We might only be six months into 2025, but it’s already been a good year for book lovers – here are 10 of the very best new releases I’ve read this year

This engaging and experimental book explores the complex politics of LGBTQ+ representation in film

Fry said he ‘disagrees profoundly’ with the ‘Harry Potter’ author’s trans views

With the release of Atmosphere this month, which book will come out as our favourite?

Caroline Fraser’s Murderland, Jess Walter’s So Far Gone, and Geoff Dyer’s Homework all feature among the best reviewed books of the week. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s home for book revie…

When you think of Stephen King, I can almost guarantee you won’t think about these books, but they stayed with me long after the pages of the novel were closed

Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Laura Lippman, Murder Takes a Vacation (William Morrow) “Murder Takes a Vacation has all Laura Lippman’s tradem…

Joe Westmoreland captures the pleasures and pains of American wanderlust in his forgotten classic “Tramps Like Us.”

From Picasso to Joyce, we’re hopelessly in thrall to the fallacy of the all-conquering intellect. Or are we?

Like bar-hopping, but for browsing books: this trend, popularised on TikTok, makes for a great day out – and can help you discover unique literary spots

The author on Marxist revelations, returning to Don DeLillo and reading all of Elizabeth Taylor

Here are five crime novels perfect for a deep dive this summer and which authors they look to for inspiration.

What are V.E. Schwab’s best books?

These are the best books of the 2020s so far… how many have you read already?

Ten thought-provoking non-fiction books that reshaped how I think, choose, and reflect on every decision — from big life calls to everyday habits., Books News – Times Now

If you’re looking for some recs outside of the usual, there’s a queer historical fiction, an Atlanta-set memoir, and Southern noir.

Middle grade books for Pride month, a new picture book from a Grammy-winning singer, and more from the world of kid lit.

14 excellent reads from the likes of Lucy Foley and Colm Toibin – without the hardback price tag

Ahead of Refugee Week, we round up entertaining stories, poems and nonfiction to help children of all ages learn about refugees and gain understanding

Michael Gove’s ex on her compassionate pieces for the Daily Mail, struggling to survive on an MP’s salary, doing Sam Cam’s ironing and becoming a laughing stock after Brexit

From blackmail to burglary, the events of Spark’s life often uncannily echoed those of her novels – no wonder the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie believed she could predict the future

We can’t wait to find out which of the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction shortlisted books will be crowned as this…

Ready to fall in love with a new novel? Keep reading for book recommendations that will sweep you off your feet. This list fulfills a prompt in our 2025 Summer Reading Challenge!

I read every day but the most recent book I read made me turn the pages faster than any other.

One of the best bits about going on holiday is seeing how many holiday reads you can cram into one trip. It’s truly a glorious experience.

Nonfiction award goes to Rachel Clarke’s ‘beautiful and compassionate’ The Story of a Heart, about a lifesaving transplant seen from all sides

‘Wild Dark Shore’ by Charlotte McConaghy is the No. 1 pick from Amazon’s vast selection of books released so far this year.

‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ author Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new novel and Molly Jong-Fast’s memoir about her famous mother are among the notable books hitting shelves this month.

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Martin Chilton shares his June reading highlights

Stephen King is known for writing the scariest horror books, but some of his best stories are overlooked due to his other popular novels.

Fantasy fiction isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. I know this because I write fantasy novels for children. Lots of people will tell me (very kindly!) that they liked my books even though they don’t real…

A family epic from a National Book Award winner, a gonzo account of Britney Spears’s unraveling, and an inner monologue of an obsessive snob.

Hyphen’s books columnist reflects on the theme of environment and picks nonfiction titles to help engage with the issue

Buzzy novels, compulsively readable memoirs, and a few guilty pleasures.

Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * James Lee Burke, Don’t Forget Me, Little Bessie (Atlantic) “Kaleidoscopic…This is another winner from a crime w…

From Julia Donaldson’s Where’s My Mum? to Jill Murphy’s Meltdown!, these are the children’s books I’ve read over and over with my kids, and I still love them

You can read it from either end, and go round again, as memoir collides with invention in a brilliant interrogation of art, faith and relationships

Similes: there’s nothing like them. Called “quite likely the oldest readily identifiable poetic artifice in European literature” by the classicist James P. Holoka, the simile—an explicit comparison…

Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

It has just been announced that Jeremy Clarkson’s latest book, Diddly Squat: The Farmer’s Dog, will be released at the end of 2025.

From exciting debuts to classic thrillers, these are the reads deserving of a spot in your suitcase

As a small press launches dedicated to new male fiction, authors including Anne Enright and Nikesh Shukla ask if men are really being pushed out of publishing

Fans of Fourth Wing may want to pick up these books as they wait for the next instalment in the series.

Business leaders should read tehse children’s books because they are short, fun and pack in deep leadership lessons we all benefit from.

Safety concerns demand more space and consideration in this otherwise excellent work of popular science

Father’s Day isn’t always positive reminder of familial closeness. If you have a complicated relationship with your father, check out these insightful books.

The best-selling author has shared seven of his all-time favourite thriller books.

These are Goodreads best books ever as voted for by readers.

Summer kicks off with some fun kismet, meaning shared vibes among the new sci-fi and fantasy releases. Wander the Witch Roads or step through a portal into an unknown realm. Vampires travel through…