"'Tis the season for all the 'best of 2025' lists, whether it's makeup, gifts, or, in this case, books. Each year, Goodreads hosts the Goodreads Choice Awards for users to vote for their favorite book of the year in 15 genres. This year, 7.5 million votes were cast across 300 nominated titles, and according to users of the platform, these were the best books of 2025."
"Swedish author Fredrik Backman nearly took home a Goodreads Choice Award last year for Anxious People but came in second place by only five votes. In My Friends, he celebrates the redemptive power of art with this story of a remarkable painting that pictures three people sitting at the end of a long dock. This book is laced with the eternal ache of adolescence, as Goodreads puts it."
"The people love a Taylor Jenkins Reid book. This is the author's fourth GCA win, having taken home the honor in 2023 for Carrie Soto Is Back, 2021 for Malibu Rising, and 2019 for Daisy Jones & the Six. Atmosphere was also an Amazon's best books of 2025 pick, in case you needed any more convincing to pick it up already."
Goodreads Choice Awards 2025 amassed 7.5 million votes across 300 nominated titles spanning 15 genres, showcasing widespread reader engagement. Fredrik Backman's In My Friends won Best Fiction, centering on a remarkable painting of three people at the end of a long dock and exploring the redemptive power of art and adolescent longing. Taylor Jenkins Reid won Best Historical Fiction with Atmosphere, marking a fourth Goodreads Choice Award following Carrie Soto Is Back (2023), Malibu Rising (2021), and Daisy Jones & the Six (2019). John Green captured Best Nonfiction, noted as a beloved YA author and public health advocate.
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