Books To Read In 2025 Fiction And Nonfiction. We asked around the newsroom to find favorite nonfiction from the first half of 2025. Fall's most anticipated books include novels from rachel kushner, sally rooney, danzy senna, michael connelly and richard price.

Goodreads has just released a list of 51 nonfiction hits of 2025 (so far), separated into essays, memoirs, history & biography, science, and general nonfiction. The backyard bird chronicles by amy tan, all in her head: