"Each year around this time, we ask the staff of Scientific American to recommend the best books they read this year. Here are the 67 new favorites and old classics that kept us turning the pages in 2025. Happy reading! On supporting science journalism If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing."
"Apocalypse: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futuresby Lizzie WadeHarper (Tags: History) This was such an upbeat book about apocalypses! I learned a ton and got a much smarter sense of what people really experienced during these extreme scenarios. Meghan Bartels, Senior Reporter Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining Americaby Elie MystalThe New Press (Tags: Policy) A clearly structured and compellingly argued takedown of 10 terrible laws that could easily be fixed by simply revoking them."
A curated list of 67 notable books for 2025 spans nonfiction, fiction, and backlist recommendations. Each entry provides the title, author, publisher, topical tags, and a short commentary explaining the book's themes and why it resonated. Nonfiction selections range from historical treatments of catastrophe to policy critiques and family memoirs. Fiction and backlist picks include recent favorites and classic reads. Short blurbs and tag labels guide readers toward subjects like history, policy, memoir, and science, offering diverse options for varied reading interests and discovery across genres.
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