Barnes & Noble Announces 2025 Book of the Year Finalists and Top Picks

Barnes & Noble announced the finalists for their 2025 Book of the Year, featuring a diverse range of titles including fiction, puzzles, and self-help, with Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser favored to win. The Booker Prize Foundation is launching a new children's book award in 2027 with a £50,000 prize, and an annotated edition of Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer memoir is set to be released in 2026, highlighting ongoing discussions around gender and sexuality.