2025 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2025.
Anniversaries
- 14 January – Yukio Mishima was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 18 January – Gilles Deleuze was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 20 January – Ernesto Cardenal was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 20 January – Eugen Gomringer was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 1 February – Alfred Grosser was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 4 February – Russell Hoban was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 6 February – Pramoedya Ananta Toer was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 22 February – Edward Gorey was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 24 February – Etel Adnan was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 10 March – Manolis Anagnostakis was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 12 March – Harry Harrison was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 21 March – Peter Brook was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 25 March – Flannery O'Connor was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 11 May – Rubem Fonseca was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 27 May – Jean-Paul Aron was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 27 May – Tony Hillerman was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 10 June – James Salter was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 30 June – Philippe Jaccottet was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 19 July – Jean-Pierre Faye was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 20 July – Frantz Fanon was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 26 July – Ana María Matute was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 1 August – Ernst Jandl was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 6 September – Andrea Camilleri was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
- 3 October – Gore Vidal was born in 1925 (100th Anniversary).
New books
Dates after each title indicate U.S. publication, unless otherwise indicated.
Fiction
Children and young adults
Poetry
Drama
Nonfiction
Biography and memoirs
Deaths
Awards
Notable new movies and TV series based on books
Below are some of the most prominent film and television productions expected to premiere/broadcast during 2025: