"If we were to anthropomorphize the best books of 2025 according to our editors, we'd find ourselves amongst a crowd of strange bedfellows to say the least. A satirical merman bodice-ripper; a single night spent carousing with Tokyo's chain-smoking, bebopping jazz crowd; and a tell-all memoir from the matriarch herself, Tina Knowles, all have plum spots on this list and on our shelves."
"The joy of compiling our editors' favorite reads from this year is not unlike the giddiness of putting together a Christmas wish list. Unconstrained by any rubric other than our own enjoyment, these books reached us from across decades, language barriers, and genres; joined us on some of the best trips we've taken this year; and made our travel snafus and flight delays a little easier to bear."
The collection of favored 2025 books is eclectic, mixing satire, memoir, and international fiction. Titles include a satirical merman bodice-ripper, a single-night Tokyo jazz novel, and Tina Knowles's tell-all memoir. Many selections are slim volumes convenient for travel and easily fit in a carry-on. The books originate from different decades, languages, and genres, and accompanied readers on trips from Costa Rican beaches to cross-country trains. Several selections eased travel mishaps and flight delays. The list totals nineteen titles and emphasizes reliable, funny, and enthralling reads that serve as strong travel companions.
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