(As shared on #LibFaves25) This was a top read for the year. Fantasy with so many twists - I loved it. I'm not even mad that it looks like a long wait for the sequel as this will be a fun one to reread (did the author signal some of those twists and I just missed the clues or... 🤔) 📚
THE RAVEN SCHOLAR has me in an absolute chokehold, what an incredibly well-paced jewel of a book, I love the feeling of looking at the 400 remaining pages & feeling the anticipatory loss of it coming to an end
January 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
(As shared on #LibFaves25) This was a top read for the year. Fantasy with so many twists - I loved it. I'm not even mad that it looks like a long wait for the sequel as this will be a fun one to reread (did the author signal some of those twists and I just missed the clues or... 🤔) 📚
Total of 57 books read in 2025, 18 fiction and 39 non-fiction (11 fewer than last year!).
My top non-fiction recommendations are:
▶ When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World by Jordan Thomas
...
#LibFaves25
My top non-fiction recommendations are:
▶ When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World by Jordan Thomas
...
#LibFaves25
January 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Total of 57 books read in 2025, 18 fiction and 39 non-fiction (11 fewer than last year!).
My top non-fiction recommendations are:
▶ When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World by Jordan Thomas
...
#LibFaves25
My top non-fiction recommendations are:
▶ When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World by Jordan Thomas
...
#LibFaves25
And, lastly, some of my favorite adult fiction that I read in 2025. #LibFaves25
January 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
And, lastly, some of my favorite adult fiction that I read in 2025. #LibFaves25
Some of my favorite adult graphic novels that I read in 2025. #LibFaves25
January 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Some of my favorite adult graphic novels that I read in 2025. #LibFaves25
Some of my favorite children and teen books that I read in 2025. #LibFaves25
January 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Some of my favorite children and teen books that I read in 2025. #LibFaves25
And a few more favorite adult nonfiction that I read in 2025 #LibFaves25
January 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
And a few more favorite adult nonfiction that I read in 2025 #LibFaves25
Here are my Favorite Adult Nonfiction Books of 2025 #LibFaves25
January 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Here are my Favorite Adult Nonfiction Books of 2025 #LibFaves25
I already miss checking #LibFaves25 every day. Check the thread for the spreadsheet of all posted entries! #ReadAdv #Booksky 📚
Drum roll please... the books have been tallied and with over 500 total votes and more than 350 unique titles mentioned, the favorite books of #LibFaves25 are:
December 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I already miss checking #LibFaves25 every day. Check the thread for the spreadsheet of all posted entries! #ReadAdv #Booksky 📚
Ah! Just realized the reason this didn’t get tallied in the final #libfaves25 list is because I didn’t use the correct hash tag. Sigh.
Day 10 of #libfaves: LIFE HACKS FOR A LITTLE ALIEN by Alice Franklin, a charming and poignant novel about what it feels like to grow up neurodivergent. A very different sort of coming of age tale that will have you alternating between laughter and tears.
December 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Ah! Just realized the reason this didn’t get tallied in the final #libfaves25 list is because I didn’t use the correct hash tag. Sigh.
Is there a version of the #libfaves25 spreadsheet that I might be able to read on a Mac? I don’t know what .ods is, but nothing happens when I try to open it.
December 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Is there a version of the #libfaves25 spreadsheet that I might be able to read on a Mac? I don’t know what .ods is, but nothing happens when I try to open it.
#Libfaves25 Honorable Mention:
SALT GREEN DEATH by Katarina Thorsen
This work of #GraphicMedicine is a masterpiece of archival research and the very way it is drawn highlights those efforts.
Dense, definitely not for the novice comics reader, but well worth the effort.
SALT GREEN DEATH by Katarina Thorsen
This work of #GraphicMedicine is a masterpiece of archival research and the very way it is drawn highlights those efforts.
Dense, definitely not for the novice comics reader, but well worth the effort.
