emilyanaymark's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Percival Everett's Erasure is a blistering satire about race and writing

Thelonious "Monk" Ellison's writing career has bottomed out: his latest manuscript has been rejected by seventeen publishers, which stings all the more because his previous novels have been "critically acclaimed." He seethes on the sidelines of the literary establishment as he watches the meteoric success of We's Lives in Da Ghetto, a first novel by a woman who once visited "some relatives in Harlem for a couple of days." Meanwhile, Monk struggles with real family tragedies—his aged mother is fast succumbing to Alzheimer's, and he still grapples with the… show more.

WINNER OF WATERSTONES NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD
A TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT OF THE YEAR

'If you haven't read it, you're missing out' Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY

'One of the best debuts I've read in recent years . . . please rush out and buy it' ELIZABETH DAY
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In 1914, war feels far away to Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood. They're too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle - an all-consuming infatuation with the dreamy, poetic Ellwood - not having… show more.

For starters, everyone here is lying...

'Delicious and darkly glamorous' Lisa Jewell

'This is crime writing at its finest' Janice Hallett

'Lucy Foley is queen of the locked room mystery' Guardian

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In the shadow of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor hotel - and a sumptuous feast.

But as the candles are lit, tensions spark. Old animosities reignite.

This isn't a celebration, but a reunion.

And time someone got their just deserts...

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Laced with atmosphere and a chilling edge of folklore, The Midnight Feast is the delicious new murder mystery from Lucy… show more.