Happy Friday, PW Picks subscribers! This week, in addition to our usual slate of editors' picks—which includes a feminist-leaning knight's tale, a dizzying catalog of New York City architecture, and a gruesome, anti-colonial graphic novel—my colleagues and I are bringing you our picks for the 150 best books of the year. From stimulating literary fiction to heart-stopping horror and (far) beyond, 2025 was a banner year. We've been deliberating for weeks. Have fun diving in.
Elsewhere, we've got an interview with Francesca Wade about her innovative new Gertrude Stein biography, plus chats with authors about Plato-as-populist and the "sensuousness" of mushroom hunting.
—Conner Reed
Starred Reviews Releasing Next WeekCheck out all the books to receive starred PW reviews that are hitting shelves next week. more
Artificial Constructs: PW Talks with Francesca WadeThe author discusses Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife, a sprawling, experimental look at the life and legacy of the great modernist writer. more
Zombie Ants and Trumpets of Death: PW Talks with Maria PintoIn Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless, the naturalist and forager combines memoir, reporting, and nature. more
What Is Politics For?: PW Talks with Angie HobbsIn Why Plato Matters Now, the University of Sheffield philosophy professor considers what the ancient thinker might have to say about free speech, fake news, and populism today. more
How This Is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Díaz Got MadeAn inside look at the publication process for the author’s debut novel. more
with Carmen Joy Imes
What is the place of the church in the modern world? This is the question we put to Carmen Joy Imes, whose new book, 'Becoming God’s Family: Why the Church Still Matters' (IVP Academic), publishes in October. (Sponsored) MORE »
The EverlastingBy Alix E. Harrow (Tor)
To my absolute delight, there have been a lot of fantasy books lately about lady knights. This one—featuring academia, time travel, and the distance between face and legend—might be my favorite of the lot. —Phoebe Cramer, SFF, horror, and romance reviews editor
New York 2020: Architecture and Urbanism at the Beginning of a New CenturyBy Robert A.M. Stern, David Fishman, and Jacob Tilove (Monacelli)
This massive tome is utterly fascinating – an encyclopedia of every building built in New York from 2000 to 2020! I could page through it for hours. —Dana Snitzky, history and current affairs reviews editor
By Nihaarika Negi and Joe Bocardo (The Lab Press)
This elevated historical horror comic from an erudite Indian filmmaker is gorgeously gruesome. In a famine-stricken Bombay under British rule, where mutant creatures are starving, a Hindi flesh-eater seduces a photographer hired by her captors to document torture—revealing the real monsters of desire. Newcomer Lab Press is bringing in high-class talent and high-end production values to a focused graphic novel list. This is a standout from their first season's offerings. —Meg Lemke, comics and graphic novels reviews editor
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Under Siege: My Family's Fight to Save Our Nation
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1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--And How It Shattered a Nation
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, Book 4) (Interactive Illustrated Edition)
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Gone Before Goodbye
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Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm
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Mate
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The Secret of Secrets
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