I finished 37 books in 2025. Most of my “reading” is via audiobooks, which lets me listen while I go for walks, work out, or do chores. This has been the best way to fit reading for fun into my busy PhD schedule. I also participate in a book club with fellow graduate students, where we challenge ourselves to discuss topics outside our research fields. In this post, I am sharing some of my favorites: book club picks, top fiction, top memoirs, other standout non-fiction, and a