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George Saunders' Long-Awaited Second Novel Follows 2017's LINCOLN IN THE BARDO

VIGIL takes place at the bedside of an oil company CEO in the twilight hours of his life as he is ferried from this world into the next.

CRUX is a Rollicking and Soul-Searching Novel about Risking Everything to Change Your Life

In this story of intense friendship and grit, two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing.

MISSING SAM by Thrity Umrigar is a Provocative Examination of Suburban Mores

This tense and twisty story is about a woman who goes missing and her wife's determination to both find her and clear her own name.

Adults Can Behave Badly Too

THE HUNTING WIVES author May Cobb is back with ALL THE LITTLE HOUSES, a deliciously wicked new thriller about mean girls, mean moms, and the delicious secrets inside all the little houses. 

In MEET THE NEWMANS, the Perfect Façade of America’s Favorite TV Family Cracks

Funny, bighearted and deeply moving, Jennifer Niven's adult fiction debut is a rich family story about the dual lives we lead.

They Were an Unlikely Pair --- a Blond Bombshell and a Documentary Photographer

But Marilyn Monroe and Eve Arnold would make a deal that would change their lives in Lynn Cullen's WHEN WE WERE BRILLIANT.

Special Features


Our Reader-Selected Best Books of 2025

In our special year-end feature, we asked you to share both your favorite book that you read with your book group and your favorite book that you read outside your group in 2025.

The #1 pick in the first category (book read with your group) is THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah, while the top selection in the second category (book read outside your group) is THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans. Both are Bookreporter.com Bets On titles.

A special congratulations to our contest winner, Donna M. from Wahoo, NE, who won six fabulous book group titles releasing this year: DAUGHTER OF EGYPT by Marie Benedict, KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN by Sadeqa Johnson, KIN by Tayari Jones, SKYLARK by Paula McLain, STRANGERS: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden, and WHERE THE WILDFLOWERS GROW by Terah Shelton Harris.

» Click here for our Reader-Selected Best Books of 2025.


Most Requested Guides of 2025

Our Most Requested Guides feature for 2025 is now available. We took a look at all of the guides that you accessed last year, and from there we pulled together a list of the top 30 titles.

In the top 10 are THE FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon, THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah, THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN by Marjan Kamali, THE WEDDING PEOPLE by Alison Espach, MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman, THE BERRY PICKERS by Amanda Peters, DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver, HORSE by Geraldine Brooks, BROKEN COUNTRY by Clare Leslie Hall, and THE NAMES by Florence Knapp.

We always love seeing which guides appealed to you the most!

» Click here for the Top 30 Most Requested Guides of 2025.


Our Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for January

Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads. We also feature a number of other prominent selections, including the Barnes & Noble Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, Oprah’s Book Club, the PBS Books Readers Club, the "Read with Jenna" Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and the Target Book Club.

January's “Read with Jenna” Book Club pick is HOMESCHOOLED by Stefan Merrill Block. This heartbreaking, empowering and often hilarious debut memoir is about a mother’s all-consuming love, a son’s perilous quest to discover the world beyond the front door, and the unregulated homeschool system that impacts millions like him.

» Click here for January's Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks.

Latest Guides

All the Little Houses by May Cobb - Domestic Thriller

From the author of THE HUNTING WIVES comes a deliciously wicked thriller about mean girls, mean moms, and the delicious secrets inside all the little houses.

Crux by Gabriel Tallent - Fiction

From the New York Times bestselling author of MY ABSOLUTE DARLING comes a story of intense friendship and grit, in which two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock climbing.

The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave - Domestic Thriller/Mystery

Laura Dave continues Hannah Hall's pulse-pounding journey in this riveting and deeply moving sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Apple TV+ show, THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME.

This bold, inventive and fiercely original debut novel begins with an uncle dead and his tween niece’s private confession to the reader --- she and her sister killed him, and they blame the British.

Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven - Historical Fiction

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Niven comes a novel about America’s favorite TV family, whose perfect façade cracks.

Missing Sam by Thrity Umrigar - Domestic Thriller

MISSING SAM is the tense and twisty story of a woman who goes missing on a morning run and her wife's determination to both find her and clear her own name.

THE REST OF OUR LIVES is a triumphantly life-affirming road trip novel about marriage, middle age, and a man at a crossroads in his life.

Skylark by Paula McLain - Historical Fiction

A spellbinding and transportive look at a side of Paris known to very few --- the underground city that is a mirror reflection of the glories above --- Paula McLain’s unforgettable novel chronicles two parallel journeys of defiance and rescue that connect in ways both surprising and deeply moving.

The Society by Karen Winn - Literary Thriller

Rumors about the Knox and its influence have swirled through Boston for centuries. While some believe the secret society is merely an elite social club, others are convinced it hides something more sinister.

STRANGERS is a gorgeous memoir about the sudden end to a seemingly happy marriage --- an aching, love-filled and transcendent account of surviving betrayal and discovering joy.

A story of giving and receiving, of seeing and being seen, THEO OF GOLDEN is a beautifully crafted novel about the power of creative generosity, the importance of wonder to a purposeful life, and the invisible threads of kindness that bind us to one another. 

Vigil by George Saunders - Fiction

This electric novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of LINCOLN IN THE BARDO takes place at the bedside of an oil company CEO in the twilight hours of his life as he is ferried from this world into the next.

When the Cranes Fly South written by Lisa Ridzén, translated by Alice Menzies - Fiction

WHEN THE CRANES FLY SOUTH is a profoundly moving debut novel that follows an elderly man’s attempts to mend his relationship with his son before it’s too late. This emotional story of love, friendship, fatherhood, dogs and atonement is an international sensation.

When We Were Brilliant by Lynn Cullen - Historical Fiction

They were an unlikely pair --- a blond bombshell and a photographer determined to be taken seriously --- but Marilyn Monroe and Eve Arnold would make a deal that would change their lives.