1 December 2025
We found out the favourite 2025 books of 35 expert readers – and the Books & Ideas team shares our own picks, too.
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1 Dec: Oscar Piastri's hopes of winning the F1 title suffered a hammer blow after McLaren's strategy error in Qatar, but there is still hope. Here's how the Aussie can upset the odds in Abu Dhabi's decider.... more
1 Dec: One of the most critically acclaimed playwrights of our age, Tom Stoppard, has died at 88. He assumed his audience was as well read and inquisitive as he was.... more
1 Dec: The 43-year-old pop star won the first season of American Idol back in 2002, and Simon - who served as a judge on the TV show - thinks she was the perfect person to win the inaugural series.... more
1 Dec: The 56-year-old director has revealed he held onto a portable record player which featured in the film but he realised it was missing when he was putting together memorabilia for an exhibition in London and he is convinced it's been pinched.... more
