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EPISODE · Jan 5, 2026 · 59 MIN

#45 - Kristen’s Back!!! & Our Top Books 5 of 2025!

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Welcome as we perform a wellness check on Kristen deep in the heart of her maternity leave! Join us for a cohost reunion and talk about our favorite books of 2025! In other news: Rosika overthinks a sports metaphor, Kristen regals us with her birth story, we discuss the finer points of hospital go bags, midlife crisis earring updates, and the joys of hanging out with your best friend after far too long!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:[email protected] MentionedHeartstopper Books 3, 4, & 5 (Series) by Alice OsemanDating Dr. Dil by Nisha SharmaFinlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle CosimanoPumpkinheads by Rainbow RowellScythe (series) by Neal ShustermanHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersA Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu MandannaKnow My Name by Chanel MillerThe Anxious Generation by Jonathan HaidtShark Heart by Emily HabeckSeconds by Bryan Lee O'MalleyNothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonThe Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1 by Martha WellsGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlThe Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

Welcome as we perform a wellness check on Kristen deep in the heart of her maternity leave! Join us for a cohost reunion and talk about our favorite books of 2025! In other news: Rosika overthinks a sports metaphor, Kristen regals us with her birth story, we discuss the finer points of hospital go bags, midlife crisis earring updates, and the joys of hanging out with your best friend after far too long!Wanna write in to the show? email us at:[email protected] MentionedHeartstopper Books 3, 4, & 5 (Series) by Alice OsemanDating Dr. Dil by Nisha SharmaFinlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle CosimanoPumpkinheads by Rainbow RowellScythe (series) by Neal ShustermanHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersA Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu MandannaKnow My Name by Chanel MillerThe Anxious Generation by Jonathan HaidtShark Heart by Emily HabeckSeconds by Bryan Lee O'MalleyNothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonThe Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1 by Martha WellsGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlThe Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

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