For anyone looking to wrap up their 2025 TBR lists or in the thick of holiday shopping, look no further. We combed through The New York Times' list of 100 Notable Books of 2025 and cross-checked their editors' favorites against PEOPLE's monthly recommendations to pinpoint a list of books recommended by experts at both outlets.

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From stunning historical fiction by Allegra Goodman, haunting horror by Stephen Graham Jones to Oprah's Book Club pick A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar and the hotly-anticipated Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping , there's a little something for every bookworm on our list — and yours!

'Playworld' by Adam Ross

In this hilarious, profound novel, lonely teenager Gr

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