Authors on best-of-the-year lists!

18/12/2025

We’re thrilled to see so many 2025 titles featured on best-of-the-year lists, from The New York Times, the Washington Post and Amazon to The New Yorker, The Sunday Times, Le Monde and more. You’ll find a selection below: congratulations to all of the authors!

• Adam Ross, Playworld
• Kevin Sack, Mother Emanuel (on behalf of The Robbins Office)
• Philippe Collin, The Barman of the Ritz
• Tim Weiner, The Mission (on behalf of The Robbins Office)
• Tom Service, A History of the World in 50 Pieces
• Niamh Ní Mhaeoileoin, Ordinary Saints
• Elizabeth Kolbert, Life on a Little-Known Planet (on behalf of The Robbins Office)
• Matilde Pratesi, Pig
• Alexandra Bell, The White Octopus Hotel
• David Denby, Eminent Jews (on behalf of The Robbins Office)
• Polly Vernon, How the Female Body Works
• Sabri Louatah, Safari
• Philip Shenon, Jesus Wept (on behalf of The Robbins Office)