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How many of our favorite books from 2025 have you read?

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Best Books of 2025
Picking the best books of the year was no easy task, but we sure had a lot of fun doing it. We present you with our picks for the best books of 2025!
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November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Barnes & Noble's Book of the Year beat out bestselling cookbooks, fantasy, and noir. There are also now Best Gift Book and Best Children's Book selections.

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Barnes & Noble Announces Its Books of the Year
Barnes & Noble's Book of the Year beat out bestselling cookbooks, fantasy, and noir. There are also now Best Gift Book and Best Children's Book selections.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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🏆 The winner of the 2025 Booker Prize

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🏆 The winner of the 2025 Booker Prize
David Szalay's FLESH takes home the prize.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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These six romance books capture the fun of a good D&D session, from cozy one-shots to high-stakes adventures.

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Romance Books for Dungeons & Dragons Fans
These six romance books capture the fun of a good D&D session, from cozy one-shots to high-stakes adventures.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Check out these new asexual books, including romances, friendship stories, pirate adventures, slice-of-life manga, self-help, and more.

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10 New Asexual Books, From Romance to Horror to Manga
Check out these new asexual books, including romances, friendship stories, pirate adventures, slice-of-life manga, self-help, and more.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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What's more perfect that paranormal mysteries for Halloween? Here's five mysteries featuring ghosts and demons.

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Paranormal Mysteries for Halloween
What's more perfect that paranormal mysteries for Halloween? Here's five mysteries featuring ghosts and demons.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The death of the mass market paperback means the cheapest book options are now 50% more expensive. Welcome to the book affordability crisis.

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We're in a Book Affordability Crisis
The death of the mass market paperback means the cheapest book options are now 50% more expensive. Welcome to the book affordability crisis.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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What did you read over the weekend?

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October 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Next week is Prison Banned Books Week. Here are some readings and resources in preparation.

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Reading and Resources for Prison Banned Books Week: Book Censorship News, October 17, 2025
Next week is Prison Banned Books Week. Here are some readings and resources in preparation.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Protests are springing up across Asia in response to inequality. One thing they have in common? They're flying One Piece's Straw Hat flag.

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Why Is the One Piece Flag Showing Up at Protests?
Protests are springing up across Asia in response to inequality. One thing they have in common? They're flying One Piece's Straw Hat flag.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Here's all the latest queer book news you need to know, including the opening of a new Black lesbian bookstore in Brooklyn.

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This Black Lesbian Bookstore Grand Opening is What We Need Right Now
Here's all the latest queer book news you need to know, including the opening of a new Black lesbian bookstore in Brooklyn.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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These titles have shown up in various Best Of lists and award long lists, and range from a meditation on grief to the love life of James Baldwin.

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4 of The Buzziest, Most Praised Nonfiction Books of 2025
These titles have shown up in various Best Of lists and award long lists, and range from a meditation on grief to the love life of James Baldwin.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The 10 most popular thrillers on Libby range from stories that are suburban-set to ones that follow LA island-bound detectives

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The 10 Most Popular Thrillers on Libby
The 10 most popular thrillers on Libby range from stories that are suburban-set to ones that follow LA island-bound detectives
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October 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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How did you do?

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Quiz: Can You Match the Children's Classic to Its Opening Lines?
How well do you remember these classic children's books? Can you match the opening line to the correct classic?
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October 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

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A Texas District Has Just Banned Students from Secondary School Libraries
In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Here's all the latest news library workers should know, including Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times and PRH.

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Trump Sues Penguin Random House, and Other News for Library Workers
Here's all the latest news library workers should know, including Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times and PRH.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Support independent bookstores and get free shipping by purchasing books through Bookshop.org during their "Anti-Prime Day" sale.

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Bookshop.org Offers Free Shipping and 20% Off Banned Books for “Anti-Prime Day”
Support independent bookstores and get free shipping by purchasing books through Bookshop.org during their "Anti-Prime Day" sale.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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These are the most confusing books, according to readers on Goodreads.

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What Books Do Readers Find Most Confusing?
These are the most confusing books, according to readers on Goodreads.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Here are the finalists in each category for the 2025 National Book Awards.

How many have you read?

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The 2025 National Book Awards Shortlists Are Here
Here are the finalists in each category for the 2025 National Book Awards.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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The terrific @bookriot.bsky.social newsletter informed me that tomorrow is Book Riot's 14th anniversary. Wow. I'm so old. Here was one of the first posts I did for them back in 2011 -- look how cute. 😅

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George Orwell's 1984 vs. Real 1984: Which Was More Gnarly?
George Orwell's 1984, first published in 1949, paints a grim picture of a terrifying dystopia. However, (with tongue firmly implanted in cheek), I'd argue
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October 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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A District Court judge rules that neither library patrons nor authors have First Amendment rights when it comes to library collections.

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Another Judge Chips Away at Library Patron First Amendment Rights
A District Court judge rules that neither library patrons nor authors have First Amendment rights when it comes to library collections.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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The most popular horror on Libby includes many great bestsellers as well as a classic that was first published 128 years ago.

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The 10 Most Popular Horror Books on Libby
The most popular horror on Libby includes many great bestsellers as well as a classic that was first published 128 years ago.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Thoroughly enjoying @bookriot.bsky.social's new podcast, Zero to Well-Read. Revisiting school-assigned classics with the lens of adulthood makes for a wild (and fun) ride, especially with Jeff and Rebecca at the helm.

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Introducing the Zero to Well-Read Podcast
Everything you need to know about the books you wish you'd read, from classics to contemporary hits to social media sensations.
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September 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Some good news!

After 20 years, Reading Rainbow is back! The new host is Mychal the Librarian, who has been spreading library joy online for years.

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Meet the New Host of Reading Rainbow: Mychal the Librarian
After 20 years, Reading Rainbow is back! The new host is Mychal the Librarian, who has been spreading library joy online for years.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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To help you take advantage of the best reading season, we've created a Fall Reading Bingo Board with autumnal reading prompts.

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Can You Complete This Fall Reading Bingo Board By the End of Autumn?
To help you take advantage of the best reading season, we've created a Fall Reading Bingo Board with autumnal reading prompts.
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September 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM