It’s been a while since I’ve made a reading list for myself (the last one was in 2017!), so I thought I’d make one for 2025. For this reading list, I tried to pick a mix of books I haven’t read before, as well as some I’ve been interested in re-reading; fiction and nonfiction. There’s also a mix of all sorts of genres; prose and graphic novels; and new and old books. Energy levels permitting, I plan to post reviews throughout the year for each book I read from this list, too.

So, without further ado, here’s my (alphabetized) list of books I plan to read in 2025!

My 2025 Reading List

  1. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
  2. The Dragonfly Gambit by A.D. Sui
  3. El Eternauta (AKA The Eternaut) by H.G. Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López [re-read]
  4. Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072 by Eman Abdelhadi and M. E. O’Brien
  5. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury [re-read]
  6. Fax from Sarajevo by Andy Kubert
  7. The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley [re-read – already reviewed here!]
  8. Green Angel & Green Witch by Alice Hoffman [re-read]
  9. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams [re-read]
  10. Iranian Love Stories by Jane Deuxard (illus. Deloupy; trans. Ivanka Hahnenberger) [reviewed here!]
  11. Jennifer Government by Max Barry [re-read] [reviewed here!]
  12. Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives by Amelia Possanza
  13. A Man’s Skin by Hubert (illus. Zanzim) [re-read]
  14. Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett [re-read]
  15. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder (illus. Nora Krug) [re-read] [reviewed here!]
  16. The Other Side of Tomorrow by Tina Cho (illus. Deb JJ Lee) [reviewed here!]
  17. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler [reviewed here!]
  18. Patriot by Alexei Navalny
  19. The Postman by David Brin
  20. The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
  21. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
  22. Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
  23. The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
  24. The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi [re-read]
  25. Where the Axe Is Buried by Ray Nayler

Wait, what?

Anyone who knows me knows that I read way more than 25 books in a year, so you may be wondering why this list is so short. The answer? I want to leave room for impulsivity and flexibility for when my brain needs a break from an assigned list, so I can pick up whatever books I want at the library or in random bookstores. Also… I have a much longer list of books that I own but haven’t read yet, and I *also* plan to read many of them this year:

What I’m Currently Reading:

Books I Own That I Haven’t Read Yet

I usually own somewhere between 25 and 40 books that I haven’t read at any given time. I tend to go through approximately 30-50 books from this category in a calendar year.

Books bought while adventuring:

Books bought at cons or gifted to me:

Books bought at the thrift store:

Books I found online:

If you end up reading any of these books, too, please share what you think!

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