2025 in Books

A running list of books that I read in 2025. The list was first included in my piece The Year I Stopped Reading Alone, and I thought it would be helpful to have the standalone list available.

January

• The Price of Time, by Tim Tigner
• Stolen Thoughts, by Tim Tigner

February

• Intermezzo, by Sally Rooney
• Misery, by Stephen King - Tahoe Book Club 🏔️

March

• The Beach, by Alex Garland - Tough Guy Book Club 💪
• Orphan X, by Gregg Hurwitz
• Still Life, by Sarah Winman - Tough Guy Book Club 💪

April

• James, by Percival Everett - Tahoe Book Club 🏔️
• The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness, by Andy McCullough
• The Return, by Rachel Harrison
• Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, by Sarah Wynn-Williams
• The Stranger, by Albert Camus - Tough Guy Book Club 💪

May

• Carrie, by Stephen King
• The Long Walk, by Stephen King - Part of a collection of The Bachman Books, along with Roadwork and The Running Man.
• Reaper Man, by Terry Pratchett - Tough Guy Book Club 💪

June

• The Secret Hours, by Mick Herron - Tahoe Book Club 🏔️
• Roadwork, by Stephen King - Part of a collection of The Bachman Books, along with The Long Walk and The Running Man.
• Jaws, by Peter Benchley - Tahoe Book Club 🏔️ Listened mostly via audiobook while on a road trip with my wife.
• Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt - Listened via audiobook while on a road trip with my wife.
• Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison - Tough Guy Book Club 💪

July

• [REDACTED], by [REDACTED] - I was a beta reader for a first-time novelist who's looking to get his work published. Hopefully someday I'll be able to tell you about this one! 🤞
• To Have and Have Not, by Ernest Hemingway - Tough Guy Book Club 💪
• Orbital, by Samantha Harvey
• The Running Man, by Stephen King - Part of a collection of The Bachman Books, along with The Long Walk and Road Work.

August

• Atmosphere, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Tapper's Day Off, by Dan Moren - Short story, part of The Galactic Cold War series, which you should check out if you like sci-fi and heist stories!