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It’s finally here! Joel and I go through the best books we read in 2025. These are books we read for the first time in 2025. They don’t have to be books published in 2025—just new to us. Expand for more information. 👇
Further Viewing 🍿
Last Year’s Best Books: youtu.be/Vt2uzdSwlpk
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) 📚
My Friends, Fredrik Backman: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781982112820
Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780060899226
Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593653982
Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781546171461
King of Ashes, S.A. Cosby: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250832061
Forbidden Notebook, Alba de Céspedes (translated by Ann Goldstein): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781662602689
The Correspondent, Virginia Evans: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593798430
Four Squares, Bobby Finger: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593713556
The Museum of Ordinary People, Mike Gayle: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538740842
They’re Going to Love You, Meg Howrey: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593468005
Black Woods Blue Sky, Eowyn Ivey: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593231029
Say You’ll Remember Me, Abby Jimenez: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538759196
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, Alfred Lansing: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780465062881
Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250827951
The Dutch House, Anne Patchett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780062963680
The Imagined Life, Andrew Porter: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593538050
Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593158715
32 Yolks, Eric Ripert: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780812983067
The Kitchen Front, Jennifer Ryan: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593158814
Signal Fires, Dani Shapiro: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593467961
The Blackwater Lightship, Colm Tóibín: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780743203319
Love & Whiskey, Fawn Weaver: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781595911544
eBook Links (Alphabetically by Author) 📱
My Friends, Fredrik Backman: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781982112844
Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781596917248
Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593653999
Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781546171478
King of Ashes, S.A. Cosby: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250832078
Forbidden Notebook, Alba de Céspedes (translated by Ann Goldstein): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781662601408
The Correspondent, Virginia Evans: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593798447
Four Squares, Bobby Finger: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593713563
The Museum of Ordinary People, Mike Gayle: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538740859
They’re Going to Love You, Meg Howrey: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385548786
Black Woods Blue Sky, Eowyn Ivey: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593231036
Say You’ll Remember Me, Abby Jimenez: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538759202
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, Alfred Lansing: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780465058792
Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250827999
The Dutch House, Anne Patchett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780062963697
The Imagined Life, Andrew Porter: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593538067
Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593158722
32 Yolks, Eric Ripert: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780679644460
The Kitchen Front, Jennifer Ryan: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593158821
The Blackwater Lightship, Colm Tóibín: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781501106927
Love & Whiskey, Fawn Weaver: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781595911353
Support This Channel ❤️
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My Wishlist on Bookshop: bookshop.org/wishlists/2ea05da898651ed2274efe2bebb9441a494fabb1
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It’s finally here! Joel and I go through the best books we read in 2025. These are books we read for the first time in 2025. They don’t have to be books published in 2025—just new to us. Expand for more information. 👇
Further Viewing 🍿
Last Year’s Best Books: youtu.be/Vt2uzdSwlpk
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) 📚
My Friends, Fredrik Backman: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781982112820
Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780060899226
Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593653982
Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781546171461
King of Ashes, S.A. Cosby: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250832061
Forbidden Notebook, Alba de Céspedes (translated by Ann Goldstein): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781662602689
The Correspondent, Virginia Evans: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593798430
Four Squares, Bobby Finger: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593713556
The Museum of Ordinary People, Mike Gayle: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538740842
They’re Going to Love You, Meg Howrey: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593468005
Black Woods Blue Sky, Eowyn Ivey: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593231029
Say You’ll Remember Me, Abby Jimenez: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538759196
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, Alfred Lansing: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780465062881
Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250827951
The Dutch House, Anne Patchett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780062963680
The Imagined Life, Andrew Porter: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593538050
Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593158715
32 Yolks, Eric Ripert: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780812983067
The Kitchen Front, Jennifer Ryan: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593158814
Signal Fires, Dani Shapiro: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593467961
The Blackwater Lightship, Colm Tóibín: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780743203319
Love & Whiskey, Fawn Weaver: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781595911544
eBook Links (Alphabetically by Author) 📱
My Friends, Fredrik Backman: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781982112844
Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781596917248
Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593653999
Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781546171478
King of Ashes, S.A. Cosby: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250832078
Forbidden Notebook, Alba de Céspedes (translated by Ann Goldstein): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781662601408
The Correspondent, Virginia Evans: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593798447
Four Squares, Bobby Finger: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593713563
The Museum of Ordinary People, Mike Gayle: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538740859
They’re Going to Love You, Meg Howrey: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385548786
Black Woods Blue Sky, Eowyn Ivey: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593231036
Say You’ll Remember Me, Abby Jimenez: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781538759202
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, Alfred Lansing: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780465058792
Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250827999
The Dutch House, Anne Patchett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780062963697
The Imagined Life, Andrew Porter: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593538067
Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593158722
32 Yolks, Eric Ripert: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780679644460
The Kitchen Front, Jennifer Ryan: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593158821
The Blackwater Lightship, Colm Tóibín: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781501106927
Love & Whiskey, Fawn Weaver: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781595911353
Support This Channel ❤️
SuperThanks (in the toolbar of this video)
My Wishlist on Bookshop: bookshop.org/wishlists/2ea05da898651ed2274efe2bebb9441a494fabb1
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, you can use the ideas above, but please do not feel obligated. I appreciate your presence regardless.
Other Places to Find Me 🔍
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/supposedlyfun
Instagram: instagram.com/supposedlyfun
Website: supposedlyfun.com
