The 2025 Kirkus Prize Finalists

by Kiran Desai

A masterpiece. Full review >

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by Angela Flournoy

Elegant and unsettling, this novel evades the expected at every turn. Full review >

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by Allegra Goodman

Goodman’s sweeping page-turner is at once historical and modern, intimate and epic, personal and powerful. Full review >

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by Megha Majumdar

This electrifying depiction of dignity and morality under siege reveals the horror hidden by the bland term “climate change.” Full review >

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by Lucas Schaefer

Swings for the fences, makes it at least to third. Franzen/Roth/Irving comparisons earned and deserved. Full review >

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by David Szalay

An emotionally acute study of manliness. Full review >

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by Scott Anderson

An eye-opening history of how Iran became a point on the “axis of evil” and is considered such a dangerous enemy today. Full review >

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by Nicholas Boggs

A dynamic portrait that deepens our understanding of a complex artist. Full review >

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by Sophie Elmhirst

A nimbly told story that should serve as a caution—but oddly, too, as inspiration—to would-be escapists. Full review >

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by Greg Grandin

An authoritative history of the debates and brutality that made our world. Full review >

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by Imani Perry

An innovative cultural history. Full review >

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by Arundhati Roy

An intimate, stirring chronicle. Full review >

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by Brian Floca ; illustrated by Sydney Smith

The power of nature captivates and compels in this phenomenal tale of pushing limits. Full review >

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by Thao Lam ; illustrated by Thao Lam

A unique, joyful celebration of bellies, bodies, and beauty. Full review >

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by Derrick Barnes

Bold, extraordinary storytelling: not to be missed. Full review >

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