The best books to look out for in 2025, from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Adam Kay
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Start planning your reading list for next year with Katie Rosseinsky’s guide to the new novels and non-fiction you shouldn’t miss. Make sure you’ve got plenty of space on your bookshelves, because next year marks the release of a whole load of literary treats.
![[A baby shower goes horribly wrong in this punchy page turner]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/12/08/So-Thrilled-For-You-HB.jpg)
Fiction fans should keep an eye out for the return of literary heavyweights such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Stephen King and Eimear McBride, as well as a clutch of exciting debuts and hotly anticipated second novels from some of the most talked-about writers in recent years including Natasha Brown and Torrey Peters.
![[Nussaibah Younis’s debut balances searing humour with weighty questions]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/11/16/9781399623926-%281%29.jpg)
Plus, there’s fascinating non-fiction from the likes of historian Hallie Rubenhold, whose latest book will appeal to true crime lovers, and memoirs from Bill Gates – and even the Pope. Your “to read” pile is about to get much, much bigger. Here’s our guide to the books you can’t miss in 2025.
![[‘Saraswati’ author Gurnaik Johal has already received plenty of acclaim for his short stories]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/13/16/Saraswati-cover.jpg)
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s first novel in more than a decade is undoubtedly among the most anticipated literary events of 2025. Dream Count, which comes 12 years after the release of Americanah, tells the interconnected stories of four Nigerian women, grappling with the choices and sacrifices they have made and how those decisions have shaped them. Expect everyone to be talking about this one come autumn. 4 March, Fourth Estate.
![[Natasha Brown grapples with questions of wealth and power in ‘Universality’]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/16/09/Universality.jpg)
So Thrilled for You by Holly Bourne. Nicki, Lauren, Charlotte and Steffi are four university friends living very different lives now that they’re in their thirties. When they’re reunited at a baby shower in swelteringly hot weather, things get tense. By the end of the day, everything is in flames – literally. Holly Bourne has a real knack for unpicking the bits of the female experience that we’re not meant to talk about, and this punchy exploration of the motherhood divide will likely be no exception. 16 January, Hodder & Stoughton.
![[‘Stag Dance’ is the much-anticipated second novel from Torrey Peters]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/11/16/9781800810792.jpg)
