
Publishing news is quiet in this final stretch of the year, so here’s a snackable round-up of interesting bookish stuff. Grab a cup of something cozy and follow your curiosity.
🔪 The Women is the bestselling novel of the year. One critic calls it “almost unbearably bad.”
✍️ 50 contemporary poets name the best poetry they read in 2024
❤️ The Washington Post‘s Ron Charles reflects on four decades of marriage and shared bookshelves
🎆 New Yorker writers and contributors share the books they’re reading to start 2025
🥳 The 25 most anticipated books of 2025
📖 Or maybe these will be the best books of 2025























































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What are you reading this last weekend of the year? Let us know in the comments!