December 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
#Libfaves25 Honorable Mention:
SALT GREEN DEATH by Katarina Thorsen
This work of #GraphicMedicine is a masterpiece of archival research and the very way it is drawn highlights those efforts.
Dense, definitely not for the novice comics reader, but well worth the effort.
SALT GREEN DEATH by Katarina Thorsen
This work of #GraphicMedicine is a masterpiece of archival research and the very way it is drawn highlights those efforts.
Dense, definitely not for the novice comics reader, but well worth the effort.
#Libfaves25 Honorable Mention:
DAEDALUS IS DEAD by Seamus Sullivan
This slim book grabbed me and wouldn't let me go. How reliable is a grieving, eternally tormented mind after all? A book I enjoyed so much that I picked up a signed copy at a bookstore to replace the ARC I got at ALA Annual.
DAEDALUS IS DEAD by Seamus Sullivan
This slim book grabbed me and wouldn't let me go. How reliable is a grieving, eternally tormented mind after all? A book I enjoyed so much that I picked up a signed copy at a bookstore to replace the ARC I got at ALA Annual.
December 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#Libfaves25 Honorable Mention:
DAEDALUS IS DEAD by Seamus Sullivan
This slim book grabbed me and wouldn't let me go. How reliable is a grieving, eternally tormented mind after all? A book I enjoyed so much that I picked up a signed copy at a bookstore to replace the ARC I got at ALA Annual.
DAEDALUS IS DEAD by Seamus Sullivan
This slim book grabbed me and wouldn't let me go. How reliable is a grieving, eternally tormented mind after all? A book I enjoyed so much that I picked up a signed copy at a bookstore to replace the ARC I got at ALA Annual.
Here are my #libfaves25 honorable mentions!
It was *soooo* difficult to narrow my favorites down to 10 titles. I struggled between a few, and kept flip-flopping. Titles and authors in the alt text!
It was *soooo* difficult to narrow my favorites down to 10 titles. I struggled between a few, and kept flip-flopping. Titles and authors in the alt text!
December 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Here are my #libfaves25 honorable mentions!
It was *soooo* difficult to narrow my favorites down to 10 titles. I struggled between a few, and kept flip-flopping. Titles and authors in the alt text!
It was *soooo* difficult to narrow my favorites down to 10 titles. I struggled between a few, and kept flip-flopping. Titles and authors in the alt text!
#Libfaves25 Honorable Mention:
IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI by George Takei, Steven Scott, Justin Eisinger, and Harmony Becker
Some of you know that I am feeling... frustrated with memoir as a major focus of comics right now. So when I say that IT RHYMES was one of my favorites, you KNOW it's great.
IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI by George Takei, Steven Scott, Justin Eisinger, and Harmony Becker
Some of you know that I am feeling... frustrated with memoir as a major focus of comics right now. So when I say that IT RHYMES was one of my favorites, you KNOW it's great.
December 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#Libfaves25 Honorable Mention:
IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI by George Takei, Steven Scott, Justin Eisinger, and Harmony Becker
Some of you know that I am feeling... frustrated with memoir as a major focus of comics right now. So when I say that IT RHYMES was one of my favorites, you KNOW it's great.
IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI by George Takei, Steven Scott, Justin Eisinger, and Harmony Becker
Some of you know that I am feeling... frustrated with memoir as a major focus of comics right now. So when I say that IT RHYMES was one of my favorites, you KNOW it's great.
Yesterday, was a bit much but I wanted to share. #libfaves25
December 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Yesterday, was a bit much but I wanted to share. #libfaves25
Day 10 #libfaves25: THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE by Frode Grytten. It’s just beautiful and has stuck with me since I finished it back in June!
December 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Day 10 #libfaves25: THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE by Frode Grytten. It’s just beautiful and has stuck with me since I finished it back in June!
I do have some #libfaves25 honorable mentions! I really enjoyed these!
December 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I do have some #libfaves25 honorable mentions! I really enjoyed these!
#LibFaves25 is up on the EarlyWord blog! www.earlyword.com/2025/12/18/l...
