Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by T.A. (42 Lists)



Number the Stars by Lois LowryThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareA Northern Light by Jennifer DonnellyBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysA Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
Teen Historical Fiction
1,379 books — 3,088 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferWinter Garden by Kristin HannahThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison AllenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Favorite Chick-Lit/Women's Fiction Books
295 books — 376 voters

The Nightingale by Kristin HannahCode Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteThe Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Women During War
214 books — 36 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanKatherine by Anya SetonThe Reckoning by Sharon Kay PenmanCatherine, Called Birdy by Karen CushmanThe Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
Best Middle Ages Books
1,219 books — 1,679 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
YA Books Far Better than Twilight
3,233 books — 4,889 voters
The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher
Best of the Salem Witch Trials (fiction and nonfiction)
95 books — 193 voters

Lovely War by Julie Berry
YA Fiction set in the 1910s
135 books — 78 voters
The Nurses of St Croix by Diney CosteloeSong of Songs by Beverley HughesdonThe Girl You Left Behind by Jojo MoyesRilla of Ingleside by L.M. MontgomeryLions of the Desert by Linda Lee Chaikin
The Great War: Best World War I Romances
72 books — 77 voters

My Enemy's Cradle by Sara YoungThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsThe Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
World War II romance
173 books — 80 voters
The Russian Concubine by Kate FurnivallThe Tea Rose by Jennifer DonnellyCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranGrave Mercy by Robin LaFeversThe Stolen One by Suzanne Crowley
Best Looking Historical Novels
332 books — 96 voters

The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde PilcherThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Family Sagas
615 books — 654 voters
Shadow of the Moon by M.M. KayeOlivia And Jai by Rebecca RymanForever Amber by Kathleen WinsorYankee Stranger by Elswyth ThaneZemindar by Valerie Fitzgerald
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,214 books — 1,225 voters

Katherine by Anya SetonThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFrenchman's Creek by Daphne du MaurierDevil's Cub by Georgette Heyer
True love never ran smooth
110 books — 78 voters
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsOld Yeller by Fred GipsonBlack Beauty by Anna SewellThe Sweet Far Thing by Libba BrayForbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Books that Made You Cry!
3,205 books — 7,755 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellKatherine by Anya SetonDevil's Cub by Georgette HeyerNorth and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Hunks in History
209 books — 306 voters
Trade Wind by M.M. Kaye
Is there a good historical novel hiding behind that cheesy cover?
93 books — 26 voters

The Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeShadow of the Moon by M.M. KayeOlivia And Jai by Rebecca RymanZemindar by Valerie FitzgeraldThe India Fan by Victoria Holt
Romance in India (and/or) Indian Heroes and Heroines
235 books — 144 voters
The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
Favorite Historical novels of the Plantagenets
37 books — 27 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,373 books — 5,996 voters
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
World War II - Pacific Theatre
301 books — 124 voters

The Secret Keeper by Kate MortonThe House at Riverton by Kate MortonThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Heroines in Britain during WW1 & WW2
104 books — 55 voters
Shadow of the Moon by M.M. KayeZemindar by Valerie FitzgeraldOlivia And Jai by Rebecca RymanThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantOld Yeller by Fred Gipson
Historical Gems from the Past
458 books — 322 voters

Stolen by Lucy ChristopherThe Host by Stephenie MeyerMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
The Best Romance With A Stolen/Captive Character
342 books — 644 voters
Persuasion by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëNorth and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
True Classics Before 1966
311 books — 21 voters

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Reckoning by Sharon Kay PenmanLady of the Glen by Jennifer Roberson
Great Celtic Fiction
326 books — 414 voters
The Secret Keeper by Kate MortonThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaMariana by Susanna Kearsley
Best Past-Present Books
377 books — 546 voters

Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews
2021 YA Historical Fiction
52 books — 21 voters
Zemindar by Valerie FitzgeraldShadow of the Moon by M.M. Kaye
Best Out of Print Books
253 books — 85 voters

Mark of the Lion Trilogy by Francine RiversThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantA Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers
Best Biblical Fiction
393 books — 600 voters
Mariana by Susanna KearsleyThe Invisible Bridge by Julie OrringerThe Tea Rose by Jennifer DonnellyKatherine by Anya SetonThe Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
What to read after The Bronze Horseman
49 books — 14 voters


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