Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Let’s take a look at BBC Culture’s Best Books of 2025 so far. Remember: Joel and I will be doing our own list in early July, so stay tuned! Expand for more information. 👇
Links 💻
The Full Article: bbc.com/culture/article/20250619-the-best-books-of-2025
Books Mentioned 📚
We Do Not Part by Han Kang (translated by E. Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593595459
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593595640
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593852606
Universality by Natasha Brown: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593977309
The Names by Florence Knapp: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593833902
The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593831878
Eden's Shore by Oisín Fagan
Dream State by Eric Puchner: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385550666
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593317600
Confessions by Catherine Airey: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063380134
Flesh by David Szalay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781982122799
Ebook Links 📱
We Do Not Part by Han Kang (translated by E. Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593595473
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593446362
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593852613
Universality by Natasha Brown: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593977323
The Names by Florence Knapp: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593833919
The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593831885
Dream State by Eric Puchner: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385550673
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593317617
Confessions by Catherine Airey: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063380158
Flesh by David Szalay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781982122812
My Affiliate Page on Bookshop: bookshop.org/shop/supposedlyfun
My Merch Store: supposedly-fun-shop.fourthwall.com
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Let’s take a look at BBC Culture’s Best Books of 2025 so far. Remember: Joel and I will be doing our own list in early July, so stay tuned! Expand for more information. 👇
Links 💻
The Full Article: bbc.com/culture/article/20250619-the-best-books-of-2025
Books Mentioned 📚
We Do Not Part by Han Kang (translated by E. Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593595459
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593595640
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593852606
Universality by Natasha Brown: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593977309
The Names by Florence Knapp: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593833902
The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593831878
Eden's Shore by Oisín Fagan
Dream State by Eric Puchner: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385550666
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593317600
Confessions by Catherine Airey: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063380134
Flesh by David Szalay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781982122799
Ebook Links 📱
We Do Not Part by Han Kang (translated by E. Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593595473
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593446362
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593852613
Universality by Natasha Brown: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593977323
The Names by Florence Knapp: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593833919
The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593831885
Dream State by Eric Puchner: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385550673
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593317617
Confessions by Catherine Airey: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063380158
Flesh by David Szalay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781982122812
My Affiliate Page on Bookshop: bookshop.org/shop/supposedlyfun
My Merch Store: supposedly-fun-shop.fourthwall.com
If you would like to support this channel, please feel free to use Super Thanks or the affiliate links to Bookshop, but please do not feel obligated. I appreciate your presence regardless.
But wait, there's more!
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/supposedlyfun
Instagram: instagram.com/supposedlyfun
Website: supposedlyfun.com
