Each year I meet with a group of online friends to talk about our best reads of the past year. Last year for the first time, I created a post about my best reads. It was a good way to look back and reflect on my reading year.
I belong to too many book clubs - two in Greensboro, one in Washington, another occasional group of friends that meets (not monthly) to discuss spiritual/contemplative texts, and a group of three friends who meet to read and maintain our long distance friendship.
Sometimes, I feel that my book clubs keep me from reading what I want to read, but the overall benefit of staying connected with old friends and making new friends keeps me on the book club express. This was a remarkable year when I allowed myself to read more middle grade books (a personal favorite) and to pick up fiction books that weren't on my book club lists.
With no further ado, here are some of my favorite reads by category for 2025. I've included a picture of my top book in each category:
Fiction
This Tender Land
The Correspondent
When the Cranes Fly South
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Hamnet
Cat's People (a perfect feel-good cozy read)
Frozen River
The Road to Tender Hearts
With Love from London
Nonfiction
The Small and the Mighty
Memorial Days
Middle Grade Fiction
Not Nothing
The next seven titles were published in 2025 and are 2026 Newbery possibilities:
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest
The Teacher of Nomad Land
All the Blues in the Sky
Bad Badger
The Trouble with Heroes
The Nine Moons of Han Yu & Luli
Will's Race for Home
Picture Books
The House Before Falling into the Sea
We are Definitely Human
Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer
Snow Is
Fireworks
Please leave a book recommendation for me. My WTR (want to read) list is already out of control, so a few more titles won't be a problem. Cheers for a great reading year in 2026!
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