January always feels like the month where we look back at all the amazing books that released the past year. But it is also the month where we look ahead at all the amazing new books set to release this year. And today, we will be looking at 20 amazing fiction books releasing in 2025 that you need to add to your reading list!
This year has some amazing authors releasing new books that we can’t wait for. If you thought 2024 was huge, then 2025 will blow your mind away.
One of the most incredible authors that I am a big fan of releasing a new book after ten years and I can’t wait to read it. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is at the top of my list and a novel that many people can’t wait to devour when it releases.
That is one of the many amazing books releasing this year. You can see the full list below!
21 Amazing Fiction Books to Read in 2025
- The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
- Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su
- It Comes from the River by Rachel Bower
- Pig by Matilde Pratesi
- Dream State by Eric Puchner
- The Usual Desire to Kill by Camilla Barnes
- Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin
- Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell
- Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- The South by Tash Aw
- Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
- Universality by Natasha Brown
- Days of Light by Megan Hunter
- Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- We do not part by Han Kang
- Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
- The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
- Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn
- Show Don’t tell by Curtis Sittenfeld
- Disappoint me by Nicola Dinan
- Hail Mary by Funmi Fetto
Conclusion
These are the 21 amazing fiction books to read in 2025 that we can’t wait for. And this is just scratching the surface as there are hundreds of more books that haven’t been announced as of yet. What book are you most eager to read from this list? Let us know in the comments below!
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I am currently reading Dream Count and it is excellent so far!