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Open wide: These are the best books of 2025

Marieke Hardy is a writer, broadcaster and former panelist on the ABC’s First Tuesday Book Club.

Hardy’s passion and enthusiasm for the books she loves is contagious. But she’s also direct and unapologetic when a book isn’t for her, so you always know that when she recommends something, it’s going to be worth your time.

Her list of favourite books starts with a sprawling novel about friendship and love – and winds its way through so many other huge themes: Grief, violence, war, and how the internet has ruined us.

Today, Marieke Hardy with her five favourite books of 2025.

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