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Favorite Books of 2025: Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan

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As the end of the year approaches, Ann Patchett, author and owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, and Maureen Corrigan, professor and book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, reveal their favorite books of 2025 for PBS Newshour, which include The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny (Hogarth, 2025) by Kiran Desai, The Antidote (Knopf, 2025) by Karen Russell, Mother Mary Comes to Me (Scribner, 2025) by Arundhati Roy, and A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction (Ecco, 2025) by Elizabeth McCracken.

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Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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PBS NewsHour
Ann Patchett
Maureen Corrigan
book recommendations
Karen Russell
Arundhati Roy
Kiran Desai
Elizabeth McCracken
January/February 2026

Summer Reads From Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan

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In this PBS NewsHour video, Ann Patchett, author and owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, and Maureen Corrigan, professor and book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, offer recommendations for summer reading, including The Satisfaction Café (Scribner, 2025) by Kathy Wang, King of Ashes (Flatiron Books, 2025) by S. A. Cosby, and A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck (Riverhead Books, 2025) by Sophie Elmhirst.

Genre: 
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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PBS NewsHour
Ann Patchett
Maureen Corrigan
book recommendations
summer reading
2025

Isaac Fitzgerald on What to Read

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In this Today Show video, Isaac Fitzgerald, author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts (Bloomsbury, 2022), recommends books to read for the coming year, including Erasure by Percival Everett, Anna O by Matthew Blake, and 1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round by Jami Attenberg.

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Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
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Isaac Fitzgerald
Today Show
book recommendations
Percival Everett
Jami Attenberg
Matthew Blake
2024
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