It's the end of the year! Which means: best-of lists, abounding. Maybe you've seen our Favorite Books of 2025 list, or our Best (Old) Books We Read in 2025 list, or the 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025 list spearheaded by Miriam Gershow? Whether or not you've combed the lists, we've got some staff here to share some of their favorite reads from 2025 and then a chat with Miriam about putting together this ambitious Small Press list!

(If you want to participate in the 2026 Small Press list, more details at Miriam's site here!)

A very happy holidays to all of you from all of us — what a great year in reading, and what an even better year we've got coming up in 2026!

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