Best Fiction 2025 Goodreads Fiction. Here are the year's most popular books on goodreads. Most bets were on percival everett’s “james,” but the judges chose samantha harvey’s “beautiful, miraculous” novel, ‘orbital,’ which is set aboard a space station.

From seasoned authors that we couldn’t wait to catch up with like haruki murakami, sally rooney and percival everett, to newcomers we’ll keep our eyes on for years. The 2025 hugo award , recommended by sylvia bishop