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The 25 Most Anticipated Books of 2025

A posthumous memoir by Josephine Baker, three new releases from Oprah’s Book Club authors, and a feminist manifesto on aging by none other than Brooke Shields?! Consider our 2025 plans sorted.

We don’t know everything that 2025 will bring, but we do know this: It’ll be a good year to be a bookworm. Some of our biggest cultural icons, like Tina Knowles and the activist-astronaut Amanda Nguyen, are finally telling their stories in debut memoirs, and some of our favorite novelists are returning after many years with books that are well worth the wait. You may already be familiar with some of the names on this list as authors of Oprah’s Book Club selections—or, in a couple of cases, guests on The Oprah Winfrey Show—but we are also excited to introduce you to writers who aren’t yet on your radar. Clear your bookshelf (and your calendar): It’s time to put in some preorders.

The River Is Waiting, by Wally Lamb

The author of not one but two of Oprah’s Book Club picks (She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much is True) returns with an epic tale of an incarcerated father trying to survive the brutalities of prison and his guilt over the crime that got him there. Through the faith of a prison librarian, the unconditional love of his mother, and his connections with other inmates, he begins to pave a path for healing and redemption within the prison’s walls. But seeking forgiveness from those on the outside is another journey entirely. Yes, the premise of this book may sound grim, but longtime readers of Lamb’s work know that his incandescent writing can illuminate even the darkest of stories.