Best Books of the Year 2025

Welcome to Best Books of the Year 2025 ! In this podcast episode, I share the best books I read in 2025: seven 2025 titles, three backlist titles from our Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge, and a list of 2025 book releases I wish I had the chance to read in 2025.Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post may contain affiliate links that earn me commissions at no extra cost to you.Sponsors:Subscribe to the Friday Night Readers' free email newsletter on Substack. New subscribers receive a discount when you upgrade to a paid annual subscription to enjoy our full book club community benefits.Book Mentions:Heart the Lover by Lily KingThe Bright Years by Sarah DamoffBroken Country by Clare Leslie HallBuckeye by Patrick RyanFun For the Whole Family by Jennifer E. SmithRoad to Tender Hearts by Annie HartnettWhat Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey LangeBest Offer Wins by Marisa KashinoEnshittification by Cory DoctorowA Guardian and a Thief by Megha MajumdarThe Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran DesaiKate & Frida by Kim FayA Long Winter by Colm ToibinThe Slip by Lucas SchaeferWorkhorse by Caroline PalmerFrankenstein by Mary Shelley