Natalia’s Books of the Year 2025
Selected by the Bookshop
My favourite books this year have been a mixed batch: from crime to historical fiction, from a graphic novel to a ghost story. My Book of the Year is The Café with No Name by Robert Seethaler, a book I would be happy to give to all as a present, anytime of the year.
Liv’s Book of the Year 2025
‘Preciado has long been one of my literary heroes and this long-anticipated book is him at his best; a scathing vision of contemporary life written in an idiom of such tenderness and hope.’
From the publisher:
A wondrous, elemental novel from ‘a writer of show-stopping genius’ (Guardian).Helm is a ferocious, mischievous wind — a subject of folklore and wonder, who has blasted the sublime landscape of the Eden Valley since the…
Gayle’s Book of the Year 2025
‘An almost unbearably accurate trip inside the spiralling mind of a young woman experiencing the exhilaration and anxiety of first love – funny, tender and, at times, excruciating, I can’t wait to see what Armstrong does next.’
From the publisher:
A mesmerising portrait of a young man confined in by his class and the ghosts of his family's past, dreaming of artistic fulfilment. It confirms Benjamin Wood as an exceptional talent in British literature.'A huge talent' Hilary…
From the publisher:
Diane Seuss’s signature voice – audacious in its honesty, virtuosic in its artistry, outsider in its attitude – has become one of the most original in contemporary poetry. Her latest collection takes its title, Modern…
From the publisher:
The Good Story may be every story you write, but the Good Story is also not your story. Dog Days considers why we tell stories the way we do, and how we might tell them otherwise. Combining memoir and essay, cultural criticism and…
From the publisher:
David Wojnarowicz, one of the most provocative artists of his generation, explores memory, violence, and the erotism of public space—all under the specter of AIDS.Here are David Wojnarowicz’s most intimate stories and…
From the publisher:
‘A total joy to read.’ SARAH BAKEWELL‘Thrillingly intelligent and original . . . A breakthrough in biographical form.’ EDMUND GORDON‘A discerning literary biography and a page-turning…
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