2025 Tournament of Books Longlist

1.
James
James 4.47 avg rating — 372,308 ratings
2.
The Wedding People
The Wedding People 4.11 avg rating — 684,459 ratings
3.
Martyr!
Martyr! 4.19 avg rating — 111,624 ratings
4.
Intermezzo
Intermezzo 3.85 avg rating — 264,604 ratings
5.
The Ministry of Time
The Ministry of Time 3.59 avg rating — 170,166 ratings
6.
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Margo's Got Money Troubles 3.85 avg rating — 129,426 ratings
7.
Blue Sisters
Blue Sisters 3.94 avg rating — 227,003 ratings
8.
The Safekeep
The Safekeep 4.10 avg rating — 49,297 ratings
9.
Orbital
Orbital 3.55 avg rating — 104,766 ratings
10.
Playground
Playground 4.18 avg rating — 32,004 ratings
11.
Good Material
Good Material 3.84 avg rating — 225,275 ratings
12.
Glorious Exploits
Glorious Exploits 4.15 avg rating — 14,969 ratings
13.
Wandering Stars
Wandering Stars 3.83 avg rating — 32,868 ratings
14.
All Fours
All Fours 3.46 avg rating — 160,897 ratings
15.
Long Island Compromise
Long Island Compromise 3.75 avg rating — 38,732 ratings
16.
Real Americans
Real Americans 3.96 avg rating — 80,596 ratings
17.
Bury Your Gays
Bury Your Gays 4.10 avg rating — 19,191 ratings
18.
Held
Held 3.52 avg rating — 10,202 ratings
19.
The Heart in Winter
The Heart in Winter 3.83 avg rating — 8,359 ratings
20.
Rejection
Rejection 3.83 avg rating — 19,634 ratings
21.
Beautyland
Beautyland 4.08 avg rating — 29,409 ratings
22.
You Dreamed of Empires
You Dreamed of Empires 3.76 avg rating — 12,197 ratings
23.
The Book Censor's Library
The Book Censor's Library 3.86 avg rating — 9,056 ratings
24.
Creation Lake
Creation Lake 3.38 avg rating — 28,193 ratings
25.
The Book of Love
The Book of Love 3.48 avg rating — 9,208 ratings
26.
Cahokia Jazz
Cahokia Jazz 3.98 avg rating — 4,161 ratings
26.
The Husbands
The Husbands 3.52 avg rating — 115,731 ratings
28.
Poor Deer
Poor Deer 3.96 avg rating — 5,411 ratings
29.
I Cheerfully Refuse
I Cheerfully Refuse really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20,210 ratings
30.
Headshot
Headshot 3.50 avg rating — 12,028 ratings
31.
Liars
Liars 3.70 avg rating — 11,072 ratings
32.
Small Rain
Small Rain 4.04 avg rating — 4,136 ratings
33.
Service Model
Service Model 4.04 avg rating — 13,946 ratings
34.
Absolution (Southern Reach, #4)
Absolution (Southern Reach, #4) 3.61 avg rating — 8,372 ratings
35.
Colored Television
Colored Television 3.55 avg rating — 20,887 ratings
36.
The History of Sound
The History of Sound 4.33 avg rating — 4,521 ratings
37.
My Friends
My Friends 4.30 avg rating — 11,322 ratings
38.
In Ascension
In Ascension 3.75 avg rating — 13,360 ratings
39.
Hard Girls (Jane and Lila Pool #1)
Hard Girls (Jane and Lila Pool #1) 3.35 avg rating — 601 ratings
40.
Model Home
Model Home 3.72 avg rating — 8,455 ratings
41.
Cuckoo
Cuckoo 3.47 avg rating — 5,370 ratings
42.
How We Named the Stars
How We Named the Stars 4.02 avg rating — 2,935 ratings
43.
The Extinction of Irena Rey
The Extinction of Irena Rey 3.19 avg rating — 4,463 ratings
44.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.26 avg rating — 3,042 ratings
45.
Nicked
Nicked 3.68 avg rating — 3,340 ratings
46.
Someone Like Us
Someone Like Us 3.52 avg rating — 2,435 ratings
47.
The Coin
The Coin 3.47 avg rating — 7,306 ratings
48.
Catalina
Catalina 3.58 avg rating — 6,936 ratings
49.
Help Wanted
Help Wanted 3.59 avg rating — 9,535 ratings
50.
Ghostroots: Stories
Ghostroots: Stories 4.01 avg rating — 2,550 ratings
51.
The Book of George
The Book of George 3.43 avg rating — 2,733 ratings
52.
Question 7
Question 7 4.18 avg rating — 5,680 ratings
52.
Wild Houses
Wild Houses 3.71 avg rating — 7,455 ratings
54.
This Strange Eventful History
This Strange Eventful History 3.57 avg rating — 4,949 ratings
55.
Short War
Short War 4.23 avg rating — 377 ratings
56.
Banal Nightmare
Banal Nightmare 3.40 avg rating — 3,119 ratings
57.
Bibliophobia
Bibliophobia 3.64 avg rating — 1,306 ratings
58.
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
The City and Its Uncertain Walls 3.76 avg rating — 27,753 ratings
59.
Blood Test: A Comedy
Blood Test: A Comedy 3.10 avg rating — 2,372 ratings
60.
Godwin
Godwin 3.58 avg rating — 1,907 ratings
61.
Memory Piece
Memory Piece
by: Lisa Ko
3.20 avg rating — 4,402 ratings
62.
Lesser Ruins
Lesser Ruins 4.16 avg rating — 290 ratings
63.
Scaffolding
Scaffolding 3.69 avg rating — 3,200 ratings
64.
Wolf at the Table
Wolf at the Table
by: Adam Rapp
3.87 avg rating — 4,188 ratings
65.
The Peacock's Legacy: A Victorian Saga of Triumph over Adversity
The Peacock's Legacy: A Victorian Saga of Triumph over Adversity 4.85 avg rating — 101 ratings
65.
Once & for All, Chapter 1: All in a Day's Work
Once & for All, Chapter 1: All in a Day's Work it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 41 ratings
65.
Letters to My Person
Letters to My Person 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
65.
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth 4.47 avg rating — 15,533 ratings
69.
Crush
Crush 3.02 avg rating — 1,988 ratings
70.
Brat
Brat 3.43 avg rating — 4,799 ratings
71.
The Invisible Hotel
The Invisible Hotel 3.32 avg rating — 554 ratings
72.
Lazarus Man
Lazarus Man 3.53 avg rating — 2,257 ratings
73.
The Material
The Material 3.32 avg rating — 748 ratings
74.
Mood Swings
Mood Swings 3.54 avg rating — 1,006 ratings
75.
Pink Slime
Pink Slime 3.57 avg rating — 5,669 ratings
76.
Yr Dead
Yr Dead
by: Sam Sax
3.87 avg rating — 1,110 ratings