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Best books of 2025: our experts share their picks Original

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By James Ley, Jo Case Verified, Alexander Howard, Alice Grundy, Allanah Hunt, Andrew Pippos, Carol Lefevre, Edwina Preston, Elizabeth Finkel, Emma Shortis, Euan Ritchie, Eve Vincent, Fiona Wright Verified, Intifar Sadiq Chowdhury, Jen Webb, Jindan Ni, John Long, John Quiggin, John Woinarski, Joelle Gergis, Julian Novitz, Juliet Rogers, Jumana Bayeh, Lynda Ng, Matthew Sharpe, Melanie Saward, Mia Martin Hobbs, Michelle Hamadache, Natalie Kon-yu, Nick Haslam, Peter Mares, Sandra Phillips, Sophie Gee, Tom Doig, Tony Hughes-D'Aeth, Vijay Mishra, Wanning Sun
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The end of the year means holiday celebrations, summer breaks … and for us, one important thing: best books lists. We asked 35 expert readers for their favourite picks, ranging from novelists to anthropologists, scientists to criminologists – and experts in politics, publishing and philosophy. The only rule? The book had to be published this year. And the Books & Ideas team are sharing our own best books of 2025.
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Who are the worst mothers in literature?

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By Suzy Freeman-Greene, Alexander Cothren, Alexander Howard, Ali Mohammad Alizadeh, Carol Lefevre, Edwina Preston, Jane Messer, Jen Webb, Julian Novitz, Natalie Kon-yu, Paul Giles, Robert Phiddian, Sophie Gee
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The first sentence of Anna Karenina is now a literary cliche, yet contains a nub of truth. “All happy families,” writes Leo Tolstoy, “resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Literature brims with thwarted parents wreaking havoc in unique ways. We’ve considered the worst fathers. Now we look at troubling mothers. A recent contender here is Arundhati Roy’s depiction of her tyrannical, infuriating yet seductive mother Mary in her new memoir.
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Who are the worst mothers in literature? Our experts weigh in

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By Suzy Freeman-Greene, Alexander Cothren, Alexander Howard, Ali Mohammad Alizadeh, Carol Lefevre, Edwina Preston, Jane Messer, Jen Webb, Julian Novitz, Natalie Kon-yu, Paul Giles, Robert Phiddian, Sophie Gee
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The first sentence of Anna Karenina is now a literary cliche, yet contains a nub of truth. “All happy families,” writes Leo Tolstoy, “resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Literature brims with thwarted parents wreaking havoc in unique ways. We’ve considered the worst fathers. Now we look at troubling mothers. A recent contender here is Arundhati Roy’s depiction of her tyrannical, infuriating yet seductive mother Mary in her new memoir.
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