Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Joel and I covered our best books of 2025, so here are the books that almost made the cut (or which we think deserve a shout-out). Expand for more information. 👇

Further Viewing 🍿
The Best Books: youtu.be/Hkm1_Ux3i9o
The Worst Books of 2025: youtu.be/l4OsJ-iD-ek
Time Magazine’s Best Books of 2025: youtu.be/-aTS7pbPWuo
Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2025: youtu.be/isX6s_DukW8
The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Fiction Books of 2025: youtu.be/6oQqAdUohSI
The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2025: youtu.be/qRvUe8RdK7Q
The Washington Post’s 10 Best Books of 2025: youtu.be/B202eHBc82k
The New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2025: youtu.be/pqJjpkUptsI

Titles Mentioned (Alphabetically by Author) 📚
Isaac’s Song, Daniel Black: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781335090416
The Road to Dalton, Shannon Bowring: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781609459260
Tartufo, Kira Jane Buxton: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538770825
A Month in the Country, J.L. Carr: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780940322479
Every Step She Takes, Alison Cochrun: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668021255
Kate & Frida, Kim Fay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593852408
Glorious Exploits, Ferdia Lennon: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250893680
Exquisite Things, Abdi Nazemian: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063339682
Wandering Stars, Tommy Orange: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593311448
Daisy Jones and the Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781524798642
The Anthropologists, Ayșegül Savaș: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781639736683
The Stand-In Dad, Alex Summers: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780008740665
The Lilac People, Milo Todd: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781640097032
Three Days in June, Anne Tyler: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593803486

eBook Links (Alphabetically by Author) 📱
Isaac’s Song, Daniel Black: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780369760289
The Road to Dalton, Shannon Bowring: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781609459277
Tartufo, Kira Jane Buxton: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538770832
A Month in the Country, J.L. Carr: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781590176832
Every Step She Takes, Alison Cochrun: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668021262
Kate & Frida, Kim Fay: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593852392
Glorious Exploits, Ferdia Lennon: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250893703
Exquisite Things, Abdi Nazemian: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063339705
Wandering Stars, Tommy Orange: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593318263
Daisy Jones and the Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781524798635
The Lilac People, Milo Todd: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781640097049
Three Days in June, Anne Tyler: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593803493

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