Top Books 2025 Hj. Summer books 2025 draws together recommendations from ft writers and critics across a wide range of subjects — from economics and politics to tech, poetry and fiction —. Matt haig, author of the midnight library, returns with another existentially inspiring adventure—this time in ibiza!—with the life impossible.

We asked around the newsroom to find favorite nonfiction from the first half of 2025. Matt haig, author of the midnight library, returns with another existentially inspiring adventure—this time in ibiza!—with the life impossible.