Readers are always looking for new books and, don't you know, NPR's Books We Love has tons of suggestions! We hear staff picks for great novels to check out from 2025.

For readers who usually avoid non-fiction, this piece argues that the problem is tone, not truth. Through memoirs, essays, and narrative histories that read like novels, it shows how voice, intimacy, ...

Daniella Di Carlo is a TV & Movie List Writer for Collider. She is a compulsive reader, a mythology buff, and a self-proclaimed professional fangirl. Fan fiction is a vital part of the fandom ...

Thonotosassa, FL / / December 27, 2025 / Sam Toney Popular science fiction has long shaped public understanding of scientific possibility, yet studies suggest that many widely recognized sci-fi ...

Clark Gable reading the novel "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell. One of his greatest roles was that of Rhett Butler in the MGM film adaption of the book. For history enthusiasts, historical ...

Let’s be real: 2025 is probably going to be the year where we need a whole lot of escapism. For some readers that means immersing themselves in the rich imaginative worlds of fantasy, for others, the ...

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IDK about you, but my book choices tend to be all over the GD place. Sure, I love a great fantasy novel that totally transports me to another world, but I also love a captivating non-fiction book for ...

Here is a curated list of some of the best award winning fiction books of 2025, from Pulitzer to the Booker prize winner, you ...

The best fiction books of the year include works by James McBride, Lauren Groff, and Esther Yi. These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases ...