The Women's Prize for Fiction 2025

Over the past 30 years, the Women's Prize for Fiction has celebrated the best novels written by women published in the UK. This year's finalists include new works from celebrated authors such as Elizabeth Strout and Miranda July, as well as electrifying debuts from Aria Aber, Yael van der Wouden, and more. Note: Somewhere Else by Jenni Daiches, Amma by Saraid de Silva, A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike, and Birding by Rose Ruane are not yet available in the US.

12 books

Shortlist

Good Girl

Aria Aber

This poet’s debut novel about the daughter of Afghan refugees made quite the splash when it was released earlier this year.

R.O. Kwon 권오경 & Hamilton Cain

Hardcover, 2025

$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

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All Fours

Miranda July

This provocative, critically acclaimed exploration of midlife desire and identity has been a viral sensation since its release in 2024.

@realSarahPolley (she/her) & Lulu Miller

Hardcover, 2024

$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

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The Persians

Sanam Mahloudji

NEW! This highly anticipated debut follows five women from the once-illustrious Valiat family as they navigate personal and political revolutions across Iran and America.

Hardcover, 2025

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

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Tell Me Everything: Oprah's Book Club

Elizabeth Strout

A New York Times bestseller and Oprah's Book Club selection, this novel masterfully weaves together beloved characters in a poignant exploration of human connection and meaning.

Oprah Winfrey & Nigella Lawson

Hardcover, 2024

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

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The Safekeep

Yael Van Der Wouden

This captivating Booker Prize finalist masterfully intertwines desire, suspicion, and World War II's lingering shadows in 1960s rural Netherlands.

MJ Franklin & Hannah Kent

Hardcover, 2024

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

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Fundamentally

Nussaibah Younis

A wickedly funny and audacious debut novel that explores the complexities of deradicalization, international aid, and personal growth through the misadventures of an idealistic academic in Iraq.

Hardcover, 2025

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Longlist

The Dream Hotel: A Read with Jenna Pick

Laila Lalami

NEW! This chilling dystopian thriller by Booker longlisted author Laila Lalami explores surveillance capitalism and the erosion of privacy.

Anita Felicelli & Lauren Francis-Sharma

Hardcover, 2025

$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

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Dream Count

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

NEW! A publishing event ten years in the making--a searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists--the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires.

Ron Charles & Financial Times

Hardcover, 2025

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

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Crooked Seeds

Karen Jennings

Currently on backorder -- Reserve your copy! This haunting novel set in near-future Cape Town, exploring the lingering trauma of apartheid has , cemented Jennings' reputation as a powerful voice in South African literature.

Hardcover, 2024

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

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The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley

This electrifying debut where love and time travel intertwine was a favorite of Barack Obama last year.

Ron Charles & Constance Grady

Hardcover, 2024

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book