5 Most Interesting Books We’ll Read in 2025
Everyone has their strategy for making reading plans: someone follows the announcements of publishers, someone moves with their favorite genre, and someone follows the media, book clubs, and awards to read a popular book on Zlibrary as soon as possible. Among the most anticipated books of 2025 are many high-profile novellas: the new novel “Intermezzo” by fashionable writer Sally Rooney, the debut novel of actor Jean Reno, and the new novel by Booker Prize winner Elinor Catton.
“Intermezzo”, Sally Rooney
“Intermezzo” by the world-famous and very fashionable Irish writer Sally Rooney tells the story of two brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek, from Dublin, and their complicated relationship after the death of their father.
Peter, 30, is booming, competent, and apparently unapproachable, and after his father’s death, he tries to cope with the crisis with medication and to build relationships with two very different women. For the two grieving brothers and the people they love, this new period in life becomes a chance to discover how much one life can hold without breaking.
“Greek Lessons”, Han Kang
Another important new book is “Greek Lessons” by Nobel Prize laureate in literature Han Kang. It tells the story of two ordinary people who come together in a moment of suffering. He is a Greek teacher who has lost his sight and meets a young woman, his student, who cannot speak. But that’s exactly what draws them to each other.
“Shōgun”, James Clavell
One of the most anticipated books of the year is the epic novel “Shōgun” by James Clavell, the Netflix series based on which won the “Golden Globe 2025”. Deep and rich in historical events, the complex novel tells the story of the fate of an English sailor who was the first of her compatriots to find herself in 17th-century Japan. The author was an officer in the British artillery during World War II and was captured in Singapore. Clavell defines “Shōgun” as a “passionately pro-Japanese” novel.
“Emma”, Jean Reno
Actor and director Jean Reno, star of “Léon” and “Ruby & Quentin,” released his debut novel “Emma” last year. The debut text of the famous French actor will be intense – and quite worthy of a future film adaptation.
The story centers on 28-year-old Emma, who works as a masseuse at a thalassotherapy center in Brittany and is experiencing the loss of her mother. One day, she goes to Oman to train the staff of the health center. However, the woman finds herself at the center of a state conspiracy.
“Birnam Wood”, Elinor Catton
Like the events of the previous novels, the adventures of the characters of “Birnam Wood” take place in New Zealand but in a fictional location.
The novel follows members of the Birnam Wood guerrilla gardening collective, who implement a new project on abandoned farmland with the help of a charismatic tech billionaire. The activists take over an abandoned farm in New Zealand, dreaming of self-sufficiency. But their paths cross with an American billionaire who is using the same land to create a bunker in case of an apocalypse.
As we look ahead to 2025, these five captivating books promise to take readers on unforgettable journeys, from the emotional depths of family and loss to the thrilling intersections of history, conspiracy, and human connection – all readily accessible on Z-library for those eager to dive in.
