National Public Radio (NPR) has released their Books We Love list for 2025. This is NPR’s annual, interactive, year-end reading guide. They compile their list by requesting staffers and trusted critics nominate their favorite books of the year. Then, the editors and producers at NPR Books sit down and select their favorites.
The books on the list fall within a variety of genres such as biographies, book club ideas, and nonfiction as well as the more traditional categories like mysteries and thrillers, and historical fiction.
The Texas Talking Book Program has a good number of the fiction titles in our collection. Contact us and we can help you find your next favorite book.
For more information check out the NPR website.
| A FEAST FOR THE EYES by Alex Crespo (IN PROCESS) |
| A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF by Megha Majumdar (IN PROCESS) |
| A NEW NEW ME by Helen Oyeyemi (DB 132189) |
| A WITCH’S GUIDE TO MAGICAL INNKEEPING by Sangu Mandanna (DB 131489) |
| AFTER LIFE by Gayle Forman (DB 126978, LB 0003572) |
| ALL OF US MURDERERS by KJ Charles (IN PROCESS) |
| ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE ME by Sarah Harman (DB 127945, LB 0002956, en español DB 130318) |
| AMONG FRIENDS by Hal Ebbott (DB 130428) |
| AN ORAL HISTORY OF ATLANTIS by Ed Park (DB 131582) |
| ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell (DB 128240, BR 26309 IN PROCESS) |
| ATMOSPHERE: A LOVE STORY by Taylor Jenkins Reid (DB 129909, BR 26357 IN PROCESS) |
| AUDITION by Katie Kitamura (DB 128873) |
| AUGUST LANE by Regina Black (DB 132364 IN PROCESS) |
| AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz (DB 131818) |
| BEAUTIFUL UGLY by Alice Feeney (DB 126338, LB 0002874) |
| BEWITCHING by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (DB 131290, LB 0005631) |
| BLACK WOODS, BLUE SKY by Eowyn Ivey (DB 127018) |
| BLOOD IN THE WATER by Tiffany D. Jackson (DB 131092) |
| BUCKEYE by Patrick Ryan (DB 132250 IN PROCESS) |
| BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS) |
| BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V. E. Schwab (DB 130243, BR 26386 IN PROCESS) |
| CAN’T GET ENOUGH by Kennedy Ryan (DB 129593) |
| CATCH by Yrsa Daley-Ward (DB 130740) |
| CLOWN TOWN by Mick Herron (IN PROCESS) |
| CODED JUSTICE by Stacey Abrams (DB 131062, LB 0005718) |
| COLONY by Annika Norlin (DB 129069) |
| COMPOUND by Aisling Rawle (DB 130769) |
| CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans (DB 129105) |
| CULPABILITY by Bruce Holsinger (DB 131607) |
| CURSED DAUGHTERS by Oyinkan Braithwaite (IN PROCESS) |
| DAIKON by Samuel Hawley (DB 131850) |
| DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor (DB 127592, BR 26389 IN PROCESS) |
| DON’T TRUST FISH by Neil Sharpson (DB 130282) |
| DREAM COUNT by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (DB 127672, LB 0001494) |
| DREAM HOTEL by Laila Lalami (DB 127950) |
| DREAM STATE by Eric Puchner (DB 127809) |
| DWELLING by Emily Hunt Kivel (IN PROCESS) |
| EL DORADO DRIVE by Megan Abbott (DB 130344) |
| EMPEROR OF GLADNESS by Ocean Vuong (DB 129518, BR 26312 IN PROCESS) |
| ENDLING by Maria Reva (DB 130252) |
| EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow (IN PROCESS) |
| EVERY MONDAY MABEL by Jashar Awan (DB 128817) |
| THE EXPERIMENT by Rebecca Stead (IN PROCESS) |
| THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE by Frode Grytten (IN PROCESS) |
| FIREBLOOMS by Alexandra Villasante (IN PROCESS) |
