Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Randy Scobie (10 Lists)



The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellThe Evening and the Morning by Ken FollettThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenShrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
Teen Historical Novels
956 books — 1,327 voters
The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneShrines of Gaiety by Kate AtkinsonThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnThe Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
Books You Must Read!
11,161 books — 7,191 voters

The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnPompeii by Robert HarrisThe Evening and the Morning by Ken FollettShrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
MUST READS!!!
14,274 books — 9,934 voters
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StonePompeii by Robert HarrisThe Painter's Apprentice by Laura MorelliHello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,077 books — 12,166 voters

The Evening and the Morning by Ken FollettShrines of Gaiety by Kate AtkinsonThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnHello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Best for Book Clubs
14,351 books — 18,177 voters
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneThe Painter's Apprentice by Laura MorelliThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
13,486 books — 9,384 voters

The Painter's Apprentice by Laura MorelliThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnPompeii by Robert Harris
Literary Historical Fiction
1,122 books — 998 voters
The Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenShrines of Gaiety by Kate AtkinsonThe Painter's Apprentice by Laura MorelliPompeii by Robert Harris
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,527 books — 9,734 voters

The Painter's Apprentice by Laura MorelliHello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoThe Evening and the Morning by Ken FollettThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnPompeii by Robert Harris
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
13,710 books — 14,452 voters
The Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Painter's Apprentice by Laura MorelliThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StonePompeii by Robert Harris
Best Books Ever
74,781 books — 277,472 voters