Most-Anticipated Titles of 2025
Published on January 07, 2025
By Catherine L.
New year, new crop of books on the horizon. We anticipate the titles below to be popular with customers. Click to go to our catalog and get yourself on the waitlist!
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Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney – January 14, 2025
A twist-filled domestic thriller, with the tagline "Wives think their husbands will change but they don’t. Husbands think their wives won’t change but they do."
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix – January 14, 2025
The horror author of The Final Girl Support Group brings us a tale of institutionalized unwed mothers discovering their power.
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros – January 21, 2025
Rejoice, readers of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame! The romantasy Empyrean series about dragon riders preparing for war gets its third installment.
The Crash by Freida McFadden – January 28, 2025
A heavily pregnant young woman gets stranded in a blizzard in McFadden's latest thriller.
We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes – February 11, 2025
The Me Before You author's new book is the story of a recently-divorced mom whose estranged father shows up on her doorstep.
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler – February 11, 2025
On the eve of her daughter's wedding, middle-aged Gail is newly unemployed and dealing with her ex-husband when she learns a secret about the groom. Anne Tyler won the Pulitzer Prize for 1988's Breathing Lessons.
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens – February 18, 2025
A Minnesota librarian fled Bosnia 30 years ago. Her past comes back to haunt her when her best friend turns up murdered, and a detective looks into her life.
I’ll Have What She’s Having by Chelsea Handler – February 25, 2025
The popular comedian shares more self-reflections and misadventures.
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – March 4, 2025
Award-winning Adichie's upcoming novel tells the story of four variously-connected women in Nigeria and the U.S.
One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter – March 4, 2025
Hunter's We Were the Lucky Ones, published in 2017, was one of the most popular World War II fiction books of the last few years. This is her second book, focusing on war-torn Italy.
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green – March 18, 2025
Surely... surely not everything? John Green will let us know. The famed young adult novelist is coming out with another nonfiction book, after The Anthropocene Reviewed.
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins – March 18, 2025
It's another Hunger Games prequel, follow-up to The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi – March 25, 2025
The only sci-fi title on this list explores this question: what would really happen if the moon suddenly became a giant wheel of cheese?
Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez – April 1, 2025
Contemporary romance queen Abby Jimenez is back with more of what the people want.
The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose – April 15, 2025
Sequel to the bestseller The Perfect Marriage. Sarah has bad luck with cheating husbands whose mistresses come to harm.
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry – April 22, 2025
Two writers compete for the chance to write the life story of a woman no one has seen in years.
Matriarch by Tina Knowles – April 22, 2025
The mother of Beyoncé and Solange is coming out with a memoir.
Never Flinch by Stephen King – May 27, 2025
This will be a new entry in the Holly Gibney series (after Holly).
The latter half of 2025 will have some gems as well, but those publication dates are likely still getting locked down. Maybe they're even still being written.
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