The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown (nonfiction)
I imagine both of these will be on my “best of 2025 list” – they certainly beat out most on my top 10 from last year!
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The Outrun by Amy Liptrot! I also finally read the second volume (parts III-V) of Jon Fosse’s Septology which was just as brilliant as the first and I’m really looking forward to finishing the final book next month, and my other runner-up is Eva Baltasar’s Permafrost. And I did reread Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo but I’m not sure that entirely counts.
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Kitchen confidential by Anthony Bourdain
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I’ve had a pretty strong January in terms of reads so I can’t really pick one
*Stoner* by John Williams
*Martyr!* by Kaveh Akbar
*Miss Major Speaks* by Toshio Meronek and Miss Major
*Go Tell it on the Mountain* by James Baldwin (haven’t finished this one yet but it is incredible and I’m almost done so I’m counting it)
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Greta and Valdin
We Could be Rats
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Never Let me Go
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A Short Stay In Hell was fantastic, and I’m on track to finish Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, which I am loving so far!
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Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill
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Middle of the Night- Riley Sager
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Did It Happen Here: Perspectives on Fascism and America edited by Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart. It’s been on my shelf since it came out 12 or 13 years back and i’m so glad i finally opened it.
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Out on a limb by Hannah Bonem Young
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Remains of the Day
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God of the Woods by Liz Moore is the best thing I’ve read in a while but it came out in 2024. Read it in January though.
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Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter
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James by Percival Everett. Fully deserves all the hype!
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The Final Empire (mistborn 1) by Brandon Sanderson! It’s been awhile since I have been so engrossed.
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North Woods by Daniel Mason
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Sorcery and Small Magics
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Quicksilver by Callie Hart.
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This month my two faves were The Trees by Percival Everett + Perfume & Pain by Anna Dorn (wildly different lol but both 5 stars for me)
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Foster- Claire Keegan
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Born to Run by Christopher Mcdougall
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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (although this was the only book I read in January as I’m just getting back into reading)
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Half a soul by Olivia Atwater
Bear Town by Fredrik Backman
Han Kang, “We Do Not Part”
City of Gods and Monsters
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls – Grady Hendrix
By Any Other Name and East of Eden.
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (fiction)
The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown (nonfiction)
I imagine both of these will be on my “best of 2025 list” – they certainly beat out most on my top 10 from last year!
The Outrun by Amy Liptrot! I also finally read the second volume (parts III-V) of Jon Fosse’s Septology which was just as brilliant as the first and I’m really looking forward to finishing the final book next month, and my other runner-up is Eva Baltasar’s Permafrost. And I did reread Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo but I’m not sure that entirely counts.
Kitchen confidential by Anthony Bourdain
I’ve had a pretty strong January in terms of reads so I can’t really pick one
*Stoner* by John Williams
*Martyr!* by Kaveh Akbar
*Miss Major Speaks* by Toshio Meronek and Miss Major
*Go Tell it on the Mountain* by James Baldwin (haven’t finished this one yet but it is incredible and I’m almost done so I’m counting it)
Greta and Valdin
We Could be Rats
Never Let me Go
A Short Stay In Hell was fantastic, and I’m on track to finish Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, which I am loving so far!
Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill
Middle of the Night- Riley Sager
Did It Happen Here: Perspectives on Fascism and America edited by Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart. It’s been on my shelf since it came out 12 or 13 years back and i’m so glad i finally opened it.
Out on a limb by Hannah Bonem Young
Remains of the Day
God of the Woods by Liz Moore is the best thing I’ve read in a while but it came out in 2024. Read it in January though.
Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter
James by Percival Everett. Fully deserves all the hype!
The Final Empire (mistborn 1) by Brandon Sanderson! It’s been awhile since I have been so engrossed.
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Sorcery and Small Magics
Quicksilver by Callie Hart.
This month my two faves were The Trees by Percival Everett + Perfume & Pain by Anna Dorn (wildly different lol but both 5 stars for me)
Foster- Claire Keegan
Born to Run by Christopher Mcdougall
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (although this was the only book I read in January as I’m just getting back into reading)