These days when you want to engage with some media, you can choose from podcasts, videos, games, live performances – or books, one of the oldest and most popular ways to learn something new or escape (at least temporarily) from today’s troubled world.
We polled the staff of The Verge to find out what books they read over the past year that really struck a chord – because the books were enlightening, educational, or just enjoyable. Here are some of the answers we got. (And please let us know what your favorite reads were in 2025 in the comments.)
Brandt Ranj, commerce writer
Screwing up is one of the inevitabilities of life, but dwelling …
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