The big books of 2025

It's a new year, which means we have another year of new books and reading to look forward to! On this episode, we're joined by Rylie Occhipinto and Melati Parker from Wijaya House in Tempe. It's a locally owned bookstore and flower shop with regular classes for the community! They talk to Whitney about which books they are looking forward to this year. That includes the following:   Whitney's picks:  "Atmosphere" by Taylor Jenkins Reid "Elphie" by Gregory Maguire "One Golden Summer" by Carley Fortune Melati's picks: "King of Ashes" by S.A. Cosby "Katabasis" by R.F. Kuang "The Listeners" by Maggie Stiefvater "Witchcraft for Wayward Girls" by Grady Hendrix "The Unworthy" by Agustina Bazterrica "Courtroom Drama" by Neely Tubati-Alexander Rylie's picks:  "My Friends" by Fredrik Backman "The Lamb" by Lucy Rose "Fun and Games" by John Patrick McHugh "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins