One of my favorite things about this time of year is the release of so many “Best Books” and “Favorite Reads” lists! I will do my own of course, but here are some links to some good lists.
My Favorite Reads of 2025 by Trevin Wax
Books of the Year 2025 by Andrew Wilson at Think Theology
My Favorite Books of 2025 by Aaron Armstrong
Russell Moore’s Ten Favorite Books of 2025
The New York Public Library’s List of Best Books for 2025. This list can also be filtered by genre.
The Christian Blogger OG Tim Challies offers his list of Noteworthy New Commentaries for 2025.
From Lit Hub: The 29 Best OLD Books We Read in 2025
Another one from Lit Hub: 43 Favorite Books of 2025
Books We Enjoyed in 2025 from the TGC Editorial Staff
NPRs Books We Love from 2025. There are also links from previous years.
Dash House has his list of favorite reads in 2025 and at the end of the post, there are links to other lists for you to explore.
All the Award-Winning Novels of 2025.
If you were to create your list, what books would be on it? They don’t have to be published this year, only read this year.
Joseph McBee 