Our Favorite Novels and Comics From 2025

It doesn’t feel right naming favorites as a bookseller of a curated store. There’s so many things to love! And not everything is for everyone. But since so many of you asked, we put together a list of just a few (of the many) titles from 2025 that we loved.

A few of Gralin’s favorite comics from 2025

Exquisite Corpses by James Tynion

A horror battle royal with a touch of conspiracy—excellent storytelling and art. On Halloween every five years, twelve of the richest families in the world who control everything place a serial killer in a battle to determine which family takes control for that year.

Everything is Dead & Dying by Tate Brombal (Author) Jacob Phillips (Artist)

A character driven story set in a rural post-Zombie apocalypse. A man chooses to continue to live on his farm amongst the undead—including his husband and daughter—but must grapple with the arrival of outsiders once his farm is discovered.

Out of Alcatraz by Christopher Cantwell (Author) Tyler Crook (Artist)

This story takes the real life mystery prison escape and imagines the adventures of the two escapees on the run along with a handler and other characters along the way.

A few of Sara’s favorite novels from 2025

Esperance by Adam Oyebanji

A detective murder mystery thriller in a science fiction context. . .but also reckoning with the real life injustices with refreshing takes and twists.

Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

Snarky AIs and Universal Monsters in space. Witty and fun—great for fans of Murderbot or The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.

Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei

This book is many things at once—a seafaring adventure in a climate ravaged landscape complete with pirates and vagabonds, a corporate conspiracy thriller, and a deep exploration of the emotional dynamics of three sisters. And somehow it’s all woven together brilliantly.