What were Chorlton’s favourite books in 2025? We’ve done the sums and here they are.
We thought that you might find it interesting to see what Chorlton’s favourite books of 2025 turned out to be. It’s a great list – you have very good taste, dear readers.
Here’s our top 25 of 2025 (in reverse order for all you Pop-pickers out there).
25 – Slow Horses by Mick Herron
24 – Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
23 – A Long Winter by Colm Toibin
22 – Clown Town by Mick Herron
21 – The Private Eye Annual 2025
20 – Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer
19 – Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
18 – Long Island by Colm Toibin
17 – Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
16 – There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
15 – The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson
14 – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
13 – The Rose Field by Philip Pullman
12 – Trafford Bar to East Didsbury by Andrew Simpson and Peter Topping
11 – Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession
And into the Top 10!
10 – The Women by Kristin Hannah
9 – Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan
8 – Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
7 – The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer
6 – The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
5 – The Almanac by Lia Leendertz
4 – James by Percival Everett
3 – The Safekeep by Yael van der Woude
2 – Orbital by Samantha Harvey
And our number one best-seller for 2025?
Len Grant’s Chorlton Sketchbook by Len Grant.
For twelve months urban sketcher Len Grant has documented our town – the south Manchester suburb of Chorlton.
He’s perched on his little stool at Four Banks and along Beech Road; he’s propped up trendy bars and sampled popular restaurants. There’s a page devoted to Chorlton Bookshop too (that’s our favourite page)! Together with his quirky commentaries these 60-odd sketches attempt to capture some of what makes Chorlton so Chorlton. This hardback book is full of lovely sketches and stories and an absolute treasure.
All titles are available in the shop, and all but two are available via our online partner, Bookshop.org. If you buy using the links below, you’ll still be supporting Chorlton Bookshop and independent bookshops across the UK. We really do appreciate it.
Here’s to another amazing year of reading!
Wherever you choose to park your bookmark in 2026, we’re here to help you find somewhere good!