Barnes & Noble has selected 14 finalists for its 2025 Book of the Year, the titles B&N booksellers "find truly outstanding and in which they have felt the most pride in recommending to readers." The finalists, which include five novels, five nonfiction titles, and four books for children and young adults, will be voted on by all B&N booksellers and announced November 13.
This year, the list features five novels, five nonfiction titles, and four books for children and young adults. The B&N Book of the Year is voted on by all booksellers and announced on November 13. This year's finalists are:
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron Books)
Growing Home by Beth Ferry (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers)
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (HarperCollins)
This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) by Map Men (Hanover Square Press)
I Am Rebel by Ross Montgomery (Candlewick Press)
Puzzle Mania! by the New York Times Games (Authors Equity)
Good Things by Samin Nosrat (Random House)
There Are No Silly Questions by Mike Rampton (Nosy Crow)
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, Sawyer Robbins (Hay House)
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy (Scribner)
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (Random House)
Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlesser (Europa Editions)
The Artist and the Feast by Lucy Steeds (Union Square & Co.)
B&N CEO James Daunt commented: "Our booksellers have an astonishing range of interests and areas of expertise, and when they find something worth sharing they do not hold back. Creating this shortlist always involves enthusiastic debate as booksellers across the country campaign for their favorites, and once again they have succeeded in rounding up the best of the best."
Shannon DeVito, senior director of book strategy at B&N, added: "My fellow booksellers consistently impress me with the genuine passion and thoughtfulness behind their choice of recommendations, and never more so than when winnowing down our finalists for Book of the Year."