| FIRST-TIME CALLER by B. K. Borison (DB 127423) |
| FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi (DB 129795) |
| FLESH by David Szalay (DB 130331) |
| FLORENZER by Phil Melanson (IN PROCESS) |
| FUNDAMENTALLY by Nussaibah Younis (DB 128337) |
| THE GARDEN by Nick Newman (DB 128262) |
| GIRL DINNER by Olivie Blake (IN PROCESS) |
| GOOD DIRT by Charmaine Wilkerson (DB 127073, LB 0001498) |
| GOOD AND EVIL AND OTHER STORIES by Samanta Schweblin and translated by Megan Mcdowell (IN PROCESS, en español DB 128474) |
| GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry (DB 129103, BR 26246 IN PROCESS, LB 0003604) |
| GREAT BLACK HOPE by Rob Franklin (DB 131691) |
| HAPPY LAND by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (DB 128663, LB 0005665) |
| HARLEM RHAPSODY by Victoria Christopher Murray (DB 127225, LB 0001243) |
| HEART THE LOVER by Lily King (IN PROCESS) |
| HEARTWOOD by Amity Gaige (DB 128729) |
| THE HOUNDING by Xenobe Purvis (DB 131800) |
| HOW TO DODGE A CANNONBALL by Dennard Dayle (DB 130220) |
| HUNGERSTONE by Kat Dunn (DB 128270) |
| I SEE YOU’VE CALLED IN DEAD by John Kenney (DB 128720) |
| THE IMAGINED LIFE by Andrew Porter (DB 130512) |
| IMMACULATE CONCEPTION by Ling Ling Huang (DB 130031) |
| IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE by Richard Osman (IN PROCESS) |
| INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh (DB 130051) |
| INHERITANCE by Trisha Sakhlecha (DB 126740, LB 0002234) |
| INTERPRETER by Olivia Abtahi (DB 130060, en español DB 128555) |
| ISOLA by Allegra Goodman (DB 127226, LB 0002549) |
| J VS. K by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft (DB 131093) |
| JULIE CHAN IS DEAD by Liann Zhang (DB 129576) |
| KATABASIS by R. F. Kuang (IN PROCESS) |
| KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby (DB 130044) |
| LAST CHANCE LIVE! By Helena Haywoode Henry (IN PROCESS) |
| LAST TIGER by Julia and Brad Riew (DB 131789) |
| THE LIBRARIANS by Sherry Thomas (IN PROCESS) |
| LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS by Emily Knight (DB 127074) |
| LIQUID: A LOVE STORY by Miriam Rahmani (DB 132527 IN PROCESS) |
| THE LONELINESSS OF SONIA AND SUNNY by Kiran Desai (IN PROCESS) |
| LOVE FORMS by Claire Adam (IN PROCESS) |
| LOVED ONE by Aisha Muharrar (DB 131745) |
| MAKE SURE YOU DIE SCREAMING by Zee Carlstrom (DB 128377) |
| MARBLE HALL MURDERS by Anthony Horowitz (DB 130045, BR 26507 IN PROCESS, LB 0004553) |
| MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS by Megan Giddings (DB 132034 IN PROCESS) |
| MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman (DB 129483, BR 26313 IN PROCESS) |
| MY NAME IS EMILIA DEL VALLE by Isabel Allende and translated by Frances Riddle (DB 129407, LB 0005342, en español DB 130306) |
| NEVER THOUGHT I’D END UP HERE by Ann Liang (DB 129361) |
| NIGHT BIRDS by Christopher Golden (DB 129275) |
| NOT QUITE DEAD YET by Holly Jackson (DB 131109, LB 0005721) |
| THE NOTE by Alafair Burke (DB 126523, LB 0001570) |
| OLD SOUL by Susan Barker (DB 127102) |
| ONCE UPON A TIME IN DOLLYWOOD by Ashley Jordan (DB 131851) |
| ONE CRAZY SUMMER by Rita Williams-Garcia (DB 101119, BR 19326, LB 11292) |
| ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros (DB 127035, BR 25749 IN PROCESS, en español DB 127448) |
| PARIS EXPRESS by Emma Donoghue (DB 128552, LB 0003686) |
| PAYBACK by Kashana Cauley (DB 131194 IN PROECSS) |
| PEOPLE OF MEANS by Nancy Johnson (DB 127644) |
| POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAS by Isabel Cañas (DB 132041 IN PROCESS, BR 26485 IN PROCESS) |
| THE PRETENDER by Jo Harkin (DB 129104) |
| PROMISE ME SUNSHINE by Cara Bastone (DB 127918) |
| RAVEN SCHOLAR by Antonia Hodgson (DB 129533) |
| ROAD TO TENDER HEARTS by Annie Hartnett (DB 129206) |
| RULES FOR RUIN by Mimi Matthews (DB 129459) |
| SAVAGE, NOBLE DEATH OF BABS DIONNE by Ron Currie (DB 128114) |
| SECRET LIVES OF THE DEAD by Tim Lebbon (IN PROCESS) |
| THE SLIP by Lucas Schaefer (DB 130508) |
| SO FAR GONE by Jess Walter (DB 130251) |
| SOUNDS LIKE LOVE by Ashley Poston (DB 130239) |
| THE SOUTH by Tash Aw (IN PROCESS) |
| SPREAD ME by Sarah Gailey (IN PROCESS) |
| STAG DANCE by Torrey Peters (DB 128449) |
| SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins (DB 127954, BR 26205 IN PROCESS, en español DB 128635) |
| THE SURVIVOR WANTS TO DIE AT THE END by Adam Silvera (DB 130242, LB 0005694) |
| THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MIRA by Sonali Dev (DB 128290) |
| THESE DAYS by Lucy Caldwell (DB 130764) |
| THESE SUMMER STORMS by Sarah MacLean (DB 131056, BR 26501 IN PROCESS) |
| THEY BLOOM AT NIGHT by Trang Thanh Tran (DB 128117) |
| THREE DAYS IN JUNE by Anne Tyler (DB 127313, LB 0001519, en español EN PROCESO) |
| THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY by Kate Fagan (DB 126786) |
| TILT by Emma Pattee (DB 128385) |
| TIME LOOPS AND MEET CUTES by Jackie Lau (DB 131911 IN PROCESS) |
| TOKYO SUITE by Giovana Madalosso and translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato (DB 128808) |
| TOO SOON by Betty Shamieh (DB 131706) |
| THE TRUE TRUE STORY OF RAJA THE GULLIBLE (AND HIS MOTHER) by Rabih Alameddine (IN PROCESS) |
| UNIVERSALITY by Natasha Brown (DB 131909 IN PROCESS) |
| VANTAGE POINT by Sara Sligar (DB 126344) |
| VERA, OR FAITH by Gary Shteyngart (DB 131055) |
| VULTURE by Phoebe Greenwood (IN PROCESS) |
| WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson (IN PROCESS) |
| WHAT WE CAN KNOW by Ian McEwan (IN PROCESS) |
| WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE by John Scalzi (DB 129070, LB 00 03605) |
| WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME by Nat Cassidy (DB 129251) |
| WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED by Melanie Sweeney (DBC 32393, DB 131184) |
| THE WHITE HOT by Quiara Alegría Hudes (IN PROCESS) |
| WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy (DB 127669, BR 26326 IN PROCESS) |
| THE WILDERNESS by Angela Flournoy (IN PROCESS) |
| WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix (DB 126950, BR 25753, LB 0002960) |
| WOODWORKING by Emily St. James (DB 129915) |
| YOUR STEPS ON THE STAIRS by Antonio Muñoz Molina ; translated from the Spanish by Curtis Bauer (DB 129968 IN PROCESS, en español DBG 20433) |
En Español
| ALAS DE ÓNIX por Rebecca Yarros (DB 127448) |
| AMANECER EN LA COSECHA por Suzanne Collins (DB 128635) |
| DESCONTENTO por Beatriz Serrano (DB 120973) |
| EL BUEN MAL por Samanta Schweblin (DB 128474) |
| INTÉRPRETE por Olivia Abtahi (DB 128555) |
| MI NOMBRE ES EMILIA DEL VALLE por Isabel Allende (DB 130306) |
| TODAS LAS MADRES ME ODIAN por Sarah Harman (DB 130318) |
| TRES DIAS DE JUNIO por Anne Tyler y traducción del inglés de Ana Mata Buil (EN PROCESO) |
| TUS PASOS EN LA ESCALERA por Antonio Muñoz Molina (DBG 20433) |
| VICTORIAN PSYCHO por Virginia Feito y traducción por Gemma Rovira Ortega (DB 128884) |