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From fiction and memoir to politics and science, browse the best books of 2025, chosen by critics from The Times and The Sunday Times 

Fiction

Discover the Times’s top fiction of the year, from inventive debuts to acclaimed and prize-winning novels

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Literary non-fiction

From Margaret Atwood to Sebastian Faulks, explore the critics favourites from a brilliant year of literary non-fiction

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History

Delve into the year's best histories of nations, empires, conflict and change

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Biography & memoir

The Times and Sunday Times critics pick of the best biographies and memoirs published this year

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Books by Times writers

The year’s best books by our journalists, including India Knight, Sathnam Sanghera, Jeremy Clarkson and more!

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