LibFaves 2025 - EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection
As is traditional with microblogging, book-loving librarians, we voted on our favorite reads of the year, this time on BlueSky. There were more than 500 votes cast and more than 350 unique titles ment...
www.earlyword.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#LibFaves25 is up on the EarlyWord blog! www.earlyword.com/2025/12/18/l...
#LibFaves25 honorable mentions, focusing on books that haven't been mentioned so far!
THE HONG KONG WIDOW by Kristen Loesch
RUN FOR THE HILLS by Kevin Wilson
HELM by Sarah Hall
THE MAD WIFE by Meagan Church
THE HONG KONG WIDOW by Kristen Loesch
RUN FOR THE HILLS by Kevin Wilson
HELM by Sarah Hall
THE MAD WIFE by Meagan Church
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#LibFaves25 honorable mentions, focusing on books that haven't been mentioned so far!
THE HONG KONG WIDOW by Kristen Loesch
RUN FOR THE HILLS by Kevin Wilson
HELM by Sarah Hall
THE MAD WIFE by Meagan Church
THE HONG KONG WIDOW by Kristen Loesch
RUN FOR THE HILLS by Kevin Wilson
HELM by Sarah Hall
THE MAD WIFE by Meagan Church
Also wanted to say, we did our best to catch all the books mentioned, but I know there were a couple glitches with the hashtag not updating right away sometimes, so sorry if we missed anyone’s vote! #LibFaves25
And here is the incredible spreadsheet full of awesome book recommendations to make your TBR explode! Happy reading, everyone! #LibFaves25 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#LibFaves25_final
docs.google.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Also wanted to say, we did our best to catch all the books mentioned, but I know there were a couple glitches with the hashtag not updating right away sometimes, so sorry if we missed anyone’s vote! #LibFaves25
And I stuck to adult titles for my main list because it would be impossible for me if I integrated kids and teen stuff, too, but here are just a few of my favs for honorable mentions #LibFaves25
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
And I stuck to adult titles for my main list because it would be impossible for me if I integrated kids and teen stuff, too, but here are just a few of my favs for honorable mentions #LibFaves25
Believe it or not, even this was not all my 5 star reads this year. So many good books!! My honorable mentions for #LibFaves25
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Believe it or not, even this was not all my 5 star reads this year. So many good books!! My honorable mentions for #LibFaves25
#LibFaves25 Thank goodness for honorable mentions!
IN OPEN CONTEMPT and BLACK IN BLUES have become a pair in my mind and transformed my thinking
LET THEM STARE is my YA standout for being authentically oneself
THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH is a propulsive “Princess saves herself” and others
IN OPEN CONTEMPT and BLACK IN BLUES have become a pair in my mind and transformed my thinking
LET THEM STARE is my YA standout for being authentically oneself
THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH is a propulsive “Princess saves herself” and others
December 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
#LibFaves25 Thank goodness for honorable mentions!
IN OPEN CONTEMPT and BLACK IN BLUES have become a pair in my mind and transformed my thinking
LET THEM STARE is my YA standout for being authentically oneself
THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH is a propulsive “Princess saves herself” and others
IN OPEN CONTEMPT and BLACK IN BLUES have become a pair in my mind and transformed my thinking
LET THEM STARE is my YA standout for being authentically oneself
THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH is a propulsive “Princess saves herself” and others
The tallying is over, but the fun doesn't have to stop! Keep using the hashtag today to mention your honorable mention titles-- those books you loved that didn't quite make your top 10. #LibFaves25
December 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The tallying is over, but the fun doesn't have to stop! Keep using the hashtag today to mention your honorable mention titles-- those books you loved that didn't quite make your top 10. #LibFaves25
And here is the incredible spreadsheet full of awesome book recommendations to make your TBR explode! Happy reading, everyone! #LibFaves25 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#LibFaves25_final
docs.google.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
And here is the incredible spreadsheet full of awesome book recommendations to make your TBR explode! Happy reading, everyone! #LibFaves25 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...