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Best books of 2025
1,128 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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Exploring morally gray characters and the pursuit of power
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Poetry to soften the hard days
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Exploring the essence of connection and the mystery of who a person is
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Fantasy novels you may not know about
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Transforming how women lead
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Quiet strength and emotional recovery for men
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Finding where the spies are – real or fictional
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Showing how greed became good
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When you want to write a book but don't know how
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Capitalism and how our world really works from a historian's point of view
Founding member book lists
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Serial killer novels that are unique, thought-provoking, action-filled, and that you won't forget -
Teens grappling with the line between good and evil -
Families struggling to cope after sudden death -
Children’s books adults will also love
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The amazing fine-tuning of the universe -
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