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Best books of 2025
498 readers and authors share their 3 favorite reads of the year.
New book lists
13,000+ authors and interesting people share their favorite books around topics, themes, and moods.
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Books where the strange bleeds through to the everyday
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Sci-fi romcoms that combine ideas, jokes, and feels
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Exceptional children with amazing experiences
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Understanding how the global order is changing
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Compelling poetic genealogy
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Flawed heroes who rewrite their own destinies
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Navigating a world you're not cut out for
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Poetry books about real life
Groceries by Herbert Scott
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Novels set in Oxford, England
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Helping you make sense of change amidst wild ambiguity
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