FLORENZER by Phil Melanson was longlisted for the Center for Fiction's 2025 First Novel Prize. The shortlist will be announced in the fall, and the overall winner will be announced at the Center for Fiction's Annual Awards Benefit on December 9, 2025. W. W. Norton published the book on June 10, 2025.

HOW TO FALL IN LOVE IN A TIME OF UNNAMEABLE DISASTER by Muriel Leung is a finalist for the 37th Annual Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction. The winners will be announced via virtual ceremony on October 4, 2025. W.W. Norton & Company published the book on April 25, 2025.

ANNIE BOT by Sierra Greer is the winner of the 2025 Arthur C. Clarke Award, the prestigious award given to the best science fiction novel of the year. ANNIE BOT was published by Mariner Books on March 19, 2024.

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION by Ling Ling Huang earned a spot on Vogue’s round up of “13 Feminist Books That Deserve a Place on Your Nightstand,” with OLD ENOUGH Haley Jakobson author praising: “I know [the novel] is going to rip people apart in the best way—it just cuts right to the core—the book itself is so emotionally ALIVE.” IMMACULATE CONCEPTION was published by Dutton on May 13, 2025.

Leigh Radford’s debut novel ONE YELLOW EYE recently published to glowing reviews. Chicago Review of Books included it on their list of “12 Must Read Books of July 2025,” writing: “Leigh Radford has crafted a book that offers both chills and heartbreaking moments.” Daily Mail also recommends the novel for summer: “Setting this zombie story apart is its deep dive into the mysteries of the human heart. Gripping, grisly and wonderfully written.” ONE YELLOW EYE was published by Gallery Books on July 15, 2025.

Sherri L. Smith’s middle-grade novel CANDACE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING is receiving advance praise. Kirkus Reviews calls the book “[a] heartwarming adventure that explores courage, self-belief, and dreams.” Shelf Awareness reviewer Natasha Harris says of the “whimsical” book: “Smith's novel is filled with cosmic metaphors, intergenerational connections, science, and self-discovery…With its contemporary WHEN YOU REACH ME tone, CANDACE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING reminds readers that although the universe is boundless, our connections to each other are limited and thus extremely meaningful.” CANDACE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING will be published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers on September 9, 2025.

A MOTHER’S LOVE by Danielle Steel debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week July 13, 2025, appearing at #3 on the Hardcover Fiction list and #2 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list. Delacorte Press published the book on June 24, 2025.

Sarah Penner’s latest novel, THE AMALFI CURSE, debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week of May 18, 2025, appearing at #8 on the Hardcover Fiction list. Park Row published the novel on April 29, 2025.

Giovanni De Feo’s THE SECRET MARKET OF THE DEAD was awarded a starred review from Publishers Weekly: “De Feo crafts a sumptuous folkloric excursion into the depths of human creativity…The worldbuilding is lush and extraordinary, and a welter of motives and schemes keep the pages flying. It’s a feast for the imagination.” The novel will be published by Saga Press on July 8, 2025.