Last day of #LibFaves25 is THE QUEER THING ABOUT SIN. A real sweet spot for both experts and casual readers. It fundamentally altered my views of the origins of homophobia and would have deeply helped and comforted me as a young, queer religious guy trying to sort out the whole snarl.

Penultimate #LibFaves25 is MY FRIENDS. Backman's smooth as silk writing always makes even the most sentimental moments feel unhackneyed and this one has just enough twists about each character's life that you'd be hard pressed to anticipate just about anything in it.

Day 8 #LibFaves25 is THE ROAD TO TENDER HEARTS. I love a book of an older protag getting a new chance at life and also reluctant sudden parents (see also The Guncle, Nothing to See Here).

Day 7 of #LibFaves25 WE COULD BE RATS. I love everything Emily Austin writes (can't wait for her upcoming one featuring a librarian!), and this one is just so sharp and clever

Choice for day 6 of #LibFaves25 is GREENTEETH. Read this fairly early this year and still am thinking about this lovely reworking of a monster and the story's delicate thinking through of agency.

My Day 5 of #LibFaves25 is RUTH. Absolute catnip for me--snippets from a life finding all the meaning in the small moments, laugh out loud funny, and treating religion and its believers with the right blend of tenderness and exasperation.

Day 4 of #LibFaves25 is A TOWN WITH HALF THE LIGHTS ON. Epistolary-ish novel that hilariously and tenderly nails the different voices of characters, the weirdness of small towns, and the erosion of snobbery when you find a place you belong.

#LibFaves25 Day 3: MAX IN THE LAND OF LIES. While I perhaps loved the first book more, this second one is a deeply powerful, wrenching holocaust story that connects with readers. When son is a few years older, this duology will certainly be an excellent way to spark conversations.

Day 2 of #LibFaves25: IF ANYONE BUILDS IT, EVERYONE DIES. At a campus pushing hard for AI-fluency without much detail on what that means yet and a general grumbler about AI, this alarming look at a very plausible future unless we quickly make some big decisions is truly horrifying.

My pick for day 1 for #LibFaves25 is THE USUAL DESIRE TO KILL. It's riotously funny, but then sweetly tender and could easily have been written about my family.

On one hand, good for cleveland.com to admit the use of AI. on other hand, why is this buried at the bottom of the article and not in the byline? Also what assistance? What model? These things matter!

The context for this is a LDS theological stance that your ancestors are waiting the proxy ordinances you can submit their names for. But honestly, this ad sorta makes it sound like they are ghosts caught in your house. Also "Time is short. We are waiting" could be the tagline of a horror film.

This 1937 Time profile of a lady bank president is amazing. First of all what does "no gusher, she" even mean? It calls her "the prettiest" and comments on the color of her eyes. But the best bit is when you can practically hear her sigh when she says there are 75 other women bank presidents.

Bring back reporting like this!

Sure you all say you're going to flee to Canada as refugees, but is it a family tradition for you? Arza Judd, my 4th great-grandpa hopped across from Vermont in 1793 to "obtain His Majesties Protection".

In 1936, marketers really thought this is what "an ageless thirty-two" looked like. Just in case you're feeling like you're aging poorly!