{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63dc10d32dba3100108683e2/694b2dbf30165a956de2e951?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"2025 in Books: Our Favorite Books, Reading Reflections, and More","description":"<p>In our final episode of 2025, we talk about what our reading lives were like this year, and discuss our stand-out reads through superlatives. Listen in to hear the best page-turners, best characters, and most unexpected reads we encountered this year, to name a few!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Books Mentioned</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9781984854452\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Margot Affair</a> by Sanae Lemoine</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780143136880\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Void</a> by Emi Yogi</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9781250338259\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Bee Sting</a> by Paul Murray</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780811231947\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Wall</a> by Marlen Haushofer</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9798889661481\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Days of Abandonment</a> by Elena Ferrante</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780316509886\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The City We Became</a> by N.K. Jemisin</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9781668031278\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Friends of the Museum</a> by Heather McGowan</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780063236417\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Butter</a> by Asako Yuzuki</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9781946022332\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Oppermans</a> Lion Feuchtwanger</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780316575201\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rebecca</a> by Daphne Du Maurier</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780307700155\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny</a> by Kiran Desai</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780593977309\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Universality</a> by Natasha Brown</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9781609450786\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Brilliant Friend</a> by Elena Ferrante</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780593852323\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Audition</a> by Katie Kitamura</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780802165176\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Heart the Lover</a> by Lily King</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780593724996\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Water Moon</a> by Samantha Soto Yambao</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9798889661306\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Old Man by the Sea</a> by Domenico Starnone</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9798889661306\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Emma</a> by Jane Austen</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9781538722022\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Free Food for Millionaires</a> by Min Jin Lee</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780525559757\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bunny</a> by Mona Awad</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9781954404328\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Remembered Soldier</a> by Anjet Daanje</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780802163622\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Orbital</a> by Samantha Harvey</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780735217690\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Home Fire</a> by Kamila Shamsie</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780143110439\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Gentleman in Moscow</a> by Amor Towles</p><p><br></p><p>If you would like to get additional behind-the-scenes content related to this and all of our episodes, <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/6290f10b889cc00014eaca8c/shows/63dc10d32dba3100108683e2/episodes/subscribe%20to%20our%20free%20newsletter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to our free email newsletter</a> on Substack.</p><p><br></p><p>We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thenoveltea.pod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.</p><p>This episode description contains links to Bookshop.org, a website that supports independent bookstores. 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