Good Books To Read 2025. As we approach the halfway point of 2025, it is a great time to reflect on the books that stood out the most. These questions and more drive the best books of the year so far, a crop of novels, memoirs, and essay collections that tackle love, loss, friendship, and more.

New year, new books to read in 2025! Summer books 2025 draws together recommendations from ft writers and critics across a wide range of subjects — from economics and politics to tech, poetry.