The Los Angeles Public Library is the latest library to release a list of book recommendations for readers in 2025. We have a list of their picks and we can’t wait to dive in and see how their list holds up!
I love lists like these from public libraries because they are going to get many people to read. The hardest part of reading for many people is to find a good book to read. That shouldn’t be a problem because the Los Angeles Public Library has an extensive list with a bunch of books to choose from.
This list was compiled by the amazing staff members that work at the LAPL and we can’t thank them enough! All of the books chosen for this list received a 7 rating or higher. There are books from all genres and it is incredible how many books made this list.
We will be sharing of them here because it is just too long. These are the books that stood out at first glance. You can see the full list below!
The Los Angeles Public Library’s Books Recommendations: Fiction
- Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
- Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
- The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
- Isola by Allegra Goodman
- Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
- King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby
- The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
The Los Angeles Public Library’s Books Recommendations: Nonfiction
- Air-Borne by Carl Zimmer
- Dinner With King Tut by Sam Kean
- Crescent Dawn by Si Sheppard
- Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green
- Mark Twain by Ron Chernow
- Paper Girl by Beth Macy
The fiction and nonfiction books on this list are some of the most talked about books of the year. There’s a good chance you saw many of these titles as bookstores. It is good to know that the hype behind them is justified and that they are with reading.
I loved the books from this list that I have read so far. Katabasis and The Emperor of Gladness were too of my favorite reads of 2025 easily. That should tell you how good these lists tend to be. In a few months, I will be reading a ton more of these books and hopefully many of my readers do too.
Over the past year, I have been reading more nonfiction books and I have enjoyed the ones I have selected. A great nonfiction book is just as good as a great fiction book. The research that the author has done is impressive and I don’t take ti for granted. I will be reading a bunch more nonfiction books and some of them will be from this list.
Conclusion
That is all for the The Los Angeles Public Library’s 2025 book recommendations list. They have even more books on their list that is worth checking out. You can choose by genre and find the perfect books to read to start the next year. Until next time, happy reading!