The most popular family books of 2025

Books about family explore the people we never chose and can never quite leave. Parents and children, brothers and sisters, old wounds and deep loyalty are at the heart of these stories. Whether warm or painful, they show how a family shapes everyone in it, across years and generations. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

Results

Atmosphere
Cover of Atmosphere

Atmosphere

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Published 2025

337 pages

Isola
Cover of Isola

Isola

Allegra Goodman

Published 2025

368 pages

Tilt
Cover of Tilt

Tilt

Emma Pattee

Published 2025

229 pages

Dream State
Cover of Dream State

Dream State

Eric Puchner

Published 2025

432 pages

Hansel and Gretel
Cover of Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

Stephen King, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

Published 2025

48 pages

Paper Girl
Cover of Paper Girl

Paper Girl

Beth Macy

Published 2025

368 pages