It’s that time of year again… the time of the all-important ‘books of the year’ lists, which curate some of the best-loved reads of the past twelve months. Below we’ve rounded up a festive list of all our titles we’ve spotted recommended in publications. You can get more information on each title, and shop the full list, here.
The Appletree Animal Agency, Katya Balen
The Day of the Roaring, Nina Bhadreshwar
After Party, Dean Browne
Three Revolutions, Simon Hall
Wild Thing, Sue Prideaux
Dangerous Miracle, Liam Shaw
Those Who Are About To Die, Harry Sidebottom
Wild Thing, Sue Prideaux – Top 10 Books of 2025
Letters from the Upside, Katya Balen – Best Children’s Books
Fair Play, Louise Hegarty – Best Crime & Thrillers
Fun and Games, John Patrick McHugh
The Great Auk, Tim Birkhead
After Party, Dean Browne
Injury Time, David Goldblatt
Wild Thing, Sue Prideaux – Best Biographies
Super Natural, Alex Riley – Best Science
Those Who Are About To Die, Harry Sidebottom
Injury Time, David Goldblatt
Otherlands: An Illustrated Journey, Thomas Halliday
Fun and Games, John Patrick McHugh
The Sun Rising, Anna Whitelock
Deep House, Jeremy Atherton Lin
Fair Play, Louise Hegarty
The Place of Tides, James Rebanks
Injury Time, David Goldblatt
An Archive, Edmund de Waal
The Secret Public, Jon Savage
How To Kill A Witch, Claire Mitchell & Zoe Venditozzi
Lower Than The Angels, Diarmaid MacCulloch
The Good Father, Liam McIlvanney
Fun and Games, John Patrick McHugh
Bad Friend, Tiffany Watt Smith
The Sun Rising, Anna Whitelock
Fun and Games, John Patrick McHugh
The Bridestone, Sally Gardner
Monsterland, Nick Jubber
War Babies, Chris Manby
How To Kill A Witch, Claire Mitchell & Zoe Venditozzi
The Cut, Richard Armitage – Best Crime & Thrillers
Letters from the Upside, Katya Balen – Best Children’s Books
Mary at 90, Mary Berry – Best Food & Drink Books
A Life and A Half, Chris Bryant – Best Politics Books
Nature’s Genius, David Farrier – Best Popular Science Books
The Brain at Rest, Joseph Jebelli – Best Personal Development Books
Dangerous Miracle, Liam Shaw – Best Popular Science Books
Those Who Are About To Die, Harry Sidebottom – Best History Books
How To Kill A Witch, Claire Mitchell & Zoe Venditozzi – Blackwell Scotland’s Book of the Year & Best History Books