Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kaustubh Dudhane (22 Lists)



The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
Books About Bookstores
640 books — 808 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,576 books — 13,086 voters

Prince of Thorns by Mark LawrenceThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieKing of Thorns by Mark LawrenceEmperor of Thorns by Mark LawrenceBefore They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
The Grimdarks
469 books — 1,163 voters
Red Rising by Pierce BrownCloud Atlas by David MitchellThe Martian by Andy WeirGolden Son by Pierce Brown
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,149 books — 8,888 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienMen Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John GrayThe Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Everyone's Read It But Me
800 books — 4,330 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,190 books — 1,502 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCatch-22 by Joseph HellerOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Godfather by Mario Puzo
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,351 books — 1,777 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingEye of the Needle by Ken FollettKane & Abel by Jeffrey ArcherThe Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,936 books — 1,870 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettMisery by Stephen KingMidnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,252 books — 2,422 voters
Misery by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen KingCujo by Stephen KingRose Madder by Stephen KingJaws by Peter Benchley
Best horror books
490 books — 360 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,186 books — 117,832 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Most Interesting Magic System
2,611 books — 8,703 voters

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,106 books — 25,563 voters
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Worst Books of All Time
8,177 books — 19,862 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Best Books Ever
74,785 books — 277,519 voters
Birds of Prey by Wilbur SmithMonsoon by Wilbur Smith
Best of Wilbur A. Smith
35 books — 81 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,850 books — 21,771 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,735 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,141 books — 3,668 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,224 books — 28,363 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternFall of Giants by Ken FollettWinter of the World by Ken FollettThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,674 books — 14,009 voters
Until I Find You by John Irving
Best of John Irving
27 books — 342 voters