Archive - FictionMatters

Best Books of 2025 (so far)

The new releases that have a hold on us, halfway through the year

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Reading in Public No. 78: Margin Notes for Brandy Sour by Constantia Soteriou

On allowing allusions to provide a reading foundation

Jun 25 •

Old and new books for eclectic summer reading

Maddie and Liz dish on their PSRG picks

Jun 20 •

51:14

Reading in Public No. 77: Literary elitism and literary egalitarianism

My journey through the spectrum of book snobbery and why I don't equate taste with virtue

Jun 18 •

A classic revisited and a perplexing work of true crime

Plus the podcast and TV show making me smile and exercising our attention

Jun 15 •

Friday Mood Recs: 10 books from the queer canon for Pride Month and beyond

Classic texts that explore queer identity and longing

Jun 13 •

Reading in Public No. 76: If you don't have a complete sentence, you don't have a complete idea

One simple way to think more deeply about books

Jun 11 •

A revelatory reread and a haunting ending

Plus the start of the best books (so far) lists and a new Gatsby reimagining

Jun 8 •

Friday Mood Recs: Playing favorites with the 2025 Paperback Summer Reading Guide

Plus our summer Margin Notes schedule

Jun 6 •

Staving off a slump with quick reads

Ranked Reading Recap | May 2025

Jun 4 •

26:56

Three books to breeze through

Plus a quick family getaway and the best reviewed books of May

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Summer reading vibes and summer reading guides

This Month in Books | May 2025

May 30 •

56:46

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