Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kristin (23 Lists)



Matilda by Roald DahlThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonDivergent by Veronica RothThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Strong Female Leads in Literature & Fiction (all genres)
1,502 books — 694 voters
Beach Read by Emily HenryThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Best Romances of the 2020s
266 books — 201 voters

Kick at the Darkness by Keira Andrews
Best Gay Shifters
1,357 books — 1,741 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Intelligent Romance
229 books — 131 voters

The Grim Reaper's Lawyer by Mea MoniqueTaken to Voraxia by Elizabeth Stephens
SFF Books by Indie Black Authors
89 books — 11 voters
The Dead Romantics by Ashley PostonThe Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu MandannaThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India HoltonSoulless by Gail Carriger
Cozy Fantasy Romance reads
141 books — 140 voters

The Grim Reaper's Lawyer by Mea MoniqueMistlefoe by Kimberly LemmingBlack Witch Magic by Mila NicksThe Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu MandannaThat Time I Got Drunk And Saved a Human by Kimberly Lemming
Paranormal & Fantasy Romance with POC Leads
131 books — 32 voters
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Ghost Bride by Yangsze ChooThe City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortySorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
Fantasy Novels by Women of Color
258 books — 186 voters

This is the Canon by Joan Anim-Addo
Decolonize Your Bookshelf in 50 books
51 books — 7 voters
There There by Tommy Orange
Indigenous Writers of North America (plus a few guests)
107 books — 15 voters

Carnal Secrets by Suzanne WrightFeral Sins by Suzanne WrightGo Fetch! by Shelly LaurenstonPack Challenge by Shelly LaurenstonWicked Cravings by Suzanne Wright
Best Werewolf Erotica
532 books — 1,113 voters
Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning
Best Erotica
2,415 books — 2,501 voters

Backstage Pass by Olivia CunningPleasure Unbound by Larissa IoneDesire Unchained by Larissa Ione
Books with the Hottest Sex!
3,751 books — 3,743 voters
Feral Sins by Suzanne Wright
Modern Marriage of Convenience Romances
350 books — 886 voters

Murder on Cold Street by Sherry ThomasThe Hollow of Fear by Sherry ThomasA Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry ThomasA Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
896 books — 1,181 voters
Quiet by Susan CainThe Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,176 books — 933 voters

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondō
Simple Living & Minimalism
100 books — 158 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,651 books — 25,852 voters

Divergent by Veronica RothThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodDawn by Octavia E. Butler
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,358 books — 2,807 voters
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehGraceling by Kristin CashoreFire by Kristin CashoreAkata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforMoon Called by Patricia Briggs
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,402 books — 18,080 voters

Dark Matter by Blake CrouchThe Vegetarian by Han Kang
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
512 books — 2,003 voters
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Books for Female Young Professionals
83 books — 80 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,850 books — 21,770 voters