97: The Favorite Books of 2025

This final episode of the year feels especially meaningful. I’m reflecting on a year of reading that brought comfort, challenge, and so many moments of connection. These books met me in different seasons of the year, and looking back on them now feels like revisiting who I was while reading them. I’ve included the full list in the show notes so you can easily explore each title and reflect on your own year of reading, too.As I wrap up the final episode of the year, I want to take a moment to say thank you for supporting me and this podcast. Every listen, every kind message, every recommendation you’ve shared has meant more than I can put into words. This year of the podcast wouldn’t have been what it was without you.My Top 25 of 2025🎧 The Correspondent by Virginia Evans🎧 Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall🎧 Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell🎧 Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy🎧 The First Witch of Boston by Andrea Catalano 🎧 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir🎧 Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson🎧 The Women on Platform Two by Laura Anthony🎧 The Bright Years by Sarah DamoffForever and Back by Ashley Manley Every Beautiful Mile by Ashley Manley🎧 The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Harnett🎧 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Jessica Guerrieri🎧 How to Read a Book by Monica Wood🎧 The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin HarmelThe Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion SERIES🎧 These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLeanIt’s a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan🎧 Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey🎧 Grace and Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman🎧 The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick🎧 Buckeye by Patrick Ryan🎧 Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven🎧 Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid🎧 The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman