We kick off the new year in book news by talking about Book Riot's own list of the most anticipated books of 2025, a look at the whiteout that was the 2024 Goodreads Choices Awards before talking about All Fours (Jeff read it). And then some very brief reactions to Fourth Wing (we both read it).

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Book Riot’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025

The Unbearable Whiteness of the Goodreads Choice Awards

Federal judge strikes down portion of Arkansas book banning law that could have put librarians and booksellers in jail

Christopher Nolan’s next film is an adaptation of The Odyssey 

Constance Grady digs into whether there’s actually a crisis of men not reading

Jenna Bush Hager launches imprint with PRH

Katy Waldman Goes Deep on the Romantasy Plagiarism Case

All Fours by Miranda July

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

The Heart of Winter

Life in Three Dimensions by Shigehiro Oishi

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