Ny Times Best Books Of 2025. Every year, starting in the spring, we spend months debating the most exceptional books that pass across our desks: Looking forward to some of our most anticipated books hitting store shelves in 2025 — including one about literary icon joan didion — and reflecting on last year's crop of.

The most anticipated books of 2025. A version of this list appears in the january 12, 2025 issue of the new york times book review.