Language Arts 2025 Ins & Outs
I ain’t reading all that but I'm happy that's in or sorry that's out
The in/out list is kind of…out, but we can’t help but observe the ever-turning wheels of the trend cycle, especially when it comes to the literary world.
BTW, we’re so tired from all this trend forecasting that we’ll be taking the rest of the year off! If you miss us, revisit our Gift Guide or any of our other weekly posts from the last 6 months.
Read on for Language Arts In/Out predictions…
In:
Narrators who should be 51/50’d
Narrators with real jobs
Usable book merch (post-it notes, bookmarks, sticker sheets, temporary tattoos, misc. paper goods)
Having the It Girl title bestowed upon you by other It Girls
Developing shoulder pain from carrying around 500-plus page books, like The Shards
Men becoming radicalized through reading
Writing your own erotica
Book jacket art that feels slightly pornographic
Comic Sans on book covers
A return to publishing glory maximalism
Gutsy industry tell-alls with actually good tea
Buying a $6/month subscription to Language Arts :) Bonus: if you upgrade to a paid subscription today, we’ll send you a Language Arts bookmark <3
Out
Narrators who are “unlikeable” aka just have crippling social anxiety to the point where they should get an on SSRI and stop complaining about how nobody understands them
Narrators walking around
Landfill book merch (bucket hats, tote bags, etc.)
Calling yourself an It Girl
Tiny bags, tinier books
Men in public reading Sally Rooney books for p*ssy
Listening to audio erotica on the train like a pervert
Book jackets with amorphous blobs and silhouettes
“Parties” where you stand in a hallway and eat a premade bagel
Literary parties where no one gets fucked up
Thinly veiled “satires” about your C-suite colleagues