Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lisa Helms (23 Lists)



The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,452 books — 16,031 voters
Wench by Dolen Perkins-ValdezKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomCane River by Lalita TademyRed River by Lalita Tademy
Books about American slavery
405 books — 405 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Family Sagas
616 books — 658 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMarley and Me by John Grogan
Books That Had Me Bawling My Eyes Out
852 books — 1,591 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Women's Fiction Novels
2,093 books — 1,642 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best South Asian Fiction
730 books — 1,889 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
11,942 books — 9,694 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
True Stand Alones Worth Reading
801 books — 1,145 voters

The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Best Books Published in 2013
3,593 books — 7,170 voters
Marley and Me by John GroganThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeVanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of 2005
875 books — 636 voters

The House at Riverton by Kate MortonWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of 2006
987 books — 742 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniNineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultStill Alice by Lisa GenovaThe Shack by William Paul Young
Best Books of 2007
1,114 books — 989 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinChange of Heart by Jodi PicoultMudbound by Hillary JordanThe Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
Best Books of 2008
1,632 books — 6,782 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeThe Last Song by Nicholas SparksHalf Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Best Books of 2009
1,767 books — 6,936 voters

A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce CameronThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomHouse Rules by Jodi PicoultWinter Garden by Kristin HannahStill Missing by Chevy Stevens
Best Books of 2010
1,578 books — 2,474 voters
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of 2012
3,523 books — 9,206 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Books Ever
74,787 books — 277,588 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
A Good Book To Take Me Away
614 books — 105 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Predict Oprah's Next Book Club Book!
138 books — 459 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,693 books — 16,397 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,224 books — 28,362 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,558 books — 18,701 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,402 voters