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A lighter slate of new books for December, but there are still notable new releases. And more importantly for the matter at hand, plenty of round-ups of new book round-ups.

Best Books of December 2025 [People]

7 Best Books to Read in December [Southern Living]

The Best New Science Fiction of December 2025 [The New Scientist]

The Best New Books Publishing in December 2025 [BookBrowse]

15 Books Coming in December [The New York Times]

The December 2025 Indie Next Preview [ABA]

The Most Popular Books Published in December 2025 [Goodreads]

12 Must-Read Books of December 2025 [The Chicago Review of Books]

31 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Coming in December [Gizmodo]

The 25 Best New Books of December 2025, According to Librarians [Parade]

The Best Books of November & December 2025 [Barnes & Noble]

Editor’s Picks for Best Books of December 2025 [Amazon]

And we have some of our own lists (as always):

Romances, mystery/thrillers, children’s books….with more lists coming later in the week.