2025 has been a great year for fantasybooks, with many heavily anticipated releases finally hitting shelves — from Joe Abercrombie's The Devils to V.E. Schwab's Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.
On the Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, episode of The Excerpt podcast: From AI thrillers to found-family favorites, 2025 gave us stories that hit hard. USA TODAY Books Reporter Clare Mulroy joins The Excerpt ...