Publishers Weekly 2025 Fall Fiction & Nonfiction Preview

Publishers Weekly knows what should be on your shelves this Fall! Check out the full list of their Fall 2025 Fiction & Nonfiction preview picks here.

SF, FANTASY & HORROR

Top 10

ACCOMPLICE TO THE VILLAIN by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
AMONG THE BURNING FLOWERS by Samantha Shannon
GIRL DINNER by Olivie Blake
NINE GOBLINS by T. Kingfisher

Longlist

THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT by Seon-Ran Cheon
THE POET EMPRESS by Shen Tao
SALTCROP by Yume Kitasei
SPREAD ME by Sarah Gailey
GRACELESS HEART by Isabel Ibañez
RED CITY by Marie Lu

ROMANCE & EROTICA

Longlist

THE DAMNED by Harper L. Woods
HUNTSMAN by Naima Simone
IT HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY by Tracy Wolff
GAME ON by Ki Stephens
LADIES IN HATING by Alexandra Vasti
RULES OF THE HEART by Janice Hadlow
OVERDUE by Stephanie Perkins

MYSTERIES & THRILLERS

Top 10

SIMULTANEOUS by Eric Heisserer

Longlist

THE ONCE AND FUTURE ME by Melissa Pace
THE KILLING STONES by Ann Cleeves
THE BLACK WOLF by Louise Penny

LITERARY FICTION

Top 10

BOG QUEEN by Anna North
THE SILVER BOOK by Olivia Laing

Longlist

THE EMERGENCY by George Packer
KAPLAN’S PLOT by Jason Diamond
THE HIGH HEAVEN by Joshua Wheeler
ONE OF US by Dan Chaon
THE WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson

MEMOIRS & BIOGRAPHIES

Top 10

BALDWIN: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs
BLESSINGS AND DISASTERS: A Story of Alabama by Alexis Okeowo
A TRUCE THAT IS NOT PEACE by Miriam Toews
TRYING: A Memoir by Chloe Caldwell

Longlist

THIS IS FOR EVERYONE: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee
SEMI-WELL-ADJUSTED DESPITE LITERALLY EVERYTHING by Alyson Stoner

POETRY

Top 10

ONLY SING: 152 UNCOLLECTED DREAM SONGS by John Berryman and edited by Shane McCrae
REGAINING UNCONSCIOUSNESS by Harryette Mullen

Longlist

THE POEMS OF SEAMUS HEANEY, edited by Bernard O’Donoghue and Rosie Lavan
ALGARABÍA: The Song of Cenex, Natural Son of the Isle Alarabíyya/La Canción de Cenex, Hijo Natural de la Ínsula Alarabíyya by Roque Raquel Salas Rivera

SCIENCE

Top 10

THE GENIUS BAT: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal by Yossi Yovel
TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES: The Improbable Return of Great Cats to the Forests of Russia and China by Jonathan C. Slaght
WHEN TREES TESTIFY: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy by Beronda L. Montgomery

Longlist

BIRD SCHOOL: A Beginner in the Wood by Adam Nicolson
NIGHTMARE OBSCURA: A Dream Engineer’s Guide Through the Sleeping Mind by Michelle Carr
GEMINI: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story by Jeffrey Kluger

HISTORY

Top 10

DARING TO BE FREE: Resistance and Rebellion in the Atlantic Slave World by Sudhir Hazareesingh
THE PERFECT TUBA: Forging Fulfillment from the Bass Horn, Band, and Hard Work by Sam Quinones
THE ZORG: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery by Siddharth Kara

Longlist

BLOOD BIBLE: An American History by DaMaris Hill
UNKNOWN ENEMY: The Hidden Nazi Force That Built the Third Reich by Charles Dick
FAMILY OF SPIES: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor by Christine Kuehn
LET MY COUNTRY AWAKE: Indian Revolutionaries in America and the Fight to Overthrow the British Raj by Scott Miller
SPLENDID LIBERATORS: Heroism, Betrayal, Resistance, and the Birth of American Empire by Joe Jackson
LINCOLN’S GHOST: Houdini’s War on Spiritualism and the Dark Conspiracy Against the American Presidency by Brad Ricca
A THIOUSAND WAYS TO DIE: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America by Trymaine Lee

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Top 10

AUTHENTIC: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work by Jodi-Ann Burey
THE HISTORY OF MONEY: A Story of Humanity by David McWilliams

Longlist

THE HEART OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Crafting Your Authentic Recipe for Success by Melissa Bernstein

POLITICS & CURRENT EVENTS

Top 10

ENSHITTIFICATION: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It by Cory Doctorow
GILDED RAGE: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley by Jacob Silverman
MIRACLE CHILDREN: Race, Education, and a True Story of False Promises by Katie Benner and Erica L. Green
OFF THE SCALES: The Inside Story of Ozempic and the Race to Cure Obesity by Aimee Donnellan

Longlist

THE AFGHANS: Three Lives through War, Love, and Revolt by Åsne Seierstad

LIFESTYLE

Top 10

RELEASING OUR BURDENS: A Guide to Healing Individual, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma by Thomas Hübl and Richard Schwartz

Longlist

ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World by Jack Kornfield
THE LUCKY EGG: Understanding Your Fertility and How to Get Pregnant NOW by Dr. Lucky Sekhon
DEALING WITH FEELING: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want by Marc Brackett

ART, ARCHITECTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY

Longlist

9 TIMES MY WORK HAS BEEN RIPPED OFF by Raymond Biesinger
DEAR NEW YORK by Brandon Stanton

COOKING & FOOD

Top 10

RUSS & DAUGHTERS: 100 Years of Appetizing by Niki Russ Federman, Josh Russ Tupper, and Joshua David Stein

Longlist

FRENCH CLASSICS: Easy and Elevated Dishes to Cook at Home by Matthew Ryle
ATHENS: Food, Stories, Love: A Cookbook by Diane Kochilas