The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2025

January 06, 2026 | News about
• Susan Orlean
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• Fredrik deBoer
, and
• Helen Garner
, and
• Katherine Dunn
, and
• Shawn Levy
, and
• Sue Prideaux
, and
• Phil Tinline
, and
• Jay Winik
, and
• Helen King
, and
• Tom Lamont
, and
• Eleanor Barraclough

Titles by Susan Orlean, Freddie deBoer, Helen Garner, Katherine Dunn, Shawn Levy, Sue Prideaux, Phil Tinline, Jay Winik, Helen King, Tom Lamont, and Eleanor Barraclough are among The New Yorker's best of the year!

See the full list here:

Joyride by Susan Orlean

The Mind Reels by Freddie deBoer

The Season by Helen Garner

Near Flesh by Katherine Dunn

Clint by Shawn Levy

Wild Thing by Sue Prideaux

Ghosts of Iron Mountain by Phil Tinline

1861: The Lost Peace by Jay Winik

Immaculate Forms by Helen King

Going Home by Tom Lamont

Embers of the Hand by Eleanor Barraclough