Favorite Books of 2025 So Far (Ashley and Mhairie's version)

Our contributors have paired up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year so far. You'll hear these segments over the next few weeks! Today, Ashley and Mhairie share their top five of 2025. If you're a fan of memoirs or horror, this episode is for you.   Books/Resources Mentioned:  Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito The Rules of Fortune by Danielle Prescod Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas Black in Blues by Imani Perry What Hunger by Catherine Dang Matriarch by Tina Knowles   Support and follow our hosts! Follow Mhairie: Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Ashley: Instagram     Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.