The most popular motherhood books of 2025

Books about motherhood tell the truth about being a mother. The fierce love, the exhaustion, the guilt and the loss of an old self are all here, in novels and in memoirs. You will also find stories of mothers and their grown children, still working each other out. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

Cover of Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

Jesse Q. Sutanto

Published 2025

336 pages

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Tilt

Emma Pattee

Published 2025

240 pages

Cover of The Secret Book Society A Novel

The Secret Book Society A Novel

Madeline Martin

Published 2025

336 pages

Cover of First Wife's Shadow A Must-Read Gripping Domestic Psychological Suspense Crime Thriller from the Bestselling Author of I Invited Her In

First Wife's Shadow A Must-Read Gripping Domestic Psychological Suspense Crime Thriller from the Bestselling Author of I Invited Her In

Adele Parks

Published 2025

352 pages

Cover of A Merry Little Lie

A Merry Little Lie

Sarah Morgan

Published 2025

368 pages

Cover of The Dressmakers of London

The Dressmakers of London

Julia Kelly

Published 2025

432 pages

Cover of How to Lose a Lord in Ten Days

How to Lose a Lord in Ten Days

Sophie Irwin

2025 · 2026 edition

416 pages

Cover of Forty Love

Forty Love

Jane Costello

2025 · 2026 edition

328 pages

Cover of A Promise to Arlette

A Promise to Arlette

Serena Burdick

Published 2025

320 pages

Cover of Marrow

Marrow

Samantha Browning Shea

Published 2025

352 pages

Cover of Through an Open Window

Through an Open Window

Pamela Terry

Published 2025

352 pages

Cover of The Quiet Wife

The Quiet Wife

Felicity York

Published 2025

384 pages

Cover of Drystone

Drystone

Kristie De Garis

Published 2025

232 pages

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UnTriggered

Amber Lia

Published 2025

160 pages

Cover of Breaking the Script A True Story of Finding Fame, Conquering Mental Health and the Search for Real Happiness Within

Breaking the Script A True Story of Finding Fame, Conquering Mental Health and the Search for Real Happiness Within

Stephanie Waring

Published 2025

254 pages

Cover of It Never Ends Mothering Middle-Aged Daughters

It Never Ends Mothering Middle-Aged Daughters

Nan Fink Gefen, Sandra Butler

Published 2025

300 pages

Cover of What Happened to the McCrays? A Novel

What Happened to the McCrays? A Novel

Tracey Lange

2025 · 2026 edition

352 pages

Cover of Iron Will

Iron Will

Roderick Sewell

Published 2025

224 pages

Cover of Never Say Never A Novel

Never Say Never A Novel

Danielle Steel

Published 2025

320 pages

Cover of When the Light Finds Us From a Life Sentence to a Life Transformed

When the Light Finds Us From a Life Sentence to a Life Transformed

Judy A. Henderson

2025 · 2026 edition

256 pages

Cover of Words Like Honey How to Avoid Unintentional Harm, Model Kindness, and Nurture Your Child's Faith Through What You Say

Words Like Honey How to Avoid Unintentional Harm, Model Kindness, and Nurture Your Child's Faith Through What You Say

Amy Hughes

Published 2025

224 pages

Cover of Autism Out Loud Life with a Child on the Spectrum, from Diagnosis to Young Adulthood

Autism Out Loud Life with a Child on the Spectrum, from Diagnosis to Young Adulthood

Kate Swenson, Adrian Wood, Carrie Cariello

Published 2025

304 pages

Cover of Girl Dinner

Girl Dinner

Olivie Blake

Published 2025

368 pages

Cover of Blue Gardenia

Blue Gardenia

Amanda Gilby

Published 2025

262 pages

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