We’re kicking off our&nbsp;Best&nbsp;Books&nbsp;of 2025 coverage with a special episode dedicated to fiction. First,&nbsp;Lily King&nbsp;joins us to discuss Heart the Lover (Grove, September 30), one of Kirkus’ Best Fiction Books of the year. Then fiction editor Laurie Muchnick dishes on the year’s&nbsp;best&nbsp;novels and story collections.&nbsp;See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;We’re kicking off our&amp;nbsp;Best&amp;nbsp;Books&amp;nbsp;of 2025 coverage with a special episode dedicated to fiction. First,&amp;nbsp;Lily King&amp;nbsp;joins us to discuss &lt;em&gt;Heart the Lover &lt;/em&gt;(Grove, September 30), one of Kirkus’ Best Fiction Books of the year. Then fiction editor Laurie Muchnick dishes on the year’s&amp;nbsp;best&amp;nbsp;novels and story collections.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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On a special episode celebrating the Best Books of 2025, Megan talks with novelist Lily King (Heart the Lover) and fiction editor Laurie Muchnick.

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Best Fiction Books of 2025 with Lily King

Best Fiction Books of 2025 with Lily King

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