October 2025's biggest books

Cooler temperatures and crisp foliage are here—as well as new book releases to match every reading mood.

👥 Looking for some unexpected but incredible author pairings? Choose from Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan or Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben.

🖊️Get lost in a new collection of essays and short stories, like Harper Lee’s posthumous collection, The Land of Sweet Forever.

📚 Return to a beloved series with The Rose Field by Philip Pullman in the conclusion to The Book of Dust series, or the next installment of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series, The Black Wolf by Louise Penny.

🕵️‍♂️ Plenty of reads will provide chills and thrills like The Intruder by Freida McFadden, The Widow by John Grisham, or Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake.

💘 If you’re after romance, check out Mate by Ali Hazelwood or Good Spirits by B. K. Borison.

🗡️ For avid fantasy readers, give Stephanie Garber’s adult debut, Alchemy of Secrets, a try or go on a genre-defying quest with The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow.

📝 Lastly, to round out this list, if you’d rather cozy up with a memoir or autobiography and learn about someone else’s life story, check out Told You So by Mayci Neeley, Future Boy by Michael J. Fox, Vagabond by Tim Curry, or That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You by Elyse Meyers.

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