Booksology “I think when you physically bring people together and the anonymity goes away, all of a sudden there’s a responsibility on them. It’s a completely different dynamic,” he says. “Let’s bring people back together and have a good debate, civilly and peacefully, understanding that everyone deserves respect, regardless of what they think..
May he be successful in his endeavors.
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booker is coming
The 2025 Booker Prize will be announced at a ceremony starting at 4:30pm ET today (livestream here). Kiran Desai’s ‘The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny’ seems to be the reader’s favourite, while the guessers favor Andrew Miller’s ‘Winterland’. While we wait for the announcement, hear the stories behind this year’s fiction finalists.
Book designers reveal the best book covers of 2025
In a year when sprees and commercial romantic comedies all looked the same, unique book covers really stood out. Reader’s Digest asked three professional designers to choose the best book covers of the year. There were some interesting trends among the 12 featured titles. What was the highlight of 2025?!
Speculation about this year’s book
2025 was a bit of a strange year in the books. Last year James was running the table so there were no big novels this year. Also, paradigm-shifting non-fiction works like 2024’s Anxious Generation and celebrity memoirs have not appeared. The field is wide open. Want to predict what Book of the Year will be in 2025?
