9 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week

Posted by Cybil on August 5, 2025
Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day, according to early data from your fellow readers.

To create our list, we focused on the books Goodreads members can't wait to read, which we measure by how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. All these top titles are now available in the United States! Which ones catch your eye?
 

  Readers' top books of the week:

You should read this book if you like: Historical fiction with bits of horror and fantasy, spooky little hamlets in 18th-century England, teenage girls kinda-sorta turning into dogs, thoughtful allegory concerning convention and conformity, debut novels


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction, highly anticipated new novels from National Book Award winners, the liminal spaces between fiction and memoir, heavy themes, sideways humor, deep joy, Hell of a Book


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction, acclaimed Swedish novels newly translated into English, father-son emotional dynamics, heartfelt explorations of family and mortality, sudden insights on redemption and healing, loyal elkhounds


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction with near-future sci-fi twists, authentic romance in virtual spaces, hotshot content moderators in next-generation social media environments, speculation on the future of human intimacy, America Is Not the Heart


You should read this book if you like: Psychological thrillers, high-profile murder mysteries, extremely dubious psychiatric care facilities, wealthy Southern families with dark secrets, sisterly bonds, twisty twists, creepy cover art images, House of Glass


You should read this book if you like: Fantasy, romance, humor, archvillains with organizational challenges, semi-reluctant underlings with inappropriate workplace feelings, frogs with crowns, assassins in the break room, the Assistant to the Villain series


You should read this book if you like: Romance, fantasy, aristocratic vampire clans, gods preparing for war, mortals preparing for trouble, ancient pacts, startling betrayals, tricky relationship dynamics, the Crowns of Nyaxia series


You should read this book if you like: Dark fantasy, twisted romance, good-hearted young women born into cruel patrician families, pleasantly gratifying revenge scenarios, demon lovers who manifest as beautiful princes, authors who provide their own illustrations


You should read this book if you like: Thrillers, mysteries, horror, suspense, conveniently widowed celebrity chefs, highly suspect invitations to remote farmhouse estates, grisly speculation concerning secret ingredients, How to Survive Your Murder