The best books published in 2025, as chosen by journalists at The Economist. Our selections span the globe and the centuries, as well as categories from fiction to food

'Tis the season for best book lists (which has us pondering a best-list of the best lists). #books www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...

"I'm here because I really want to spread the love of reading." Great program! www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...

Great list of before-summer-ends reads! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

Livingston Parish library director Michelle Parrish was fired w/out cause after years of harassment by anti-library bullies—enabled by weak leaders. This is an attack on our libraries + First Amendment. Help her fight back: gofund.me/590dbdca

As the new board chair for the @fallforthebook.bsky.social festival, I'm thrilled by our two headliners! I'll be interviewing Erik Larson at the event on October 10. Go to fallforthebook.org for info. #booksky #books

Some of the most beloved and acclaimed male writers had help from their wives when writing.

Fall for the Book’s Double Your Dollar campaign is back. We have lost our funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for 2025. In one swift move, over 10% of our annual budget is gone—now, we’re asking for your help to make up the difference. givebutter.com/DYD2025

We ask our audience: Was there a book you read during high school that helped shape who you are today? Which book do you think all high schoolers should read now? We'll publish replies in a few weeks.

Today we visited the Masolo family and the Jane-Pauline Audi Research Library, a community library they run from their home in memory of their daughter. Out of heartbreak, they’ve built something full of hope, love, and purpose.

New book recommendations from @roncharles.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?si=2F3...

We asked some of our trusted critics which upcoming books they are most looking forward to. Here are the fiction and nonfiction titles they picked.

Inspiring piece by our own @kenbudd.bsky.social!

Snag your free tickets - Historian Dr. Edna Bonhomme (@ednabonhomme.bsky.social‬) explores the shocking truths and deep inequality in care that have festered around the globe during six plagues. Sponsored by #OLLIGMU. #historymatters www.eventbrite.com/e/a-history-...

In honor of #pridemonth let's re-listen to #FallfortheBook 's Podcast episode featuring The Great Believers author Rebecca Makkai. open.spotify.com/episode/1hOu...

PEN America is outraged by the Saudi government’s decision to execute blogger Turki Al-Jasser by Royal Decree on June 14, six years after arresting him for tweeting under a pseudonym. He was sentenced on 'high treason' charges in a blatant assault on free expression.

School Library Journal has proudly partnered with We Are Kid Lit Collective to share the group’s 11th annual summer reading selections. "At a time of great upheaval and uncertainty, we remain committed to uplifting titles written or illustrated by BIPOC creators." From board books & mid grade to YA

Great list of life-changing reads! www.upworthy.com/12-life-chan... #books #reading #booksky

‘The future of life on Earth depends on our ability to take action.’ - Sir David Attenborough It’s #EarthDay 🌏 We all need to play our part 🙏 Reading ideas … 📖

@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and Online Ceramics have teamed up on a bold new Reading is a Right collection — and 100% of PRH’s net proceeds will be donated to ALA to further our work to defend libraries and fight censorship. 🧡 online-ceramics.com/collections/...

Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not. An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

"Fitzgerald would be stunned to know that celebrations of Gatsby's centennial are taking place around the world this year. The novel was largely forgotten at the time of his death in Hollywood in 1940 at the age of 44." www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n... #books #reading #booksky

Issue 47.07 is now online, featuring: @jamesmeek.bsky.social in Greenland @malcolmgaskill.bsky.social on the Peasants’ War
@erinmaglaque.bsky.social on pregnancy Miriam Dobson on Cold War pen-pals Patrick Cockburn on the Iranian embassy siege and a cover by Helen Napper. Read now at www.lrb.co.uk

Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the "disease model" of addiction is wrong Former addict Marc Lewis makes a convincing case that addiction is not a disease. www.amazon.com/Biology-Desi...

Hooked by Les Edgerton - an excellent read that covers key factors towards writing openings that hook your readers. Placing it in the same league as Stephen King's On Writing. Edgerton focuses on book openings and includes advice from some prominent Agents/Publishers. #books #writing

My favorite childhood book is "The Monster at the End of This Book." Yours?

A hammock, an old book, and a promise. Can Tom control his anger around his ex-wife, or will the day end in disaster? Find out in Caroline Coleman’s “The Know,” this week’s #NewFictionFriday story.

Full link to @vermontgmg.bsky.social review of amazing Who Is Government book: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

The Trump administration is going after a small but important agency that helps fund public libraries across the country.... s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...

This week brings a number of promising new reads — but none more eagerly awaited than Sunrise on the Reaping. We offer 5 books to consider picking up.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Celebrate by reading: Here are seven superb novels from Irish authors, compiled by Christina Ianzito and our own @kenbudd.bsky.social. www.aarp.org/entertainmen... #books #booksky #reading

I think it’s a pretty full circle moment that I wrote a book about defending my public library and that book is trending (ebook AND audiobook) at that exact public library. Thank you to @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social, @sarahnfisk.bsky.social, and @thetobiasagency.bsky.social!

We asked three Black writers to share their recommended reads featuring resistance and resilience — and the ways Black literature continues to inspire them in the current political climate.

#pubtips #indieauthors #indiebook #indiepub #selfpublishing #writerreality

Happy to learn I've won gold in the @natjaorg.bsky.social awards for my Civil War road trip piece in @satevepost.bsky.social :-) www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/05/the-... #travel #travelwriting #history

Thank you @literaryhub.bsky.social and @jamesfolta.com for letting me yap about my book!

This year brings memoirs from more than a dozen famous names — from Brooke Shields and Dawn Staley to Bill Belichick and Lionel Ritchie.

On Sat., I sent Democracy Docket subscribers a list of 5 books I've read this year: Patriot, Alexei Navalny The Order of the Day, Eric Vuillard Servants of the Damned, David Enrich Congress's Constitution, Josh Chafetz The Word of Dog, Mark Rowlands Sign-up: www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

Remembering the Revolutionary: Tune in to the #FallfortheBook event from our archives where we look back at Toni Morrison, Chinua Achebe, and John R. Lewis #BlackHistoryMonth youtu.be/5xI9rWjNA2Q?...

As we look back at Black History, Fall for the Book opens our archives and retrieves Alice Walker. Enjoy this C-Span video. www.c-span.org/program/book...

this is my first black history month working at a black-owned bookstore, and yesterday i was sitting at the desk feeling like i was missing something. but in fact i did not need to curate a bhm display bc over half our stock is black books. a surprising relief that i’m still processing

President Jimmy Carter has officially won a posthumous Grammy for his narration of an audiobook of his Sunday school lessons. He is now a 4-time Grammy winner. RIP Jimmy. 💙

"In modern fiction...vintage media have emerged as tactile objects that symbolize integrity, solve the crime, and radiate realness." www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv... #books #fiction

#20daybookchallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 📚💙 #blueskybooks #books #bookchallenge Day #14

I’m so grateful to Kim A Snyder for allowing me to be a part of this film. “There’s never been a movie more vital this year than The Librarians. If you prize literature, intelligence, independent thought, safe spaces for children, it’s a necessary watch.” thefilmmaven.substack.com/p/the-librar...