The Best Books of March 2025

John Green, vanguard of Young Adult fiction, author of The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, and modern media renaissance man now brings his passion for healthcare reform to the page. This is the story of one young boy’s fight against a curable condition and the powerful biotech companies standing in the way of its eradication, told alongside scientific and societal insights into the disease.

The Fiftieth Annual Hunger Games are about to begin. Who will be tribute? Who will live and die? Return to Panem for more pulse-pounding action than ever before. Oh, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

A marriage shrouded in secrets and a town pulsing with tension, this is a love story unlike any other. Beth, Frank and Gabriel are caught in a complex love triangle that threatens to upend all their lives — and have deadly consequences. Both passionate and propulsive, Broken Country is a poignant tale of love, loss, guilt and grief.

Beloved and critically acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Americanah) returns with an unforgettable new story of love and friendship, identity and race centered on four women grappling with the ever-changing world.

The United States government employs nearly three million people, but what do they all do? Edited by acclaimed author Michael Lewis, Who Is Government? explores various workers across the country through essays from powerhouse writers. This exploration of public service is as fascinating as it is illuminating.

The bestselling author of The Only Good Indians and I Was a Teenage Slasher returns with a chilling tale of blood, buffalo and revenge centered on a Lutheran priest’s diary detailing his terrifying encounters with a Blackfeet named Good Stab. Based on gruesome and true events, Jones blends history and horror in a haunting story of vengeance and survival.

Everybody communicates on a daily basis, in-person, online and everywhere in between. Communication expert Jefferson Fisher has created a comprehensive and actionable guide to being the best communicator you can be, no matter the manner of conversation.

We’ve seen the musical, watched the movie, and re-read the original novel dozens of times. Finally, this is the origin story we’ve all been waiting for. Get to know the girl behind the witch in this dazzling coming-of-age tale from bestselling author Gregory Maguire.

With sentences that’ll stick in your head like your favorite lyrics, Deep Cuts is a big-hearted story with an eclectic soundtrack. Perfect for fans of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Deep Cuts explores what it really takes to find your voice — inside and outside of the music scene. Spin your favorite record, pour a drink and fall into this story of love, coming-of-age, identity and belonging.

NPR listeners look no further — this is the full and sometimes unbelievable story of the successes and scandals of a public radio juggernaut. Documented over a decade, On Air details the extensive history behind a mainstream media source through meticulous research and reporting.

After observing the data from her dreams, the Risk Assessment Administration detains Sara for her high risk of committing a crime. Engrossing, dystopian and dire, acclaimed author Laila Lalami’s latest is a story about authoritarianism, survival and the fight for privacy in a surveillance state. This one is great for fans of The Memory Police and I Who Have Never Known Men.

A sparsely known chapter of WWII history told with exhaustive research and attention to detail. With a cast of characters as intriguing as the history itself, there’s something here for nearly every reader.

Pushcart Prize-winning author Ron Currie turns his pen to hard-boiled crime in this immersive story. A ruthless matriarch with a small town at her disposal, Babs Dionne is a character you won’t soon forget — and one you’ll want to talk about with everyone you know.

A Confederate soldier’s wife treats a Union soldier’s life-threatening wound in this elegant page-turner based on a true story. A sweeping tale of humanity and hope centered on two remarkable characters faced with a gruesome time in American history, this is Chris Bohjalian is at his best.

Historian Michael Vorenberg embarks on a meticulous mission to get to the bottom of a centuries long mystery: when did the Civil War actually end? Offering a fresh and insightful lens into Lincoln’s mission to reunify the nation, this is the kind of book that reinvigorates the conversation around Civil War history.

Return to the world of Fool Me Once with a brand-new story revisiting a familiar detective. Sami Kierce spends his days working as a private investigator and teaches night classes to budding PIs. Kierce’s perilous past collides with the present in the latest explosive mystery from Harlan Coben where old secrets refuse to stay buried…

Fake-dating your enemy can’t be that hard — right? That’s what Elle tells herself as she agrees to a fabricated fling with her insufferable tech CEO neighbor. Discover the charms of city life and fall in love with Alex Aster’s brand-new sizzling summer romance.

An action-packed romantasy through the eyes of a dragon? We’re in. With an ancient foe looming and the fate of a harmonious future hanging in the balance, these dragons must fight with everything they have — and keep their hearts intact in the process.

In under 200 pages, Agustina Bazterrica gives us a harrowing look at a dystopian future through an unforgettable heroine. Cults, climate crises and extremism collide in this razor-sharp story from the author of Tender is the Flesh.

All aboard Emma Donoghue’s latest, a taut story centered on a real-life tragedy. Delving deep into the psyche of an anarchist and holding a mirror to society’s structures of class and race, this is a captivating read.

The author of The Secret Book of Flora Lee returns with a charming book about books based on true events. An enchanting tale about the power of storytelling, complex family mythologies, language and love, Patti Callahan Henry’s latest can’t be missed.

A devastating, life-altering crime, and a world that seemed determined to bury her truth. Faced with a system that would silence her voice and allow justice to go unserved, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen’s story of resilience, strength and defiance will illuminate and inspire.

Sweeping, gothic and gritty, The Antidote is a genre-bending tour-de-force from the bestselling author of Swamplandia!. Journey to the heart of Nebraska in this transportive story about history, American ideology, and community.

In the digital age, it’s easy to forget to look at the nature around us. But thanks to Chloe Dalton and her unexpected furry friend, this memoir is as much a thumper of a personal narrative as it is an ode to earth’s natural gifts.

A future ravaged by disastrous weather, a small town on the brink of collapse and one family at the center of it all. Gripping, visceral and taut, Wild Dark Shore is a complex story about survival, isolation and hope at the end of the world from the author of Once There Were Wolves.

From one of the bestselling authors of This is How You Lose the Time War comes an enchanting tale of sisterhood, language and folklore. At just under 150 pages, The River Has Roots is a short novel with a long lasting impact for fans of Susanna Clarke and Holly Black.

Nothing has left a bigger and more lasting impact on our world than the atomic bomb. This discerning dive into its dubious deployment on Japan in WWII brings new perspective to its murky legacy.

What would you do in the face of the impossible? John Scalzi (Starter Villain) poses this grandiose question in a funny, philosophical and timely read that takes us through one extraordinary lunar cycle in the lives of ordinary citizens.

A boots on the ground story from inside China, this is an unmatched account of the inequalities in a nation being pushed further and further toward authoritarianism.