The Names
by Florence Knapp
★ Top 25 book of 2025 · #16 on Best Books of 2025
Florence Knapp makes her debut with this 2025 novel, published in the United Kingdom by Phoenix Books and in the United States by Pamela Dorman. It arrived in May to wide interest.
Best for: Readers who like to discover fresh debut novelists in contemporary fiction
The Names is #16 on BookWard's Best Books of 2025, out of 30 2025 books that cleared our data bar.
The Names on the Best Books of 2025
The Names came out in 2025. Of the 30 books first published in 2025 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #16 on our Best Books of 2025 list.
Why it made the list: 300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 4,909 views a month recently. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2025 list
- The Everlasting Alix E. Harrow, #14
- Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams, #15
- Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil V. E. Schwab, #17
- Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall, #18
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 12 want to read it, 1 are reading it now and 2 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Wikipedia: its article averaged 4,909 views a month recently.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 90 | 45% |
| Reader love | 83 | 20% |
| Being read right now | 57 | 15% |
| Attention | 37 | 20% |
Questions about The Names
When was The Names published?
The Names by Florence Knapp was first published in 2025.
Was The Names one of the best books of 2025?
The Names is #16 on BookWard's Best Books of 2025, out of 30 2025 books that cleared our data bar. 300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 4,909 views a month recently.
Why is The Names on the Best Books of 2025 list?
300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 4,909 views a month recently.
More of the best books of 2025
- The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, #1
- Katabasis R. F. Kuang, #2
- Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid, #3
- Onyx Storm Rebecca Yarros, #4
- If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Eliezer Yudkowsky, #5
- Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy, #6
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How we know
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