Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Publishers Weekly’s list of the best fiction of 2025 has some familiar choices and some books I had never heard of, so let’s take a look! Expand for more information. 👇
Links 🔗
The Full Article: best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2025/fiction#book/book-1
Further Viewing 🍿
Last Year’s List: youtu.be/6OXrpYbpnRs
The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Fiction Books of 2025: youtu.be/6oQqAdUohSI
The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2025: youtu.be/qRvUe8RdK7Q
The Washington Post’s 10 Best Books of 2025: youtu.be/B202eHBc82k
The New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2025: youtu.be/pqJjpkUptsI
My Review of Flesh: youtu.be/XMuOYBBva5k
Titles Mentioned 📚
Archipelago of the Sun, Yoko Tawada, trans. from the Japanese by Margaret Mitsutani: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239790
Atavists, Lydia Millet: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781324074410
Bog Queen, Anna North: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781635579666
Counting Backwards, Binnie Kirshenbaum: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781641294683
Endling, Maria Reva: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385545310
Flesh, David Szalay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781982122799
Fox, Joyce Carol Oates: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593978085
God and Sex, Jon Raymond: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668084915
Martha's Daughter, David Haynes: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781963270273
Open Up, Thomas Morris: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781961884342
Pick a Color, Souvankham Thammavongsa: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780316422147
The Remembered Soldier, Anjet Daanje, trans. from the Dutch by David McKay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781954404328
Sky Daddy, Kate Folk: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593231494
So Far Gone, Jess Walter: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780062868145
Softie, Megan Howell: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781959000310
Twist, Colum McCann: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593241738
Universality, Natasha Brown: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593977309
Vaim, Jon Fosse, trans. from the Norwegian by Damion Searls: bookshop.org/a/99775/9798893380217
The Wayfinder, Adam Johnson: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374619572
The Wilderness, Angela Flournoy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063318779
Ebook Links 📱
Archipelago of the Sun, Yoko Tawada, trans. from the Japanese by Margaret Mitsutani: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239806
Atavists, Lydia Millet: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781324074427
Bog Queen, Anna North: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781635579673
Counting Backwards, Binnie Kirshenbaum: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781641294690
Endling, Maria Reva: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385545327
Flesh, David Szalay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781982122812
Fox, Joyce Carol Oates: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593978108
God and Sex, Jon Raymond: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668084939
Martha's Daughter, David Haynes: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781963270310
Open Up, Thomas Morris: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781961884359
Pick a Color, Souvankham Thammavongsa: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780316422178
The Remembered Soldier, Anjet Daanje, trans. from the Dutch by David McKay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781954404335
Sky Daddy, Kate Folk: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593231500
So Far Gone, Jess Walter: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780062868169
Twist, Colum McCann: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593241745
Universality, Natasha Brown: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593977323
Vaim, Jon Fosse, trans. from the Norwegian by Damion Searls: bookshop.org/a/99775/9798893380408
The Wayfinder, Adam Johnson: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374619589
The Wilderness, Angela Flournoy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063318786
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Publishers Weekly’s list of the best fiction of 2025 has some familiar choices and some books I had never heard of, so let’s take a look! Expand for more information. 👇
Links 🔗
The Full Article: best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2025/fiction#book/book-1
Further Viewing 🍿
Last Year’s List: youtu.be/6OXrpYbpnRs
The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Fiction Books of 2025: youtu.be/6oQqAdUohSI
The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2025: youtu.be/qRvUe8RdK7Q
The Washington Post’s 10 Best Books of 2025: youtu.be/B202eHBc82k
The New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2025: youtu.be/pqJjpkUptsI
My Review of Flesh: youtu.be/XMuOYBBva5k
Titles Mentioned 📚
Archipelago of the Sun, Yoko Tawada, trans. from the Japanese by Margaret Mitsutani: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239790
Atavists, Lydia Millet: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781324074410
Bog Queen, Anna North: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781635579666
Counting Backwards, Binnie Kirshenbaum: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781641294683
Endling, Maria Reva: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385545310
Flesh, David Szalay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781982122799
Fox, Joyce Carol Oates: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593978085
God and Sex, Jon Raymond: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668084915
Martha's Daughter, David Haynes: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781963270273
Open Up, Thomas Morris: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781961884342
Pick a Color, Souvankham Thammavongsa: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780316422147
The Remembered Soldier, Anjet Daanje, trans. from the Dutch by David McKay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781954404328
Sky Daddy, Kate Folk: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593231494
So Far Gone, Jess Walter: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780062868145
Softie, Megan Howell: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781959000310
Twist, Colum McCann: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593241738
Universality, Natasha Brown: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593977309
Vaim, Jon Fosse, trans. from the Norwegian by Damion Searls: bookshop.org/a/99775/9798893380217
The Wayfinder, Adam Johnson: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374619572
The Wilderness, Angela Flournoy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063318779
Ebook Links 📱
Archipelago of the Sun, Yoko Tawada, trans. from the Japanese by Margaret Mitsutani: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239806
Atavists, Lydia Millet: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781324074427
Bog Queen, Anna North: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781635579673
Counting Backwards, Binnie Kirshenbaum: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781641294690
Endling, Maria Reva: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385545327
Flesh, David Szalay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781982122812
Fox, Joyce Carol Oates: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593978108
God and Sex, Jon Raymond: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668084939
Martha's Daughter, David Haynes: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781963270310
Open Up, Thomas Morris: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781961884359
Pick a Color, Souvankham Thammavongsa: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780316422178
The Remembered Soldier, Anjet Daanje, trans. from the Dutch by David McKay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781954404335
Sky Daddy, Kate Folk: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593231500
So Far Gone, Jess Walter: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780062868169
Twist, Colum McCann: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593241745
Universality, Natasha Brown: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593977323
Vaim, Jon Fosse, trans. from the Norwegian by Damion Searls: bookshop.org/a/99775/9798893380408
The Wayfinder, Adam Johnson: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374619589
The Wilderness, Angela Flournoy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063318786
Support This Channel ❤️
SuperThanks (in the toolbar of this video)
My Wishlist on Bookshop: bookshop.org/wishlists/2ea05da898651ed2274efe2bebb9441a494fabb1
My Affiliate Page on Bookshop: bookshop.org/shop/supposedlyfun
My Merch Store: supposedly-fun-shop.fourthwall.com
If you would like to support this channel, you can use the ideas above, but please do not feel obligated. I appreciate your presence regardless.
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Website: supposedlyfun.com
