# 2025: A Year of Reading in Review

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Podcast: [Close Reads Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-reads-podcast-5585685)
Published: 2025-12-31T19:55:51+00:00
Episode link: https://closereads.substack.com/p/2025-a-year-of-reading-in-review
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## Resource

Welcome to our longest episode of the year, during which we discuss our favorite reading experiences of the year, share our individual top five books, and drop some news about HQ books for 2026. Happy new year from all of us at Close Reads! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

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