My 2025 Reading List Gregg Borodaty

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Nov 2, 2025, 9:40 AM

It’s time for the 12th edition of my annual reading list. I like to put together the list as way to document my reading goals for the year and to collect any suggestions or recommendations you might have based on the types of books I... Similar to recent years, I’m maintaining two lists. The first list is my fun reads, which are generally fictional works from the science fiction genre. I read these books for entertainment, although there are distinct reasons why the list leans towards science fiction that you can read about here. My morning reads is the list that I use for learning.

The themes are primarily personal development, health and wellness, and business. The guidelines I use to comprise each of these lists are included at the end of this post. My ‘Want to Read’ list on Goodreads had 205 books on it to start the year which, believe it or not, is an improvement from last year when there over 220 books on it. I generally read about 30 books in a year – 20 from my fun reads and 10 from my morning reads. I’ve trimmed the overall number of books in my queue by being more selective in what I add to it. While I create and use the lists to guide my reading, I’m don’t rigidly adhere to them.

If a strong recommendation or new title comes up, it could jump the queue if I find it interesting. Each year, there are a couple of titles that I like to try and revisit. It’s a good way to reinforce the key concepts I took away the first (or last) time I read it. I didn’t do a good job of this last year, but I’d like to revisit at least one or two off this list in 2025. 2024 was a difficult year for me to maintain a blog. Growing children, moving house, health issues and increased work responsibilities made it difficult to find adequate time to read and review.

Nevertheless, I am ploughing on! Perhaps not posting as frequently as I have in the past. And 2025 promises to be as challenging if not more so. In 2024 I made through all the books on my 2024 Reading List plus much more besides. As well as the items on my list I also read a couple of prepublications novels that were sent my way – the charming Goyhood and the ponderous Sleeping in the Sun. My wife Rebecca tackled another – Conquist by Dirk Strasser.

With my daughter having read her way through Harry Potter (after much elbowing) it was time I finally read it too. At the time of writing I have just started The Half-Blood Prince and have a long post of the entire series in the works. If I had to pick a favourite book this year it would be the 2022 Booker Prize Winner The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. I will not be writing a review of it as Rebecca’s take on this blog is already popular. Helloooo! We’re already a week into 2025 and I’m already buzzing with excitement about all of the good books ahead!

Below is a list of 25 books (of the 36) I plan to read this year, broken down into four categories - new books, books I’m currently reading, books I’ve read before (and am... As a reminder (and helpful tip!), I try to utilize the library as much as possible. I think libraries are one of the greatest gifts and are far too underutilized. I mostly request and read books from the library first (either physical books, or via Libby or Hoopla), then, if they’re 5-star reads, I sometimes buy the book to have as part of my... This helps cut down on costs, keeping reading as free + fun as possible. I encourage you all to become BFF’s with your local library, too!

Also, it’s worth noting that if I start a new book and it’s vulgar, super raunchy, repetitive or straight up just doesn’t resonate or sit right with me, even mid-way through, I’ll stop reading... I think that’s what keeps reading special and enjoyable for me. I’m not the kind of reader who has to see a book through to the end to say I read it or to see if it gets better. There are far too many amazing books out there to waste time reading through ones that don’t keep us captivated or challenged, amiright?! So, #dontsettleforbadbooks, okay? New Books on the Block (books I’ve never read):

4. The Maid’s Secret - Nita Prose (coming April 2025) As always, super excited about my list this year! A total of 36 books, which, as always, seems not quite doable. Some very difficult cuts, but those on the extra lists will almost certainly be read eventually. I described my reading routine in my last post.

I’ll categorize my 2025 list to fit alphabetically into one of the three categories: stories; discipleship; substantial (with a few liberties in categorizing). My son read about Bonhoeffer this past year, we saw the recent Bonhoeffer film, there’s quite some disagreement about how to interpret the events that led to his execution, and I recently heard an... So plenty of reason to learn more about his life. Dominion has been all over Justin Brierley’s amazing podcast and the premise may have interesting ramifications for a kingdom Christian type like myself. After reading Hannah Coulter, more Wendell Berry is essential. And since we just moved to Detroit, I’m beginning a journey of learning about the history of the city.

The Desert Fathers were something else, and if not to be fully emulated probably have worthwhile wisdom to share. And I’m reading poetry this year! Some Anabaptist history, some Biblical studies, some Christian Anarchy, some history of the world wars. If you’re looking for a few recommendations for your 2025 reading list, here are a few of my favorites from the past year for your consideration. There are three categories to choose from – general recommendations that cover my favorite fictional reads, technology and personal development, and my fun reads that can use to fill in any remaining holes in... It’s the New Year, which means it’s time for me to set some goals for the year.

So today, I wanted to set up my reading goal and share my current TBR list. Last year, I managed to read 53 books. My goal was to read 50, so I ended 2024 with three books over, which I’m happy about! That’s an extra book on top of reading one a week, and that’s pretty good for me. I’ve seen posts on social media and blogs of readers who were able to read hundreds of books in 2024, which is mind-blowing to me. I wish I could read more than a hundred books in a single year, but my dyslexia and the busyness of my personal life limits the amount of books I can finish.

I will comfortably read a book a week, which works out perfectly for my weekly book review. I do want to push myself, however, so I’m setting my 2025 reading goal at 55 books. I want to make sure to set a realistic goal, and aiming for 55 books means I’ll have to read just a smidge more than a book a week. As for what I want to read, here is my TBR list that I’ll be working through for the year: It’s time for the 12th edition of my annual reading list. I like to put together the list as way to document my reading goals for the year and to collect any suggestions or recommendations you might have based on the types of books I...

Similar to recent years, I’m maintaining two lists. The first list is my fun reads, which are generally fictional works from the science fiction genre. I read these books for entertainment, although there are distinct reasons why the list leans towards science fiction that you can read about here. My morning reads is the list that I use for learning. The themes are primarily personal development, health and wellness, and business. The guidelines I use to comprise each of these lists are included at the end of this post.

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson was on my radar for a long time. I originally added to my 2017 reading list. I carried it through to my 2020 reading list, where it finally percolated to the top. When I opened the book on my Kindle, I was taken aback by the length – over 900 pages! Having already slogged through Peter Hamilton’s Pandora’s Star earlier that year, I couldn’t bring myself to read another tome of this length. So it languished on my reading list until the second half of 2023, when I finally decided to take the plunge.

I knew I would have to eventually given how highly recommended it came from some close friends. If you’re looking for a few recommendations for your 2025 reading list, here are a few of my favorites from the past year for your consideration. There are three categories to choose from – general recommendations that cover my favorite fictional reads, technology and personal development, and my fun reads that can use to fill in any remaining holes in... It’s time for the 12th edition of my annual reading list. I like to put together the list as way to document my reading goals for the year and to collect any suggestions or recommendations you might have based on the types of books I... Similar to recent years, I’m maintaining two lists.

The first list is my fun reads, which are generally fictional works from the science fiction genre. I read these books for entertainment, although there are distinct reasons why the list leans towards science fiction that you can read about here. My morning reads is the list that I use for learning. The themes are primarily personal development, health and wellness, and business. The guidelines I use to comprise each of these lists are included at the end of this post. As I have done since 2014, here is my reading list for 2024.

According to Goodreads, there are over 220 books on my ‘Want to Read’ list. These can be broken down into two categories: my fun reads, of which there are ~140 titles, and my morning reads, of which there are ~80 titles. While these numbers appear large, it’s an improvement from last year when there were over 230 books in the queue. Welcome to the 10th edition of my annual reading list. Welcome to the 10th edition of my annual reading list. The list is a curated selection of titles from my want-to-read list, which has 231 books on it according to Goodreads.

My 2025 Reading List Gregg Borodaty

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