New York Times Best Fiction Books 2025. The best new novels of 2025, as selected by the editors of the literary recommendations site five books and judges of the biggest fiction prizes. These questions and more drive the best books of the year so far, a crop of novels, memoirs, and essay collections that tackle love, loss, friendship, and more.
Read on for the best books of 2025. I’ve got the current #1 and this week’s bestselling list, both of which you can find all over the place.