FOR RICHER FOR POORER by Danielle Steel debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week August 31, 2025, appearing at #1 on the Hardcover Fiction list and #2 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list. Delacorte Press published the book on August 12, 2025.

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Emmy award-winning HACKS writer Aisha Muharrar’s debut novel LOVED ONE published this week to tremendous acclaim. The novel received extensive coverage from NPR: it was highlighted as a notable book launching this week, and Muharrar was interviewed by Juana Summers for All Things Considered. LOVED ONE is also an NPR notable book launching this week. Elsewhere, the Associated Press published a glowing review, and People highlighted the book as one of the best releases of the month. Viking published LOVED ONE on August 12, 2025.

Gabriella Burnham’s novel WAIT was longlisted for the 2025 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize, which “recognizes writing that captures the spirit of Brooklyn, one of the most socially and culturally diverse communities in the country.” One World published WAIT on May 21, 2024.

THE CATCH by Yrsa Daley Ward 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. Liveright Publishing Corporation published the book on June 3, 2025.

AWAKE IN THE FLOATING CITY by Susanna Kwan 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. Pantheon published the book on May 13, 2025.

DOMINION by Addie E. Citchens 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. Farrar, Straus and Giroux published the book on August 19, 2025.

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.