Year-End Lists

A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

« 2025
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) - Rabih Alameddine

BookPage The Best Fiction of 2025

The Dry Season - Melissa Febos

Electric Lit Best Nonfiction of 2025

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This - Omar El Akkad

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025

A Marriage at Sea - Sophie Elmhirst

Chicago Public Library Top 10 Favorite Books of 2025

Heart the Lover - Lily King

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2025

The Slip - Lucas Schaefer

Washington Post The 10 Best Books of 2025

Dream Count - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Maria Crawford: Financial Times Best Fiction of 2025

Mother Mary Comes to Me - Arundhati Roy

Economist The Best Books of 2025

The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) - Rabih Alameddine

National Book Award Fiction 2025

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This - Omar El Akkad

National Book Award Nonfiction 2025

Toni at Random - Dana A. Williams

Oprah Daily The Books That Got Us Through 2025

Flesh - David Szalay

The Booker Prize 2025 Award

We Live Here Now - C.D. Rose

Goldsmiths Prize Best Fiction of 2025

Audition - Katie Kitamura

Publishers Weekly 10 Best Books of 2025

The Slip - Lucas Schaefer

Kirkus Reviews Fiction 2025

King of Kings - Scott Anderson

Kirkus Reviews Nonfiction 2025

The Safekeep - Yael van der Wouden

Women's Prize Fiction 2025

The Story of a Heart - Rachel Clarke

Women's Prize Non-Fiction 2025

The Adversary - Michael Crummey

Dublin Literary Award 2025

Heart Lamp - Banu Mushtaq

The Booker Prize 2025 International Award

Small Rain - Garth Greenwell

PEN/Faulkner Award Fiction 2025

The Coin - Yasmin Zaher

Dylan Thomas Prize 2025 Award