Favourite and Best: Our Books of 2025 • #184
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The hosts celebrate their favorite reads of 2025 and discuss new book club ideas and recommendations for the festive season.
We're celebrating the end of the year with a look back over our favourite reads of 2025, from new releases to backlist gems, best book club books, best non-fiction, best comfort reads and more. Between us we read over 350 books in 2025. Listen in to hear the ones we loved best. We've also got a radical new idea for a book club involving cold-water swimming and the works of Robert B. Parker, and how to embrace DNFing without guilt. Join us for recommendations to see you through the festive season and set your new reading year off in style. With Phil Chaffee and Sarah Oliver Serious Readers Take advantage of Serious Readers offer. Head to seriousreaders.com/bcr and use the code BCR at checkout for £150 off any HD light. Patreon Head to Patreon.com/thebookclubreview for all the benefits of membership and how to sign up. You can also buy someone gift membership at https://www.patreon.com/thebookclubreview/gift Booklist Mother Mary Come to Me by Arundhati Roy The Silver Book by Olivia Laing Crudo by Olivia Laing Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngoze Adiche The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai Heart the Lover by Lily King Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley The Transit of…
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