Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by David Msomba (19 Lists)



The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Black Death
39 books — 27 voters
Doubt by Jennifer Michael Hecht
Freethought History
68 books — 16 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanSeven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo RovelliThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertHomo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
The Observer's Best ‘Brainy’ Books of This Decade (and Further Reading)
42 books — 22 voters
Happy Brain by Dean BurnettThe Big Picture by Sean CarrollWhy? by Mario LivioYour Brain is a Time Machine by Dean Buonomano
Books Featured on the Inquiring Minds Podcast
81 books — 13 voters

The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine
Political Theory
179 books — 48 voters
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertPredictably Irrational by Dan ArielyBeing Mortal by Atul Gawande
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,176 books — 934 voters

The Checklist Manifesto by Atul GawandeA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
History of Science
484 books — 289 voters
Being Mortal by Atul GawandeGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Science Based Medicine Recommends
131 books — 100 voters

Alex + Ada, Vol. 2 by Jonathan LunaAlex + Ada, Vol. 1 by Jonathan LunaPostal, Vol. 1 by Matt HawkinsAlex + Ada, Vol. 3 by Jonathan Luna
Best of Image Comics
386 books — 446 voters
Guide to Getting It On! by Paul Joannides
Best Nonfiction Sex Books Ever!
185 books — 154 voters

The Epigenetics Revolution by Nessa Carey
Science Books Published In/After 2012
118 books — 27 voters
Genome by Matt RidleyA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonNo Logo by Naomi KleinGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Most Engaging Scientific Nonfiction
368 books — 283 voters

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
The Economist - Books of the Year, 2014
53 books — 37 voters
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Social Animal
78 books — 18 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
The Bill Gates Booklist
289 books — 206 voters
Predictably Irrational by Dan ArielyWelcome to Your Brain by Sandra AamodtThe Social Animal by David Brooks
Best Cognitive Science Books
401 books — 485 voters

Predictably Irrational by Dan ArielyGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,270 books — 1,361 voters
The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best Books of 2013 - The Critics' Picks
100 books — 31 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Books Ever
74,786 books — 277,532 voters