1 December 2025
We found out the favourite 2025 books of 35 expert readers – and the Books & Ideas team shares our own picks, too.
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1 Dec: The 43-year-old pop star won the first season of American Idol back in 2002, and Simon - who served as a judge on the TV show - thinks she was the perfect person to win the inaugural series.... more
1 Dec: Oscar Piastri's hopes of winning the F1 title suffered a hammer blow after McLaren's strategy error in Qatar, but there is still hope. Here's how the Aussie can upset the odds in Abu Dhabi's decider.... more
1 Dec: The 56-year-old director has revealed he held onto a portable record player which featured in the film but he realised it was missing when he was putting together memorabilia for an exhibition in London and he is convinced it's been pinched.... more
1 Dec: The Mission: Impossible 2 star - who turned 60 on Tuesday (25.11.25) - has revealed he used to drink a lot when he was younger, but he's now been sober for more than two decades and he doesn't "miss it for a second".... more
1 Dec: The 53-year-old star - who rose to fame as Jessie Spano on Saved By The Bell - has opened up about the "good luck charm" she wore every step of the way before landing the role of Nomi Malone in the 1995 film.... more
