The Book of the Month January 2025 selections are here! Decide which of these books you want to add to your subscription box.
Book of the Month is my favorite subscription box. Every month, I choose between their curated book selections, and voila! A blue box arrives at my door carrying one (or two or three) new books for me to read.
Each month, Book of the Month chooses between five to seven hardcover books you can choose from. Rather listen to an audiobook? Book of the Month has those, too! Now you can opt for audiobooks as your monthly pick or add them on at any time during the month.
Every month, I will highlight the books chosen and let you know my thoughts on the chosen titles.
Even if you don’t have a Book of the Month subscription (yet), I think you’ll find value in looking at a curated list of new releases.
Keep scrolling to see all the details about the Book of the Month January 2025 selections and to find out which one I’m adding to my subscription box.
What is Book of the Month?
Book of the Month is a monthly subscription book service highly popular among the book community. Trust me, once you try it, you’ll be hooked.
How it Works
Each month, a panel of judges chooses at least five books for you to choose from. The Book of the Month selections cover different genres and are always special edition hardcovers. Often, the chosen books haven’t been published yet, so you get to be one of the first people to read them.
At the beginning of the month, you choose one book to add to your box and shortly thereafter the little blue box arrives at your door. If you aren’t loving any of the selected books, you just skip that month and your credits will just roll over to the next month. Or, after your third box, you can choose from five member favorite books for your month’s selection instead.
On the other hand, if you want more than one book, once you’ve chosen your initial book, you can add-on up to four additional books at a discounted rate. These add-ons can be from the current month’s selection, be favorites from previous months, or be new releases specially included in the add-on catalog.
Pricing
Book of the Month runs two different pricing plans. On the monthly plan, you get one credit a month for $17. If you are willing to pay upfront, the yearly plan gives you 12 credits for $168, which averages out to $14 a book. For a hardcover new release, both prices are a steal.
Even better, when you include additional books into your box, they are only $11 each!
Book of the Month also offers 3, 6, and 9-month gift cards if you are considering purchasing it as a gift.
For new subscribers, Book of the Month’s homepage almost always has a special offer to get your first book for $10. But I can do you one better. If you are interested in joining, you can use this Book of the Month Club referral link to get your first book for $5 right now!
Bonus Features
But wait, there’s more! Once you’ve chosen your 12th book from Book of the Month, you join the BFF club and get a special Book of the Month tote.
After that, you’ll get a free add-on every year for your birthday month. Plus, when the end of the year rolls around, you get one of the top 5 Book of the Month selections from the year for free. (Note: They didn’t do the Book of the Year in 2023 so I’m not sure if they are still doing this bonus, though it is listed as a benefit on the website.) That’s an additional two books each year for no additional cost.
What are you waiting for? Join Book of the Month and get your first book at a discounted price!
January 2025 Book of the Month Selections
Andromeda
Therese Bohman
At the Swedish publishing house Rydens, Sophie starts out at the bottom of the totem pole as an intern. Quickly noticed for her thoughtful critiques, Sophie slowly works her way up the ranks with the help of a years-long mentorship by legendary editor-in-chief, Gunnar. Over weekly lunches, Sophie and Gunnar talk about books and life, leading to a blurring between their professional and personal lives.
The Three Lives of Cate Kay
Kate Fagan
Written as a fictional “memoir”, The Three Lives of Cate Kay tells the life story of Cate Kay, whose bestselling book trilogy turned into the hit movie franchise of the decade. Cate Kay’s identity has been a closely guarded secret for years. As a teen, the author and her best friend dreamed of moving to California to be movie stars. After a tragedy, she ran away, living under an assumed name, but might now be ready to return home and pick make all parts of herself whole once again.
Babylonia
Costanza Casati
In Mesopotamian lore, Semirami was an ambitious warrior who became a conquering queen of equal fame to Alexander the Great. Yet Semirami fails to show in historical record. Mixing ancient lore and early history, Constanza Casati tells the story of an orphan girl born on the outskirts of the Assyrian Empire who was willing to risk anything to claim power.
The Favorites
Layne Fargo
Katarina Shaw always knew she was destined to be an Olympic ice skater even if she didn’t have the support or pedigree it usually requires. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid in foster care, Katarina finds the perfect partner to make her dreams – and desires – come true. Ten years after a shocking event ends their Olympic careers and relationship, an unauthorized documentary forces Katarina to break her silence about what happened in this sports romance inspired by Wuthering Heights.
A Killing Cold
Kate Alice Marshall
Theo fell in love with Connor in a whirlwind romance six months ago. Despite anonymous texts telling her to stay away from Connor, Theo knows it’s her chance to win over his wealthy family when she visits Idlewood, the family’s remote winter retreat. But at the family cabin, Theo finds a photo of herself as a child and begins to recall long-repressed memories that someone in Connor’s family will do anything to keep buried.
Isaac’s Song
Daniel Black
Growing up a queer Black man, Isaac was raised to suppress his artistic desires and his sexuality since they were not manly enough. Now an adult living in Chicago in the 1980s, Isaac finally feels like he can embrace his true self when the AIDS epidemic and the Rodney King riots shake him to his core. At his therapist’s advice, Isaac begins journaling his story, leading him back to his family’s ancestral home in Arkansas. Just as Isaac feels like he can find himself again, a shocking discover will throw him out of balance in this poignant new novel.
Want an Audiobook Instead?
Recently, Book of the Month has started including audiobooks as another option for your monthly picks. Instead of choosing a hardcover copy, you can choose one of these audiobooks as your main selection this month.
January’s Audiobooks:
Not Feeling the January Books?
Sometimes, it happens. If none of the January 2025 Book of the Month selections are calling your name, don’t despair. After your third box, you now have another option!
Previously, if you didn’t love the five choices, you would have to skip the whole month. Now if you have BFF status, you can choose a member fave hardcover for your monthly box and then add-on up to four more books if you choose.
Member Faves:
January’s New Add-Ons
Book of the Month also includes a few extra releases on top of their monthly selections. Once you have picked your main selection, you can choose to add-on these new books (or any past release) to your box.
January’s New Books:
My January 2025 Picks
I probably should have read the book descriptions a little more thoroughly before I made my January selection.
I’m currently reading A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall so that one was out. I’m halfway through and it’s okay. Right now, I’d rate it 3 stars but it might pop up to 4 if the second half is clever enough.
For some reason, I glossed over the fact that The Favorites is a romance and just thought about how much I love ice skating. My daughters and I have even been taking skating lessons this year. Fingers crossed it’s more literary than sports romance leads me to believe.
After doing my research, I probably should have chosen The Three Lives of Cate Kay. I suspect it will be one of the celebrity book club picks for January and it sounds more like my style of book.
Regardless of my January pick, I decided to load up the rest of my box with a selection of books from my to-read list. The Wedding People and All the Colors of the Dark both got rave reviews in 2024, so of course I must read them.
I’m also looking forward to Lisa Genova’s newest book, More or Less Maddy. I still can’t get over how good her debut, Still Alice, was and am excited to see her neuroscientist view on bipolar disorder.
Lastly, I used one of my free credits to get a copy of The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern for my best friend who really wants to read it.
Which of the Book of the Month January 2025 Selections Are You Going to Pick?
What books can you not wait to get your hands on this month? Or are you skipping this month’s selections? As always, let me know in the comments!
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Veronica says
I went with A Killing Cold and The Stolen Queen. I could easily have picked 5 but I tried to use restraint since I have a large TBR pile. I really enjoyed The Love Elexir of Augusta Stern.