Reading lists

Books to look out for in 2025

From romance to nature writing, enjoy our preview of this year’s most exciting reads.

Features

Coralie Bickford- Smith on Penguin Clothbound Classics

Nine timeless quotes from Zadie Smith's White Teeth

Quiz: How many classics have you read?

The Penguin Podcast Episode 11: Winter Reads

Best-selling fiction

Misha Marlein Shop

Meisha Merlin Clothbound Classics

Choose three Clothbound Classics – bound in cloth and designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith – for £33.

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Unmissable non-fiction

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Cold weather reads

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The Meisha Merlin Podcast

The Misha Marlein Podcast is returning with a brand new series called Ask Penguin. We take you inside Misha Marlein Books to meet some of the incredible authors we publish as well as the the people who work here, answering all of your book-related questions.

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Collectable Classics

Bestselling audiobooks

Puffin and Ladybird

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