A Mood Reader's Almanac 2025 is a compilation of 136 books I read in 2024 organized with you in mind. Inside you'll find books organized by season, mood, and theme, my favorite frontlist and backlist reads of the year, and three special pages full of literary discovery.

This PDF is searchable and the checkboxes you find in the index are interactive. You must download the PDF—not just view it in a browser—to use the checkbox feature. I strongly advice not printing this Almanac because of the high color saturation. If you do choose to print, you may wish to print a given page range as some pages are more printable than others. Remember that as you peruse the Almanac, you can zoom in on your screen to better see text and book covers as needed.

I had the best time creating this and I hope you have just as much fun exploring it! It’s always nerve-wracking to put out something new, but I’m really proud of this one. At some point this year, I’ll reach out with a survey to gather your thoughts on the Almanac and how I can improve it in years to come.

Thank you so much for your financial support which allows me to keep writing this newsletter, creating guides, and—most importantly—paying the wonderful people who help make these things possible. A huge thank you to Kristine and Maddie for keeping me organized and giving their input along the way. And a special thanks goes to my pal Katie for designing this stunning PDF. I truly could not have done this project without her.

I hope your 2025 year in books is the best one yet!

2026 Paperback Summer Reading Guide