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The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2025

The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2025

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Seven Holiday Romance Novels to Keep Warm With This Winter

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Zefyr Lisowski is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Dorothy Allison, Aria Aber, Cameron Awkward-Rich, and More

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Three books to read if you too are rewatching Mad Men.

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“There is a sense, in this biography, of him tending his own flame while attempting to urinate upon it at the same time.”

By Book Marks | December 4, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Marci Vogel is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Marci Vogel is Reading Now, and Next

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Lit Hub’s 43 Favorite Books of 2025

Lit Hub’s 43 Favorite Books of 2025

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The Best Audiobooks of 2025

The Best Audiobooks of 2025

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By Audiofile Magazine | December 2, 2025

Elizabeth McCracken, Olga Tokarczuk, Olivia Nuzzi, and more: 22 new books out today!

Elizabeth McCracken, Olga Tokarczuk, Olivia Nuzzi, and more: 22 new books out today!

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100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025

100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025

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Memory Rehab and Future History: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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