You may have missed ...

It's hard to hear about all the amazing books that come out each year, but here are some of our favorites and quietly popular title you might have missed in 2025.

1. How Bad Things Can Get by Carcy Coates (horror, mystery)

2. Anji Kills a King by Evan Leikam (fantasy)

3. The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater (historical fiction, magical realism)

4. The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy (literary fiction)

5. The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis (fantasy, cozy)

6. When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen (popular fiction)

7. The Bookshop Below by Georgia Summers (fantasy, magical realism)

8. Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan (literary fiction)

9. Lightning in a Mason Jar by Catherine Mann (historical fiction)

10. The Antidote by Karen Russell (literary fiction, historical fiction)

11. The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Voung (literary fiction)

12. Stag Dance by Torrey Peters (literary fiction)

13. Flesh by David Szalay (literary fiction)

14. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (memoir, political)

15. Audition by Katie Kitamura (literary fiction)

16. The Names by Florence Knapp (popular fiction)

17. The Empire of AI by Karen Hao (science and technology)

18. Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (memoir)

19. The Incandescent by Emily Tesh (fantasy)

20. The Devils by Joe Abercrombie (fantasy)

    
    

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