Whether you’re into thrillers, romance, social commentary, or a wild blend of everything, these unique voices are not to be missed. I’ve picked out ten of the best for you to look out for in the coming year. They are: So Thrilled for You – Holly Bourne (Hodder & Stoughton, January 2025), How to Sleep at Night – Elizabeth Harris (HarperCollins, January 2025), The Wardrobe Department – Elaine Garvey (Canongate, February 2025), Three Days in June – Anne Tyler (Vintage, February 2025), The Re-Write – Lizzie Damilola Blackburn (Penguin, February 2025), Favourite Daughter – Morgan Dick (Penguin, May 2025), Consider Yourself Kissed – Jessica Stanley (Penguin, May 2025), The Book Game – Frances Wise (4th Estate and William Collins, June 2025) and Food Person – Adam Roberts (Random House UK, July 2025). As I said in my review of Holly Bourne’s book, the new one could be a follow-on from her first foray into adult literature following a successful YA career:

’’In her first novel for adults, How Do You Like Me Now? Holly Bourne’s snarky-but-sweet heroine Tori Bailey throws a baby shower. Expecting a low-key afternoon of fun, gin and Colin the Caterpillar cake, she ends up with her cream carpets being trashed by toddlers while her old friends make passive-aggressive remarks about her life choices.’’

Another particular favourite from me was Consider Yourself Kissed. No love story takes place in a vacuum. Consider Yourself Kissed explores this in a way that few books do and succeeds. Australian Coralie meets Adam in the relatively normal (politically, anyway) days of 2013 and they fall in love. Adam’s sweet daughter from a previous marriage feels like an additional blessing, though Coralie is very keenly aware that Zora isn’t hers. As her family grows, Coralie is forced to reckon on a daily basis with her ‘failures’ as a parent, daughter, mother and writer while Adam’s star continues to rise. An absorbing depiction of grown-up love and life in London.