Engadget staff and NPR critics have revealed their final book recommendations for 2025, highlighting authors such as Charlotte McConaghy and Stephen Graham Jones. These annual year-end guides showcase standout titles across genres including thriller, climate fiction, and historical horror to assist readers in finding immersive winter reads.The selections include diverse works such as McConaghy's Antarctic thriller "Wild Dark Shore" and Jones' historical vampire tale "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter", which explores indigenous history through a horror lens.