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Amazon launched its annual list of the year's best books on Nov. 12

A range of titles were chosen by both Amazon and PEOPLE throughout 2025 — from moving memoirs to love stories for the ages

Atmosphere, Buckeye and Katabasis are among those recognized

As another year of great reads draws to a close, Amazon has released its list of the best books this year , as chosen by its Amazon Editors. A range of titles appear on both the Amazon list and PEOPLE's monthly picks for 2025 — from moving memoirs to supernatural generational fiction to love stories for the ages.

Read on below to discover which titles both Amazon and PEOPLE have recognized this year:

'Broken Country' by Claire Leslie Hall

Hall's novel, a March 2025 PEOPLE Pick that was also chosen for Reese's Book Clu

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