# Ryan's Favourite Books of 2025

An episode of [The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1739774309), 29 Nov 2025, 1 h 02 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/660fe69ccb989b001791cf61/e/692ad9b41fefdf75e3be224d/media.mp3

In this live special, Ryan shares his favourite fiction and non-fiction books and authors of 2025. Fiction: The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey The names by Florence Knapp Fair Play by Louise Hegarty Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell, Wellness by Nathan Hill Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz The Wildelings by Lisa Harding The Elements by John Boyne It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara The Black Wolf by Louise Penny The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’ Connor In Memoriam by Alice Winn One of Us by Elizabeth Day The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jónasson Non-Fiction: The Zorg by Siddharth Kara The Einstein Vendetta by Thomas Harding Remnants of Our Past by Deirdre O’Neill Wings by Paul McCartney The Walking Effect by Karl Henry Three Castles Burning: A History of Dublin in Twelve Streets by Donal Fallon 2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf Brought to you by Ballymore. Follow the show: Instagram: @bookshelfpodcast TikTok: @bookshelfpodcast Follow Ryan: Instagram: @instatubridy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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