The best new self-improvement books of 2025 (chosen by self-improvement authors)

Loved by 3 people

All the Way to the River

By Elizabeth Gilbert ,

Loved by 2 people

The Third Reich of Dreams

By Charlotte Beradt , Damion Searls (translator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Joyful Recollections of Trauma

By Paul Scheer ,

Loved by 1 person

Mid-Faith Crisis

By Catherine McNiel , Jason Hague ,

Thank You, Burnout

By Hayley Hughes ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Loved by 1 person

Managing Up

By Melody Wilding ,

Loved by 1 person

Moral Ambition

By Rutger Bregman ,

Thank You, Burnout

By Hayley Hughes ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Loved by 1 person

Dear Writer

By Maggie Smith ,

Loved by 1 person

Notes to John

By Joan Didion ,

Thank You, Burnout

By Hayley Hughes ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Love It or Lose It

By Barbara Hemphill , Maggie Bedrosian,

Loved by 1 person

Guidance from the Universe

By Jill Amy Sager ,

Loved by 1 person

Medication, Mental Illness, and Murder

By Edward L. Jones III ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Love It or Lose It

By Barbara Hemphill , Maggie Bedrosian,

Thank You, Burnout

By Hayley Hughes ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Love It or Lose It

By Barbara Hemphill , Maggie Bedrosian,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Loved by 1 person

Radical Unlearning

By Lewis Raven Wallace ,

Loved by 1 person

Nineteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery

By Leslie Johansen Nack ,

Loved by 1 person

No Longer That Girl

By Stephanie L. Maley ,

Loved by 1 person

From Sexless Marriage to Sex Goddess

By Alisa Kriegel ,

Thank You, Burnout

By Hayley Hughes ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Love It or Lose It

By Barbara Hemphill , Maggie Bedrosian,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Flourish from Within: Moving Beyond Survival, Beyond Thriving, to Living Your Best Soul Life!

By Ann Marie Hoff ,

Loved by 1 person

Unbreakable(ish)

By Ali Ingersoll ,

Love It or Lose It

By Barbara Hemphill , Maggie Bedrosian,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Loved by 1 person

Outside the Lanes

By Becca Mann ,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Loved by 1 person

Blueprints

By Marcus du Sautoy ,

Loved by 1 person

Making the Best of What's Left

By Judith Viorst ,

Thank You, Burnout

By Hayley Hughes ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Love It or Lose It

By Barbara Hemphill , Maggie Bedrosian,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Flourish from Within: Moving Beyond Survival, Beyond Thriving, to Living Your Best Soul Life!

By Ann Marie Hoff ,

Reclaim Your Workday

By Marcey Rader ,

Girl, Groomed

By Carol Odell,

The Tao of Deep Relaxation

By Jean Brannon ,

Thank You, Burnout

By Hayley Hughes ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Love It or Lose It

By Barbara Hemphill , Maggie Bedrosian,

Rise Gloriously

By Joseph Jean Baptiste Jolicoeur ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Flourish from Within: Moving Beyond Survival, Beyond Thriving, to Living Your Best Soul Life!

By Ann Marie Hoff ,

Reclaim Your Workday

By Marcey Rader ,

Girl, Groomed

By Carol Odell,

The Tao of Deep Relaxation

By Jean Brannon ,

Pathways to Inner Peace

By Diane Dreher ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

By Jan Bergstrom ,

SOAR To Success

By Andrea Anderson, Barbara Hemphill ,

Genius

By Dan Hermes ,

Born to be Brave

By Stephanie Lincoln ,

The best new self-improvement books of 2025

The books our community loved the most.

All the Way to the River

The Third Reich of Dreams

Joyful Recollections of Trauma

Mid-Faith Crisis

New books from our members

Thank You, Burnout

Prioritize You

Managing Up

Moral Ambition

New books from our members

Thank You, Burnout

Prioritize You

Drowning Lifeguards

Dear Writer

Notes to John

New books from our members

Thank You, Burnout

Prioritize You

Drowning Lifeguards

Love It or Lose It

Guidance from the Universe

Medication, Mental Illness, and Murder

New books from our members

Drowning Lifeguards

Love It or Lose It

New books from our members

Thank You, Burnout

Prioritize You

Drowning Lifeguards

Love It or Lose It

Rise Gloriously

Radical Unlearning

Nineteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery

No Longer That Girl

From Sexless Marriage to Sex Goddess

New books from our members

Thank You, Burnout

Prioritize You

Drowning Lifeguards

Love It or Lose It

Rise Gloriously

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

Flourish from Within: Moving Beyond Survival, Beyond Thriving, to Living Your Best Soul Life!

Unbreakable(ish)

New books from our members

Love It or Lose It

Rise Gloriously

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

Outside the Lanes

New books from our members

Rise Gloriously

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

Blueprints

Making the Best of What's Left

New books from our members

Thank You, Burnout

Prioritize You

Drowning Lifeguards

Love It or Lose It

Rise Gloriously

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

Flourish from Within: Moving Beyond Survival, Beyond Thriving, to Living Your Best Soul Life!

Reclaim Your Workday

Girl, Groomed

The Tao of Deep Relaxation

New books from our members

Thank You, Burnout

Prioritize You

Drowning Lifeguards

Love It or Lose It

Rise Gloriously

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

Flourish from Within: Moving Beyond Survival, Beyond Thriving, to Living Your Best Soul Life!

Reclaim Your Workday

Girl, Groomed

The Tao of Deep Relaxation

Pathways to Inner Peace

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook