10 must-reads for 2025

Certainly, a book to get your nose stuck into in 2025. If you think it's about tech and Microsoft, think again - 'Source Code' is a more personal look at Mr Gates' life from childhood to friendships and the start of how he started. Who knew at that point the legacy he would leave the world?

Could Tina Knowles be the mom to the most famous woman in the world? How did she raise two superstar daughters? This is Beyoncé and Solange's mother's chance to tell her own story, the lessons she learned, and revealing the story of her own personal upbringing.

'Wicked' has not only been an extraordinary success at the box office on screen, but the musical itself has won awards and earned its hype. The story is about the witches from 'The Wizard of Oz' and Gregory Maguire's next book serves as the backstory to young Elphaba before her powers took hold.

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'One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This' is the nonfiction debut of award-winning novelist Omar El Akkad. The question this book asks is, 'What does it mean to be an American right now'? Revealing what was - and now is - the American dream and how past events have shaped the people and communities, the writer delves into the people's compassion and empathy after the War on Terror, Black Lives Matter, and G a z a.

One that may be shocking by title, but the book itself is thrilling and chaotic. Editor and writer, Sally Tamarkin said she "will be reading Zee Carlstrom’s debut novel Make Sure You Die Screaming as soon as I can get my hands on it. The book is about an unnamed nonbinary narrator who has recently burned out of corporate America and embarks on a road trip in a stolen car to find their conspiracy theorist father".

Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Bill Gates takes centre stage with her latest book, 'The Next Day'. She told TIME in June, "I feel like, Wow, I’m 60. I better surround myself with people and still travel [so that] I’m still absolutely learning, because the world is moving, the world is changing." Expect to read into her life and soul as she highlights the lessons she has learned.

A novel that has huge promise by Pulitzer Prize-winning author of more than twenty novels. Following a divorced mother as she supports (and struggles!) with her daughters wedding, this book is light hearted but certainly offers an insight into modern marriage, divorce and family relations.

Another writer is expressing their loss of faith in American institutions. Less a book and more a collection of essays, Kreizman (right in the photo) delves into what it truly means to be a 'good democrat' and her change in opinion from being a 'goody two-shoes' to believing you have to break a few rules to make this world a more equitable place.

You probably know Grammer as Fraiser from 'Cheers', but do you know about the tragedy in his past? The six-time Emmy award-winning actor and comedian’s 18-year-old sister was abused and killed in 1975 and now he is finally telling the full story. This is a poignant and emotional title for your 2025 reading list.

Aging is especially complicated for famous women. How many Hollywood women are still looking as young as they were in the 1980s? The actress is now, at 59 years old, offering readers a chance to see the real challenge of aging through the eyes of someone who has faced true ageism throughout her career. 'Empowering, optimistic, and insightful, this is the perspective on midlife we’ve been craving', Oprah Daily tells us.

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