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New York Times 100 Notable Books 2025

New York Times 100 Notable Books 2025 names 100 books across 2 categories. 33 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

Fiction & Poetry

  1. A Gentleman's Gentleman by T.J. Alexandersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdarsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandannasource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Angel Down by Daniel Kraussource (opens in a new tab)
  5. August Lane by Regina Blacksource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Bakersource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Buckeye by Patrick Ryansource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwabsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Death Takes Me by Cristina Rivera Garzasource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Flesh by David Szalaysource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Heart the Lover by Lily Kingsource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Heartwood by Amity Gaigesource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Hollow Spaces by Victor Suthammanontsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. How to Dodge a Cannonball by Dennard Daylesource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Isola by Allegra Goodmansource (opens in a new tab)
  16. Katabasis by R.F. Kuangsource (opens in a new tab)
  17. Killing Stella by Marlen Haushofersource (opens in a new tab)
  18. King Sorrow by Joe Hillsource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugusource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yeesource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Night Watch by Kevin Youngsource (opens in a new tab)
  22. On the Calculation of Volume (Book III) by Solvej Ballesource (opens in a new tab)
  23. Perfection by Vincenzo Latronicosource (opens in a new tab)
  24. Playworld by Adam Rosssource (opens in a new tab)
  25. Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchonsource (opens in a new tab)
  26. Silver Elite by Dani Francissource (opens in a new tab)
  27. Startlement by Ada Limónsource (opens in a new tab)
  28. Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Woodsource (opens in a new tab)
  29. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collinssource (opens in a new tab)
  30. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jonessource (opens in a new tab)
  31. The Colony by Annika Norlinsource (opens in a new tab)
  32. The Director by Daniel Kehlmannsource (opens in a new tab)
  33. The Doorman by Chris Pavonesource (opens in a new tab)
  34. The Feeling of Iron by Giaime Alongesource (opens in a new tab)
  35. The Good Liar by Denise Minasource (opens in a new tab)
  36. The Hounding by Xenobe Purvissource (opens in a new tab)
  37. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desaisource (opens in a new tab)
  38. The Rarest Fruit by Gaëlle Bélemsource (opens in a new tab)
  39. The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanjesource (opens in a new tab)
  40. The Sisters by Jonas Hassen Khemirisource (opens in a new tab)
  41. The Slip by Lucas Schaefersource (opens in a new tab)
  42. The South by Tash Awsource (opens in a new tab)
  43. The Tokyo Suite by Giovana Madalossosource (opens in a new tab)
  44. These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLeansource (opens in a new tab)
  45. To Smithereens by Rosalyn Drexlersource (opens in a new tab)
  46. Trip by Amie Barrodalesource (opens in a new tab)
  47. Venetian Vespers by John Banvillesource (opens in a new tab)
  48. Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feitosource (opens in a new tab)
  49. We Do Not Part by Han Kangsource (opens in a new tab)
  50. What We Can Know by Ian McEwansource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkinsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Flower Traveled in My Blood by Haley Cohen Gillilandsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirstsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. All Consuming by Ruby Tandohsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Apple in China by Patrick McGeesource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Awake by Jen Hatmakersource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Baldwin by Nicholas Boggssource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza by Peter Beinartsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Black Moses by Caleb Gaylesource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Book of Lives by Margaret Atwoodsource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Born in Flames by Bench Ansfieldsource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Buckley by Sam Tanenhaussource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Capitalism by Sven Beckertsource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williamssource (opens in a new tab)
  16. Claire McCardell by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  17. Crumb by Dan Nadelsource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Dark Renaissance by Stephen Greenblattsource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demicksource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Empire of AI by Karen Haosource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Every Day Is Sunday by Ken Belsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  22. Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbertsource (opens in a new tab)
  23. I Seek a Kind Person by Julian Borgersource (opens in a new tab)
  24. John & Paul by Ian Lesliesource (opens in a new tab)
  25. King of Kings by Scott Andersonsource (opens in a new tab)
  26. Mark Twain by Ron Chernowsource (opens in a new tab)
  27. Memorial Days by Geraldine Brookssource (opens in a new tab)
  28. Mother Emanuel by Kevin Sacksource (opens in a new tab)
  29. Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roysource (opens in a new tab)
  30. Motherland by Julia Ioffesource (opens in a new tab)
  31. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkadsource (opens in a new tab)
  32. Raising Hare by Chloe Daltonsource (opens in a new tab)
  33. Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope by Brandon M. Terrysource (opens in a new tab)
  34. The Age of Choice by Sophia Rosenfeldsource (opens in a new tab)
  35. The Arrogant Ape by Christine E. Webbsource (opens in a new tab)
  36. The Broken King by Michael Thomassource (opens in a new tab)
  37. The Call of the Honeyguide by Rob Dunnsource (opens in a new tab)
  38. The Containment by Michelle Adamssource (opens in a new tab)
  39. The Fate of the Day by Rick Atkinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  40. The Gods of New York by Jonathan Mahlersource (opens in a new tab)
  41. The Last Manager by John W. Millersource (opens in a new tab)
  42. The Peepshow by Kate Summerscalesource (opens in a new tab)
  43. The Spinach King by John Seabrooksource (opens in a new tab)
  44. The Tragedy of True Crime by John J. Lennonsource (opens in a new tab)
  45. The Zorg by Siddharth Karasource (opens in a new tab)
  46. There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstonesource (opens in a new tab)
  47. Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Lisource (opens in a new tab)
  48. We the People by Jill Leporesource (opens in a new tab)
  49. What Is Queer Food? by John Birdsallsource (opens in a new tab)
  50. Wild Thing by Sue Prideauxsource (opens in a new tab)

About the New York Times 100 Notable Books

nytimes.com blocks automated fetches, so counts come from archive.nytimes.com (2006-2013) and Wayback Machine snapshots (2014-2024) of each year's NYT page. NYT blocks archiving of the 2025 page; 2025 counts come from the yearendlists.com copy of the list. Categories follow NYT's Fiction & Poetry / Nonfiction grouping (2018-2022 from each book's genre tag). Titles drop subtitles.

Organization: The New York Times. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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