28 Dec 2025

Cover to Cover: 2025 in Books

What we learned about you this year!

It's been a fabulous first year at Boundless Books getting to know you all.

So what did we learn about our wonderful followers and customers this year?

Your favourite book to pick off our shelves this year (and our number one bestselling title) was The Let Them Theory by Mel and Sawyer Robbins; but you didn't stop there! Coming in at number 4 was Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Mirales.

Here's what the full top 10 looked like:

1	The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins and Sawyer Robbins
2	Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins
3	Educated by Tara Westover
4	Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Mirales
5	The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
6	Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
7	Assistant to the Villain #1 by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
8	Gravity Let Me Go by Trent Dalton
9	White Male Stand-Up - An Autobiography by Alan Davies
10	Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

30 books in our top 100 bestsellers were staff recommendations. Four of these books even ended up in your Top 10 picks for the year!

3	Educated by Tara Westover
5	The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
6	Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
10	Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Thank you for trusting us and we look forward to continuing to recommend you many awesome books!

Not only did you support local by shopping with us, you supported local by reading local authors.

33 of our top 100 bestsellers were books written by Australians of which 15 were written by WA authors!!

We had an absolutely awesome year getting to know you in person at various events and book club meets. While you came out in force to meet your favourite storytellers and discuss the bookclub reads, you also picked up their books while you were there.

29 of our top 100 bestsellers were books from authors who we ran events with or books we read as part of book club!

When you find an author you like, you keep on going with their books!

9 authors appeared more than once in the Top 100. The author you supported most was Stacey McEwan with 4 books in the top 100; Trent Dalton and Hannah Nicole Maehrer were tied second with 3 books in the top 100.

Other authors who appear multiple times include Alan Davies, Brianna Wiest, Charlotte McConaghy, Claire Keegan, Madeline Miller and Rebecca Yarros.

The book versus screen debate may continue but you overwhelmingly decided that in order to choose you'd need to experience both. 6 books in your Top 100 were released as or announced for screen adaptations this year.

4 award-winners caught your attention this year and the Booker Prize is clearly a brand you trust!

David Szalay's Flesh was the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize while Samantha Harvey's Orbital won the prize last year.

Percival Everett's James and Yael Van der Wouden's The Safekeep were both shortlisted for the Booker this year, and although they didn't win, they did take out other prestigous book awards.

James was the winner of the Pullitzer Prize for Fiction in 2025 and The Safekeep was the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction.

While a self-development book took out the number 1 spot in your Top 100, the list was dominated by fiction.

Your favourite genres in 2025 were:

General Fiction
Fantasy
Biography & Memoir
Crime & Thriller
Self Development

It's been a fantastic 2025 and we can't wait to see what you choose to read in 2026. Thanks for a great year and we hope to see you in store again soon!

Check out the full Boundless Books Top 100

1	The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins and Sawyer Robbins	51	Ningaloo: Australia's Wild Wonder by Tim Winton and Cindy Lane
2	Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins	52	Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
3	Educated by Tara Westover	53	Pissants by Brandon Jack
4	Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Mirales	54	Valley: The Glacian Trilogy, Book III by Stacey McEwan
5	The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides	55	Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn
6	Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan	56	Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
7	Assistant to the Villain #1 by Hannah Nicole Maehrer	57	Women Living Deliciously by Florence Given
8	Gravity Let Me Go by Trent Dalton	58	Accomplice to the Villain #3 by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
9	White Male Stand-Up - An Autobiography by Alan Davies	59	The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
10	Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt	60	Fourth Wing: The Empyrean Bk 1 by Rebecca Yarros
11	Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami	61	Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
12	A Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwan	62	The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
13	Ledge: The Glacian Trilogy, Book I by Stacey McEwan	63	The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
14	The Wedding People by Alison Espach	64	The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
15	The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk	65	The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
16	Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy	66	Flesh by David Szalay
17	I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman	67	The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman
18	Daughters of Batavia by Stefanie Koens	68	Far Horizons: A Journey from War to Peace by Aaron Tait
19	Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum	69	No Fence No Limits - Designing an Unconventional Life by Kelly Donougher
20	The Housemaid by Freida McFadden	70	Daughter of the Forest: A Sevenwaters Novel 1 by Juliet Marillier
21	The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst	71	Circe by Madeline Miller
22	My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante	72	Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
23	Disappointing Affirmations by Dave Tarnowski	73	Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
24	Onyx Storm: The Empyrean Bk 3 by Rebecca Yarros	74	Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow (#4 Nevermoor) by Jessica Townsend
25	One Dark Window (Shepherd King 01) by Rachel Gillig	75	Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping by Craig Silvey
26	101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think by Brianna Wiest	76	The Names by Florence Knapp
27	Big Swiss by Jen Beagin	77	Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
28	The Secret History by Donna Tartt	78	James by Percival Everett
29	Foster by Claire Keegan	79	Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm by Charlie Mackesy
30	Partypooper: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (20) by Jeff Kinney	80	The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman
31	The River Whispers: Deb Jordan by Deb Jordan	81	The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland
32	Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by James Clear	82	Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
33	Just Ignore Him by Alan Davies	83	The Final Empire (#1 Mistborn) by Brandon Sanderson
34	Katabasis by R.F. Kuang	84	The Will of the Many (Hierarchy Book 1) by James Islington
35	The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley	85	CryBaby by Mabel Gibson
36	Strange Pictures by Uketsu	86	The Riviera House by Natasha Lester
37	Red Rising (Red Rising #1) by Pierce Brown	87	Orpheus Nine by Chris Flynn
38	Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell	88	The Women by Kristin Hannah
39	White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky	89	When She Was Gone by Sara Foster
40	A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas	90	At Cafe 64 by Shaeden Berry
41	The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self Mastery by Brianna Wiest	91	Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
42	Chasm: The Glacian Trilogy, Book II by Stacey McEwan	92	The Prospect by Fleur McDonald
43	The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan	93	Foreign Country by Marija Pericic
44	Apprentice to the Villain #2 by Hannah Nicole Maehrer	94	Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
45	The Cafe with No Name by Robert Seethaler	95	The Murderbot Diaries, Vol 1 (All Systems Red + Artificial Condition) by Martha Wells
46	I Want Everything by Dominic Amerena	96	This is ADHD: An interactive and informative guide by Chanelle Moriah
47	Orbital by Samantha Harvey	97	How Not to Become a Grumpy Old Bugger: A Bloke's Guide to Living a Better Life by Geoff Hutchison
48	Nock Loose by Patrick Marlborough	98	Rytual by Chloe Elisabeth Wilson
49	Love Stories by Trent Dalton	99	Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
50	Alchemised by SenLinYu	100	Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry