The prize-winning books of 2025
In 2025, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 14 winners. The most approachable is One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (difficulty 30/100, about 3.2 hours); the hardest is The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden (72/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: László Krasznahorkai — difficulty 72/100
- Booker Prize: Flesh by David Szalay — difficulty 45/100, about 5.3 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: James by Percival Everett — difficulty 51/100, about 4.5 hours
- International Booker Prize: Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq — difficulty 50/100, about 3.7 hours
- National Book Award for Fiction: The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine
- Women's Prize for Fiction: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden — difficulty 72/100, about 8.8 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett — difficulty 36/100, about 6.3 hours
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell — difficulty 35/100, about 5.8 hours
- Prix Goncourt: La Maison vide by Laurent Mauvignier
- Dublin Literary Award: The Adversary by Michael Crummey — difficulty 56/100, about 2.8 hours
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Small Rain by Garth Greenwell — difficulty 59/100, about 6.3 hours
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad — difficulty 30/100, about 3.2 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: Plantation Goods by Seth Rockman
- Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction: My Friends by Fredrik Backman — difficulty 33/100, about 7.2 hours
Earlier: 2024 · Every year · Later: 2026
Other prizes: Nobel Prize in Literature, Booker Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, International Booker Prize, National Book Award for Fiction, Women's Prize for Fiction, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Prix Goncourt, Dublin Literary Award, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Nonfiction, Costa Novel Award, Albert J. Beveridge Award, Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction. Every literary prize; every winner of 2026.