AIR MAIL’s 10 Best Books of 2025
The story of the man who created Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; a bio of William F. Buckley Jr.; a revealing look inside Facebook; a slice of New York history that laid the groundwork for Zohran Mamdani; and more holiday nonfiction reading for every taste!
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This week, don’t miss the true story of a family wilderness trip gone wrong, a re-examination of one of Britain’s most misunderstood monarchs, and an illustrated guide to Broadway
E Is for Edward
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Dog Show
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This week, don’t miss Walter Isaacson’s deep dive into the sentence that birthed a nation: “We hold these truths to be self-evident … ”
Travel Route 66
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Love Johnny Carson
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Too Big to Fail’s Prequel, of Sorts
Andrew Ross Sorkin pieced together forgotten diaries and letters to reveal the Shakespearean characters behind the 1929 financial crash—and how they set the stage for Jamie Dimon and Elon Musk
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This week, don’t miss the adventures of the Yiddish Sherlock Holmes, a memoir from the restaurateur behind Nobu, and a crime novel set in a gritty Rust Belt town
Permanent Attraction
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This week, don’t miss Geoff Dyer’s memoir of growing up in postwar England, a Pulitzer-winning nature writer’s account of summers in Newfoundland, and a story of a Taoist priest visiting the Mayans
A Quiet Evening
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This week, don’t miss a look into the year that defined World War II, a children’s book about Indian cuisine, and a biography of an American nature writer
Ken Follett’s World Without End
The Welsh thriller author on producing such a vast archive—and the lure of Stonehenge, the subject of his latest book
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Mick Herron’s Horse Sense
The Slow Horses author on the inspiration for Jackson Lamb, taking a page out of Stephen King’s book, and what his third act would look like
Hex and the City
Jonathan Mahler reveals how the late 1980s in the city foreshadowed this year’s mayoral race—and the Trump presidency
Martin Cruz Smith
The crime novelist persevered through Parkinson’s disease for decades to create his richly imagined Arkady Renko series—including the final installment, Hotel Ukraine
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This week, don’t miss a transfixing chronicle of the nuclear age, a look back at Cambridge’s queer history, and a portrait of everyday life in war-torn Ukraine
Ellmann’s Joyce
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