Arundhati Roy, and Tina Knowles, whose daughter Beyoncé hopes won’t spill too much “Mama Tea” with her debut. Other notable 2025 releases include a Taylor Jenkins Reid romance for the space ages, journalist Amanda Hess’s guide to parenting in the digital age, and Torrey Peters’ much-anticipated follow-up to her best-selling debut, Detransition, Baby.
From R. F. Kuang’s dark-academia love story to Imani Perry’s ode to the color blue and its connection to Black culture, these are the new books coming in 2025 that you’re going to want to read.
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The Three Lives of Cate Kay, Kate Fagan (Jan. 7)
Best-selling author and sports journalist Kate Fagan’s debut novel is framed as an unreleased memoir from a pseudonymous queer writer who has spent her life running from her complicated past. After Cate Kay’s successful book series is optioned for film, she realizes she can no longer hide her true identity. With help from her former friends and lovers, she tells the unvarnished story of her rise to the top and what she sacrificed to get there.
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How to Sleep at Night, Elizabeth Harris (Jan. 7)
In journalist Elizabeth Harris’ debut, Ethan and Gabe are a loving New Jersey couple who find themselves slowly drifting apart due to their growing political differences….
