{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66bfb7ce0821ed497114eefc/69546ce430165a956defd73d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#4.10 read these first: best books of 2025","description":"<p>Jenny and Sarah chat about their favourite reads of 2025, along with some great recommendations from listeners  </p><p><br></p><p>What have your standout reads of 2025 been? Are any of these on your TBR? </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Books mentioned:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>Ex-Wife by </em>Ursula Parrott </li><li><em>Witchcraft for Wayward Girls</em> by Grady Hendrix</li><li><em>All the Lovers in the Night </em>by Mieko Kawakam</li><li><em>A Room Above a Shop</em> by Anthony Shapland</li><li><em>The Safekeep</em> by Yael van der Wouden</li><li><em>The Good People </em>by Hannah Kent</li><li><em>The Dance Tree </em>by Kiran Milwood Hargrave</li><li><em>Muckle Flugga</em> by Michael Pedersen</li><li><em>Ripeness</em> by Sarah Moss</li><li><em>My Good Bright Wolf</em> by Sarah Moss</li><li><em>Bunny </em>by Mona Awad</li><li><em>We Love You, Bunny</em> by Mona Awad </li><li><em>Almost Life </em>by Kiran Milwood Hargrave </li><li><em>I'm Glad My Mom Died </em>by Jenette McCurdy</li><li><em>The Book of Dust</em> trilogy by Philip Pullman </li><li><em>Seascraper </em>by Benjamin Wood</li><li><em>As Psalm for the Wild Built </em>by Becky Chambers </li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Get in touch</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bookcastclub/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bookcastclub?_t=8aBMldQVELm&amp;_r=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https://bookcastclub.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Substack</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/bookcastclub\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ko-fi</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:thebookcastclub@outlook.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Email</a> | <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWOCZu0Je62V441BTOTo9Q\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support The Bookcast Club</strong></p><ul><li>You can support the podcast on&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a>. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, 'close friends' feed on Instagram, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post.&nbsp;You can now try our Patreon&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FREE for 7 days</a>.&nbsp;</li><li>If you would like to make a one-off donation you can do so on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/bookcastclub\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ko-fi</a>.&nbsp;</li><li>A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media, rate us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/2NFKfIX3o6O0RK8wTLqxqI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"http://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-%E2%80%A6ub/id1229509259\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">review us on Apple Podcasts</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Newsletter</strong></p><p>Sign up to our&nbsp;<a href=\"https://bookcastclub.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newsletter</a>&nbsp;on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Bookcast Club"}