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The best music books of 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/05/the-best-music-books-of-2025 #Bestbooksoftheyear #Biographybooks #TupacShakur #Musicbooks #Culture #Spotify #Books #Music
The best music books of 2025

From an enraging indictment of Spotify to Del Amitri frontman Justin Currie’s account of Parkinson’s and a compelling biography of Tupac Shakur, here are five titles that strike a chord

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The best poetry books of 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/05/the-best-poetry-books-of-2025 #Bestbooksoftheyear #SimonArmitage #SeamusHeaney #Bestbooks #Culture #Poetry #Books
The best poetry books of 2025

From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan Ravinthiran

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Culture | The Guardian USDec 4
The best memoirs and biographies of 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/04/best-memoirs-biographies-2025-anthony-hopkins-kathy-burke-margaret-atwood-josephine-baker #Autobiographyandmemoir #Bestbooksoftheyear #Biographybooks #Culture #Books
The best memoirs and biographies of 2025

Anthony Hopkins and Kathy Burke on acting, Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon on politics, plus Margaret Atwood on a life well lived

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Five of the best young adult books of 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/04/five-of-the-best-young-adult-books-of-2025-kate-mosse-nathanael-lessore-moira-buffini-david-roberts #Bestbooksoftheyear #Youngadult #Culture #Books
Five of the best young adult books of 2025

LGBTQ+ activism, online alter egos, feminist trailblazers and more

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Culture | The Guardian USDec 4
The five best romance books of 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/04/five-best-romance-books-2025-ali-hazelwood-bolu-babalola-jessica-stanley #Bestbooksoftheyear #Romancebooks #Bestbooks #Culture #Fiction #Books
The five best romance books of 2025

A tricky age gap, a dose of wedding day drama, literary love affairs, office rivals and the sexy side of Brexit

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Science | The GuardianDec 3
The best science and nature books of 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/03/best-science-nature-books-2025-sadiah-qureshi-robert-macfarlane-eric-topol #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Scienceandnaturebooks #Bestbooksoftheyear #Environment #Geography #Culture #Science #Books
The best science and nature books of 2025

From the threat of superintelligent AI to the dangers of overdiagnosis; plus the evolution of language and the restless genius of Francis Crick

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The best graphic novels of 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/02/best-graphic-novels-2025-anders-nilsen-michael-d-kennedy-gareth-brookes #Comicsandgraphicnovels #Bestbooksoftheyear #Bestbooks #Culture #Books
The best graphic novels of 2025

Alison Bechdel and Joe Sacco return; plus Black Country cowboys, vengeful gods and an angling classic reimagined

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The best crime and thrillers of 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/02/best-thrillers-2025-mick-herron-slow-horses-belinda-bauer-uketsu #Bestbooksoftheyear #Crimefiction #Thrillers #Bestbooks #Culture #Fiction #Books
The best crime and thrillers of 2025

Mick Herron’s Slow Horses, Belinda Bauer’s obsessive world of bird egg collectors, Uketsu’s innovative Japanese detective mystery – and more

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Brittle Paper has unveiled their yearly celebration of the best African storytelling: 100 books that made an impact across genres and countries.

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Culture | The Guardian USDec 6, 2024
Five of the best music books of 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/dec/06/best-music-books-2024-music-jon-savage-ian-wade-will-hodgkinson-vivienne-goldman-questlove #Autobiographyandmemoir #Bestbooksoftheyear #Bestbooksof2024 #Biographybooks #2024inCulture #LGBTQ+rights #Musicbooks #Popandrock #Culture #Hip-hop #Reggae #Books #Music
Five of the best music books of 2024

From stories of queer artists reshaping the pop landscape to an insider’s view of Tupac and Biggie, the highlights of a tuneful year

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