7 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week

Posted by Sharon on November 25, 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: Thrillers, horror, suspense, satire, the extremely dark side of the Washington, D.C., housing market, the festering underbelly of the suburban lifestyle, authors who are former real estate journalists, debut novels


You should read this book if you like: Nonfiction, history, World War II books, dual timelines, never-before-told stories, startling revelations concerning Nazi spies in Hawaii circa 1941, family secrets of the worst-case-scenario variety


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary romance, second-chance arcs, childhood reunions, the unforeseen benefits of obituary listings, guys who own bakeries, body-positive love stories, the intriguingly named Harlot's Bay series


You should read this book if you like: Fantasy, romance, interesting variations on the standard romantasy template, sapphic love stories concerning witches and demons, intimate relationships that span centuries, reincarnation paradoxes, gothic vibes, Solomon's Crown


You should read this book if you like: Short stories, state-of-the-art Korean sci-fi, thoughtful speculative fiction in general, strange problems in near-future Seoul, innovative story premises, ecological themes, interesting K-pop developments, Beasts of a Little Land


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction with a splash of magical realism, fascinating story premises, enchanted gardens, flowers that release special scents, scents that trigger buried memories, life-affirming changes at assisted living communities, All the Summer Girls


You should read this book if you like: Thoughtful horror, tropical gothic mysteries, derelict colonial manors in the Philippines, inheritance issues, terrible family secrets, ancient family curses, potential demonic complications, The Sleepless