People's Most-Anticipated Summer Books 2025: Best Beach Reads, Thrillers, Romance and More

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Summer is here, which intends it's clip to commencement packing for those long-awaited formation getaways, excavation trips aliases stay-cations. If you're besides searching for a bully book to return along, we readers present astatine PEOPLE person conscionable nan database for you.

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Spanning nan gamut of basking caller rom-coms to thrilling mysteries — from seasoned and debut authors alike — present are immoderate of our anticipated books of nan summer, judge to apical your TBR, too.

'The Bewitching' by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

'The Bewitching' by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Del Rey

Classic scary fans will obsess complete this witchy, suspenseful, time-jumping communicative that follows 3 generations of haunted women. Chock afloat of Easter Eggs to support fans engaged. — McKenzie Jean-Philippe

'The Unmapping' by Denise S. Robbins

'The Unmapping' by Denise S. Robbins.

Bindery Books

When New York City devolves into chaos, emergency workers Esme and Arjun statesman rescue efforts for its terrified citizens. A wildly entertaining excavation of ambiance change, authorities and quality quality amid disaster. — Caroline Leavitt

'The Listeners' by Maggie Stiefvater

'The Listeners' by Maggie Stiefvater.

Viking

June Porter Hudson, head of luxury upland retreat The Avallon, is stuck pinch an armada of overseas diplomats successful nan lead-up to WWII. Fortunately, she has a magical underground outpouring and a sexy FBI supplier connected her side. — Marion Winik

'Katabasis' by R. F. Kuang

'Katabasis' by R. F. Kuang.

Harper Voyager

When a laboratory mishap kills her mentor, Alice Law sees her early astatine Cambridge going up successful flames. She decides to traverse hellhole to retrieve him, but her biggest rival, Peter Murdoch, is coming, too. Entrancing. — Lisa Greissinger

'The Catch' by Yrsa Daley-Ward

'The Catch' by Yrsa Daley-Ward.

Liveright

Clara Kallis believes she has reconnected pinch her presumed-dead mother, Serene. But Clara’s copy sister Dempsey thinks nan resurfaced Serene is simply a con artist. A powerful return connected motherhood and life choices. — Richard Eisenberg

'The Slip' by Lucas Schaefer

'The Slip' by Lucas Schaefer.

Simon & Schuster

A teen goes missing successful 1998 Austin, Texas, swinging this literate play into motion. Set successful a boxing gym and a status community, it explores nan fluidity of gender and identity. — Marion Winik

'People Like Us' by Jason Mott

'People Like Us' by Jason Mott.

Dutton

Two Black writers group retired connected wildly disparate book tours. One gets whisked disconnected to France aft winning a large prize, while nan different girds himself to speak astatine a assemblage devastated by weapon violence. Achingly funny and profoundly moving. — Andy Abrahams

'The Girls Who Grew Big' by Leila Mottley

'The Girls Who Grew Big' by Leila Mottley.

Knopf

Set successful Padua Beach, Fla., this moving caller follows 3 teen mothers who forge a life for themselves and their babies. An unflinching look astatine teen pregnancy, motherhood and friendship. — Wadzanai Mhute

'The Accidental Favorite' by Fran Littlewood

'The Accidental Favorite' by Fran Littlewood.

Henry Holt and Co.

After getting dumped, Edie decides to clang her precocious schoolhouse sweetheart’s making love show to rekindle their romance. Instead, she tangles pinch nan showrunner successful this witty rom-com. — Marion Winik

'Finding Grace' by Loretta Rothschild

'Finding Grace' by Loretta Rothschild.

St. Martin's Press

After a violent onslaught shatters nan lives of a young family, they negociate to find joyousness again. Then 1 fateful determination threatens to alteration everything successful this strikingly original and profoundly moving debut. — Robin Micheli

'These Summer Storms' by Sarah MacLean

'These Summer Storms' by Sarah MacLean.

Ballantine Books

The Storm family patriarch dies, leaving down a confounding crippled that’s nan cardinal to his billions. Get fresh for shocking twists, long-held secrets and romance. — McKenzie Jean-Philippe

'The Greatest Possible Good' by Ben Brooks

'The Greatest Possible Good' by Ben Brooks.

Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster

When Dad falls into a mineshaft pinch only a extremist book and psychedelic drugs, nan Candlewicks are ne'er nan same. A warmhearted tragicomedy astir what it intends to unrecorded a bully life. — Marion Winik

'A Mother's Guide to nan Apocalypse' by Hollie Overton

'A Mother's Guide to nan Apocalypse' by Hollie Overton.

Redhook

Olivia Sullivan wants to protect her family — but past she vanishes. Twenty years later, her triplet daughters group retired to uncover nan truth astir their mom successful a world afloat of secrets. — Lisa Greissinger

'So Happy Together' by Olivia Worley

'So Happy Together' by Olivia Worley.

Minotaur Books

Jane was devastated erstwhile Colin collapsed disconnected their romance. So erstwhile she finds retired he’s pinch nan seemingly cleanable Zoe, she becomes obsessed pinch proving herself to beryllium his soulmate successful this acheronian and clever novel. — Robin Micheli

'The Compound' by Aisling Rawle

'The Compound' by Aisling Rawle.

Random House

Lily wakes up connected a godforsaken compound arsenic 1 of 20 players connected a reality TV show. As nan title heats up, nan statement betwixt reality and nan crippled statesman to blur. — Lisa Greissinger

'With a Vengeance' by Riley Sager

'With a Vengeance' by Riley Sager.

Dutton

In this gripping, locked-room mystery, Anna lures nan group down her family’s downfall into taking an ill-fated luxury train trip. After 1 of them turns up dead, she must guarantee everyone’s survival. — Lisa Greissinger

'Beach House Rules' by Kristy Woodson Harvey

'Beach House Rules' by Kristy Woodson Harvey.

Gallery Books

When Charlotte’s hubby is jailed for fraud, she and her daughter, Iris, are shunned by their town. An invitation from nan enigmatic Alice to enactment astatine her infamous “mommune” offers a chance astatine redemption. — Lisa Greissinger

'Fan Favorite' by Adrienne Gunn

'Fan Favorite' by Adrienne Gunn.

Grand Central Publishing

'August Lane' by Regina Black

'August Lane' by Regina Black.

Grand Central Publishing

In this philharmonic enemies-to-lovers story, nan profession of a state euphony icon’s girl fizzled erstwhile her teenage fellow stole her song. After crashing and burning, he’s backmost looking to redeem himself. — Marion Winik

'Backhanded Compliments' by Katie Chandler

'Backhanded Compliments' by Katie Chandler.

Atria Books

Game, set, love? This steamy sapphic romance follows tennis rivals who turn person moreover arsenic they butt heads — and rackets. A cleanable pre-Wimbledon read.