Welcome book lover. We've been busy reading, re-reading and arguing amongst ourselves about the best books of the year. And here we have it... The Foyles Book of the Year 2025.

Fiction Book of the Year Winner

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico (author), Sophie Hughes (translator)

Fiction Book of the Year Winner

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico (author), Sophie Hughes (translator)

Perfection is a unique work, a taut masterpiece. It details the lives of Anna and Tom, an eerily inseparable millennial couple who lead aesthetically perfect, Instagram-friendly existences, which are simultaneously devoid of soul and meaning. They yearn to lead more consequential lives but seem caught in a nihilistic web. This is a gorgeous, bleak and witty novel which I unhesitatingly recommend.”

- Zool, Bookseller

Children's Book of the Year Winner

Otherlands by Thomas Halliday (author), Gavin Scott (illustrator)

Children's Book of the Year Winner

Otherlands by Thomas Halliday (author), Gavin Scott (illustrator)

“From the author of a former Foyles Non-Fiction Book of the Year comes a beautiful book to teach children about the earth of millions of years ago. Clear and informative, this book truly brings the past of our planet to life with gorgeous illustrations.”

- Sammy, Bookseller

The Shortlist

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Otherlands by Thomas Halliday
Otherlands
Recommended Retail Price: £20.00Price: £10.00
Empire of AI by Karen Hao
Empire of AI
Price: £25.00
Alice With a Why by Anna James
Alice With a Why
Recommended Retail Price: £12.99Price: £6.49
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
What We Can Know
Recommended Retail Price: £22.00Price: £11.00
Bread of Angels by Patti Smith
Bread of Angels
Recommended Retail Price: £25.00Price: £12.50