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Every year, whether you need it or not (heck, whether I need it or not!), I post a list of what I consider to be the best books I've read in the previous twelve months. I don't set myself an arbitrary number like ten. If I read a hundred fantastic books, you'll see a list of a hundred. If I read a single book worth recommending, you'll just see one. This year, there are seven. I'll be blabbing a bit about each one on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky, so follow me there if you're not already doing so. Here are the seven exceptional books I read that I heartily encourage you to check out… - Song of Spider-Man by Glen Berger - Apple in China by Patrick McGee - Stone Junction by Jim Dodge - The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton - When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy - Slow Horses by Mick Herron - Small World by Tabitha King

I'm currently reading Jim Dodge's Stone Junction, from the halcyon days of 1990. I have to be honest with you: at a hundred pages in, I'm not even 100% certain what this book is about, but it's so gorgeously written and off-the-rails bonkers that I'm just along for the ride! (This piece comes from my newsletter, which goes out monthly. For more stuff like this, and to get it first, sign up here!) Read the full article