Amazon Editors Name Best Books of 2025 So Far

Jun 05, 2025

Amazon Books has named its Best Books of the Year So Far, with Charlotte McConahgy’s thriller Wild Dark Shore topping the list. 

“Our top pick of the year so far, Wild Dark Shore, is a novel that masterfully evoked each of these emotions in our team, and beautifully highlights the imperfections of human nature even when we have the best intentions,” said Amazon Books editorial director Sarah Gelman in a statement. 

The complete list is as follows: 

  1. Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
  2. King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
  3. No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris
  4. The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
  5. Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins
  6. The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley 
  7. Memorial Days: A Memoir by Geraldine Brooks
  8. Dead Money by Jakob Kerr
  9. Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  10. Matriarch: A Memoir by Tina Knowles

 

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