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26 December, 2025

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BBC History Magazine

2025 books of the year

Did you know that Thomas Müntzer, leader of the German Peasants’ War in 1525, used a rainbow flag to rally his followers? It’s an aptly exuberant image for the radical charisma of Müntzer, and for the

Country Life

The best books of the year

COUNTRY LIFE reviewers reveal the works that impressed and absorbed them in 2025

The Week UK

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Best books… Elizabeth Gilbert The author of the ...

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Rowdy forest animals, cosmic questions and wig-loving goths – the kids’ books of 2025 have got it all

It’s another classic from the much-loved Belfast writer/illustrator Jeffers, known for Lost and Found and The Way Back Home. This one is about a little girl, Bridget, who has a birthday. She would lik