Waterstones Book of the Year 2025

Shortlist & Longlist

Shortlist

Shortlist

Ocean: Earth's Last Wilderness

David AttenboroughShortlist

Shortlist

Universality

Natasha BrowneShortlist

Shortlist

Sunrise on the Reaping

Suzanne CollinsShortlist

Shortlist

Craftland

James FoxShortlist

Shortlist

The Raven Scholar

Antonia HodgsonShortlist

Shortlist

Katabasis

R. F. KuangShortlist

Shortlist

The Let Them Theory

Mel RobbinsShortlist

Shortlist

Mother Mary Comes to Me

Arundhati RoyShortlist

Event Details

Announcement Date

November 1, 2025