The 15 Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2025, According to Goodreads Users

‘My Friends’ by Fredrik Backman

‘Atmosphere’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The bestselling author blasts off with a powerful love story set in a 1980s space shuttle program. Readers are sure to be thinking about astronauts Joan Goodwin and Vanessa Ford long after the last page.

‘Don’t Let Him In’ by Lisa Jewell

Three women find their lives intertwined with that of a charming, and potentially dangerous, man in this riveting thriller from the None of This Is True author.

‘Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil’ by V.E. Schwab

This genre-bending novel spans three timelines — 1532 Spain, 1800s London and 2019 Boston — and explores the interconnected lives of three very different women.

‘The Love Haters’ by Katherine Center

For those in search of a riotous rom-com, this novel about a down-on-her-luck video producer who becomes acquainted with a member of the Coast Guard is sure to make a splash.

‘Katabasis’ by R.F. Kuang

Graduate students (and academic rivals) Alice Law and Peter Murdoch find themselves journeying into the underworld to save their professor in this dark academia thriller.

‘King of Ashes’ by S.A. Cosby

This book, described as “a Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic” by its publisher, centers an estranged family brought together by an accident — and their subsequent descent into a circle of gangsters.

‘Not Quite Dead Yet’ by Holly Jackson

Author Holly Banks of A Good Girls’ Guide to Murder unveils her adult debut, but never fear, fans. Jackon’s new book, about a woman who has to solve her own murder, is full of the writer’s signature twists and turns.

‘The Poppy Fields’ by Nikki Erlick

Four strangers — and one dog— find themselves on a trek to an unconventional treatment center that promises to heal their heartache. This ambitious novel tells a speculative story about the resilience of the human spirit.

‘Bewitching’ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

A young academic researching a mysterious author uncovers a connection between her work and a supernatural force that may have connections to the academic’s family too. A spellbinding new horror novel from the author of Mexican Gothic.

‘The Knight and the Moth’ by Rachel Gillig

In the first book in her new Stonewater Kingdom romantasy series, Gillig writes of Sybil Delling, a young prophetess who finds herself on a journey with a Knight when her fellow Diviners begin to disappear.

‘A Marriage at Sea’ by Sophie Elmhirst

This gripping true story, about a couple who found themselves shipwrecked after a whale attack in 1972, is both a tale of survival and the power of love.

‘Mark Twain’ by Ron Chernow

The Pulitzer-Prize winning biographer returns with a compelling account of author Mark Twain, tracing his life from his Southern childhood to his acclaimed literary career.

‘A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping’ by Sangu Mandanna

This whimsical tale follows a recently-exiled witch who ends up running an enchanted inn after she loses the majority of powers. When a striking magical historian arrives on the premises, he might be able to help her reclaim her spark.

‘Sounds Like Love’ by Ashley Poston

Hit songwriter Joni Lark is dealing with a serious bout of writer’s block. When she returns to her hometown in North Carolina, she’s enamored by a tune that’s also haunting a prickly musician she meets. This novel will strike a chord.