Florian Steglich
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(20) Literary Hub, The Ultimate Best Books of 2025 List: lithub.com/the-ultimate...
The Ultimate Best Books of 2025 List
Happy List Season, children. I hope you’ve been good. Just like every year, I have arrived to present to you the Ultimate List, otherwise known as the List of Lists—in which I read all (or at…
lithub.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
(20) Literary Hub, The Ultimate Best Books of 2025 List: lithub.com/the-ultimate...
(19) Pen America, 15 Top Picks From the ‘Best of’ Lists: pen.org/best-books-o...
Best Books of 2025: 15 Top Picks From the ‘Best of’ Lists
What are the best books of 2025? We looked at the 2025 best book lists to find the best of the best, including "Audition," by Katie Kitamura.
pen.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
(19) Pen America, 15 Top Picks From the ‘Best of’ Lists: pen.org/best-books-o...
(18) Kirkus Reviews, Best Books of the Year: www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025/
Best of 2025 | Kirkus Reviews
www.kirkusreviews.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
(18) Kirkus Reviews, Best Books of the Year: www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025/
(17, 🇩🇪) Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Die 10 besten Romane 2025: www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/romane-liter...
10 herausragende Romane 2025: Literatur, die nachhallt
2025 zeigte, wie experimentierfreudig Gegenwartsliteratur ist. Autoren erkunden das Verhältnis von Mensch und Maschine oder graben in kolonialen Erinnerungen.
www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de
December 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
(17, 🇩🇪) Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Die 10 besten Romane 2025: www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/romane-liter...
(16) Time, The 10 Best Books of 2025: time.com/7333809/best...
The 10 Best Books of 2025
From "Heart the Lover" to "A Marriage at Sea," here are the top 10 books of the year
time.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
(16) Time, The 10 Best Books of 2025: time.com/7333809/best...
(15, 🇩🇪) F.A.Z., Die wichtigsten Romane des Jahres 2025 www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Die wichtigsten Romane des Jahres 2025
Elmiger und Wunnicke, Lüscher und Everett, Pynchon, Visky und Poladjan, Melle, Gospodinov und Matar: Welche Romane sollte man 2025 nicht verpasst haben? Zehn Empfehlungen.
www.faz.net
December 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
(15, 🇩🇪) F.A.Z., Die wichtigsten Romane des Jahres 2025 www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
(14, 🇩🇪) Die Zeit: Die 100 besten Bücher des Jahres: www.zeit.de/kultur/liter... (Abo nötig)
Buchempfehlungen: Sie wollen ein Buch verschenken? Hier finden Sie für jeden das beste
Vater, Oma, Freundin: Sind noch Wünsche offen? Beantworten Sie unsere Fragen – und wir finden unter den 100 besten Büchern des Jahres einen Volltreffer.
www.zeit.de
December 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
(14, 🇩🇪) Die Zeit: Die 100 besten Bücher des Jahres: www.zeit.de/kultur/liter... (Abo nötig)
(13) Vulture, The Best Books of 2025: www.vulture.com/article/best...
The Best Books of 2025
Even in a fractured media landscape, these books held our attention.
www.vulture.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
(13) Vulture, The Best Books of 2025: www.vulture.com/article/best...
(12) BBC, The 25 best books of 2025: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
The Director to Flesh: The 25 best books of 2025
From a "richly atmospheric" novella to a "virtuosic" debut – this is the very best fiction of the year, as chosen by BBC journalists.
www.bbc.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
(12) BBC, The 25 best books of 2025: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
(11) The New York Times, 10 Best Books of 2025: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/b... (gift link)
December 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
(11) The New York Times, 10 Best Books of 2025: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/b... (gift link)
(10) The Atlantic 10 - The books that made us think the most this year: www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
The Atlantic 10: The Best Books of 2025
The books that made us think the most this year
www.theatlantic.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
(10) The Atlantic 10 - The books that made us think the most this year: www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
(9) The Guardian, Best books of 2025, in 15 categories: www.theguardian.com/books/series...
Best books of 2025 | The Guardian
<p>The pick of 2025 in books, chosen by Guardian critics and writers</p>
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
(9) The Guardian, Best books of 2025, in 15 categories: www.theguardian.com/books/series...
(8) Financial Times, The best books of the year 2025 (actually 21 lists): www.ft.com/booksoftheye... (subscription needed)
The best books of the year 2025
From economics, politics and history to science, art, food and, of course, fiction — our annual round-up brings you top titles picked by FT writers and critics
www.ft.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
(8) Financial Times, The best books of the year 2025 (actually 21 lists): www.ft.com/booksoftheye... (subscription needed)
(7) Foreign Affairs, The Best of Books 2025: www.foreignaffairs.com/lists/best-b...
The Best of Books 2025
The very best of the hundreds of books on international politics, economics, and history that were featured in the magazine this year, selected by Foreign Affairs’ editors and book reviewers.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
(7) Foreign Affairs, The Best of Books 2025: www.foreignaffairs.com/lists/best-b...
(6) The New Yorker, The Best Books of 2025: www.newyorker.com/best-books-2... (subscription needed)
The Best Books of 2025
The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
www.newyorker.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
(6) The New Yorker, The Best Books of 2025: www.newyorker.com/best-books-2... (subscription needed)
(5) Best history books 2025 - BBC History Magazine’s Books of the Year: www.historyextra.com/magazine/his...
Best history books 2025: BBC History Magazine’s Books of the Year
In the roster of laudable history books published in 2025, authors tackled topics as diverse as Gaza, Indian partition, extinction, medieval and Stuart monarchs – even historians themselves. Here, a p...
www.historyextra.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
(5) Best history books 2025 - BBC History Magazine’s Books of the Year: www.historyextra.com/magazine/his...
(4) NPR, Books We Love 2025: apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
December 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
(4) NPR, Books We Love 2025: apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
(3) Artforum, Best of Books 2025: www.artforum.com/lists/best-o...
Books
Fourteen writers, artists, and scholars choose the year’s outstanding titles.
www.artforum.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
(3) Artforum, Best of Books 2025: www.artforum.com/lists/best-o...
(2) The Economist, The best books of 2025 (gift link): www.economist.com/culture/2025...
The best books of 2025
Gladiators and dictators, wolves and Beatles feature in our list this year
www.economist.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
(2) The Economist, The best books of 2025 (gift link): www.economist.com/culture/2025...
(1) The New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2025: www.nypl.org/spotlight/be...
www.nypl.org
December 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
(1) The New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2025: www.nypl.org/spotlight/be...