‘Tis the season for reflecting on a well-read year. So, after all that reading, which books are we still thinking about now? The truth is, the best book of the year is deeply personal to every reader.

Slate receives a commission when you purchase items using the links on this page. Thank you for your support. In a chaotic and distressing year, books provided a respite, a chance to commune with ...

The New Deal, George Selgin suggests, did not work the way most historians claim. This economist’s eye-opening analysis shows that the increased government centralization of the 1930s rarely resulted ...

Last week we published our annual list of 100 Notable Books; today, we winnow that list to the 10 Best Books of 2025. And now, we’re ready to discuss them. In this week’s episode, the Book Review ...

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Correction: This story has been updated to correct a misspelling of Erin Kodicek's name. Get ready to get your tissues out – Amazon’s best books of the year list is full of heartfelt weepers that will ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Fall is in full swing, and so are our seasonal book recs Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for ...

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It wasn’t that long ago that anime was niche and taboo. We remember when it was practically impossible to find merchandise, and official releases were far and few between. Cartoon Network’s Toonami ...

Featuring 276 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this issue: the 200 best children’s and 100 best YA books of 2025, author interviews, and much more One ...

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