Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

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The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Girls disguised as Boys
849 books — 958 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingShutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Fur Person by May SartonThe Gargoyle by Andrew DavidsonDarkover Landfall by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Books I wouldn't have discovered without Goodreads
2,669 books — 1,034 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingBag of Bones by Stephen KingNeedful Things by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingPet Sematary by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
177 books — 3,862 voters
The Shining by Stephen King
Hotels, Motels, Inns, B'n'Bs and Guesthouses
441 books — 186 voters

The Knitting & Crochet Bible by Claire ComptonUltimate Knitting Bible by Sharon BrantKnitwear Design Workshop by Shirley PadenThrown Together by Kim HargreavesCables & Arans by Erika Knight
Knitting Nonfiction
81 books — 83 voters
Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAnimal Farm by George Orwell
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,820 voters

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
Books I Regret Reading
2,247 books — 3,225 voters
The Fur Person by May SartonShutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Shining by Stephen KingOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
GoodReads Read in 2009
64 books — 23 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Everyone's Read It But Me
800 books — 4,330 voters
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk CrossThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniBag of Bones by Stephen KingGhost Children by Sue TownsendOn Writing by Stephen King
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,453 books — 16,029 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
American Literature at the Movies
462 books — 179 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingCold Mountain by Charles FrazierRosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,927 books — 1,761 voters

The Stone and the Flute by Hans BemmannPawn of Prophecy by David EddingsThe Mistress of the Jewels by Diana L. PaxsonSilverhair The Wanderer by Diana L. PaxsonMärchenmond by Wolfgang Hohlbein
Best Fantasy of the 80s
342 books — 679 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingThe Killing Doll by Ruth RendellShutter Island by Dennis LehaneOne Across Two down by Ruth RendellHeartstones by Ruth Rendell
books to read in one-sitting
337 books — 273 voters

The Killing Doll by Ruth RendellThe Tree of Hands by Ruth RendellThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
The Mind
436 books — 464 voters
Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
Best Philosophical Fiction
302 books — 548 voters

Pet Sematary by Stephen King
The Child is Dead
63 books — 15 voters
The Killing Doll by Ruth RendellThe Tree of Hands by Ruth RendellThe Lake of Darkness by Ruth RendellThe Minotaur by Barbara VineThe Keys to the Street by Ruth Rendell
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,208 books — 1,254 voters

The Alienist by Caleb Carr
I Love New York City
609 books — 355 voters
Pet Sematary by Stephen KingThe Fur Person by May Sarton
Great Cat Books
1,564 books — 952 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyLady of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Forest House by Marion Zimmer BradleyRavens of Avalon by Diana L. PaxsonDaughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,400 books — 18,079 voters
Dark Satanic by Marion Zimmer BradleyDarkover Landfall by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Fog by James HerbertDark Harvest by Norman PartridgeWeed Species by Jack Ketchum
Best Book Cover Art
12,225 books — 7,092 voters

Gott schütze dieses Haus by Elizabeth GeorgeBy the Light of the Moon by Dean KoontzThe Spear by James HerbertThe Ghosts of Sleath by James Herbert
The absolutely worst books you can think of
916 books — 534 voters
Pet Sematary by Stephen KingI'm the King of the Castle by Susan Hill
The kid(s) die! (another cautionary list)
244 books — 123 voters

Fluke by James HerbertCujo by Stephen King
Great "Dog" Books
1,248 books — 1,933 voters
Beneath the Skin by Nicci French
Books set during the Summer
367 books — 219 voters

London by Edward Rutherfurd
London Calling
1,229 books — 641 voters
One of Us by Michael Marshall Smith
Best Supernatural Mysteries
142 books — 166 voters

Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Best Books of 1992
454 books — 198 voters
The Spear by James HerbertGott schütze dieses Haus by Elizabeth GeorgeThe Ghosts of Sleath by James HerbertBy the Light of the Moon by Dean KoontzAngels and Demons by Dan Brown
Give it a miss
303 books — 70 voters