cover art for the books of the 2025 reading list

What We’re Reading

Thank you for your interest in the group! Below is the list of books that we will discuss in 2025, divided between the monthly English discussion group and the bimonthly German discussion group.

We are in the process of updating the information with details on each book. Thanks for your patience.

English List 2025

19 JanuaryThe Book of Disappearance
by Ibtisam Azem (Palestine/USA)
16 FebruaryOur Evenings
by Alan Hollinghurst (UK)
16 MarchKairos
by Jenny Erpenbeck (Germany)
27 AprilJames: A Novel
by Percival Everett (USA)
18 MayOrbital
by Samantha Harvey (UK)
15 JuneSalt
by Earl Lovelace (Trinidad and Tobago)
20 JulyHome
by Toni Morrison (USA)
17 AugustUntil August
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Colombia)
21 SeptemberThere are Rivers in the Sky
by Elif Shafak (Turkey/UK)
19 OctoberThe Book of Collateral Damage
by Sinan Antoon (Iraq)
16 NovemberWe Do Not Part
by Han Kang (South Korea)
14 DecemberThe Woman in the Dunes
by Kobo Abe (Japan)

German List 2025

Discussing books published by authors in Austria (AT), Germany (DE), and Switzerland (CH).

12. JanuarDer letzte Satz
von Robert Seethaler (AT)
9. MärzOzelot und Friesennerz
von Susanne Matthiessen (DE)
11. MaiRaumfahrer
von Lukas Rietzschel (DE)
13. JuliSeltsame Sterne starren zur Erde
von Emine Sevgi Özdamar (DE)
14. SeptemberDer Deutsche von Flug 111
von Wolfgang Martin Roth (AT)
9. NovemberDie Unschärfe der Welt
von Iris Wolff (DE)

For more information about joining either or both group discussions, see our How to Join page.

More information

Take a look back at the 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 reading selections.

Want to recommend a book for a future list? Please read How We Choose Our Books.

Updated 1 January 2025