best new books 2025, barnes & noble recommendations, fiction, non-fiction, self-improvement, wellness, thrillers, cookbooks, memoirs, and more. A personally curated list of highly-rated and trending titles for every reader.
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🌟 New Fiction Favourites
📖 Powerful Non-Fiction
🧘 Lifestyle, Wellness & Inspiration
🍳 Food & Creativity
🌟 New Fiction Favourites
Freshly released and highly anticipated novels — perfect for cosy nights or book club picks.
Time-travel + romance with rave reviews.
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Poetic, powerful, and one of 2025’s buzziest releases.
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
A bold retelling of Huckleberry Finn through Jim’s eyes.
James by Percival Everett
Atmospheric thriller set in rural Ireland.
The Hunter by Tana French
Multi-generational novel about art, technology, and legacy.
Memory Piece by Lisa Ko
📖 Powerful Non-Fiction
Thought-provoking books shaping how we see the world in 2025.
Accessible, urgent political history.
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
Uplifting insights on resilience & growth.
The Light We Carry: Overcoming Uncertain Times
How to unlock potential in work and life.
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
The science of longevity and healthy living.
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Pulitzer Prize–winning sociologist on inequality.
Poverty, by America: Desmond, Matthew
🧘 Lifestyle, Wellness & Inspiration
Books to elevate mind, body, and daily rituals.
Still the #1 habit book - A modern classic.
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Relationship wisdom with practical exercises.
8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go by Jay Shetty
Lessons from the world’s healthiest communities.
Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer
How design and small changes spark happiness.
Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary ...
Transform health through the forgotten art of breathing.
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
🍳 Food & Creativity
Cookbooks, creativity, and inspiration for the kitchen & beyond.
Innovative, vibrant recipes.
Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extra Good Things
Comfort food meets modern health.
Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Balanced Meals
Creativity as a way of life.
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Easy meals for couples and solo cooking.
Table for Two: Recipes for the Ones You Love eBook
