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To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated.

Andrew W. Hahn’s new book, “Mapping St. Louis: A History of the Gateway City in 40 Rare Maps,” uses maps to tell the story of St. Louis, to tell its history. It even gives a possible glimpse ...

That's it for the Book Report. It's been great fun to talk with you all year long about good books. Here's to many more in 2025. I'm Ron Charles.