8 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week

Posted by Cybil on September 30, 2025
Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day, according to early data from your fellow readers.

To create our list, we focused on the books Goodreads members can't wait to read, which we measure by how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. All these top titles are now available in the United States! Which ones catch your eye?
 

  Readers' top books of the week:

You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction, romance, the salad days of youth, old love triangles, unexpected visits from the past, new love triangles, the intrinsic awesomeness of English majors, Writers & Lovers


You should read this book if you like: Historical fiction, Boston circa 1900, Havana circa 1966, London circa 2024, American expats, Cuban revolutionaries, forbidden love in the hallowed halls of Harvard, The Perez Family series


You should read this book if you like: YA romantasy, epic sagas inspired by Persian mythology, Jinn queens, blood oaths, ominous prophecies, impending nuptials, dragons, the This Woven Kingdom series


You should read this book if you like: Horror, fantasy, novellas, retired soldiers, missing persons, haunted coal mines in West Virginia, gothic vibes, What Moves the Dead, the Sworn Soldier series, T. Kingfisher books in general


You should read this book if you like: Cozy mysteries, octogenarian amateur investigators, upcoming weddings, cryptocurrency intrigue, unbreakable codes, the active senior lifestyle, the Thursday Murder Club series


You should read this book if you like: Sports romance, hockey-crazy towns in rural Minnesota, childhood friend reunions, subsequent complicated feelings, boy-next-door and fake-dating tropes, Better Than the Movies


You should read this book if you like: Paranormal romance, quaint little towns in Wyoming, lovelorn photographers, handsome upholsterers, fortuitous rental agreements, matchmaking ghosts, the Rebel Blue Ranch series


You should read this book if you like: Nonfiction, memoirs, multigenerational family stories, cultural mythology, books that combine historical research with personal narratives, the Cuban diaspora in Florida, debut authors