{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67d08558c6a6a96730a4df04/67d08567863a5bda62b6fd13?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 252: Most Anticipated Books of 2025","description":"<p>No matter the question, reading is the answer. And in a year starting off like 2025 is, we certainly need a lot of answers to life's questions.</p><p>I am thrilled to welcome fellow Angeleno bookworm <a href=\"https://www.thestackspodcast.com/%20\">Traci Thomas</a> (host of <a href=\"https://www.thestackspodcast.com/\">The Stacks podcast</a>) to talk about the most anticipated new book releases of 2025. We talk about novels and nonfiction by debut and beloved authors publishing this year and sorry not sorry about this conversation that will send your book budget soaring. There are so many good books to look forward to in the next six months.</p><p>Also in this episode, Traci really gives me a lot to think about in terms of how we talk about books and why it's okay to be publicly critical of books that don't work for us. As an author who is jumpy about that concept, Traci really shifted my perspective on this.</p><p>You can listen to Traci on <a href=\"https://www.thestackspodcast.com/\">The Stacks podcast</a></p><p>You can follow <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thestackspod/\">Traci on IG</a></p><p>You can read Traci on her substack <a href=\"https://tracithomas.substack.com/\">Unstacked</a></p><p>You can join <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/thestacks/about%20\">Traci's Patreon</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.10thingstotellyou.com/podcast/252\"><strong>FULL SHOW NOTES HERE</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://secretstuff.substack.com/p/secret-stuff-book-club-2025\"><strong>JOIN THE SECRET STUFF BOOK CLUB</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>MOST ANTICIPATED 2025 BOOKS:</u></strong></p><p>January Books:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/408xBf5\"><em>Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People</em></a> by Imani Perry</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3DKVnXf\"><em>Witchcraft for Wayward Girls</em></a> by Grady Hendrix</li>\n</ul><p><br></p><p>February Books:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4fMYjju\"><em>Pure Innocent Fun: Essays</em></a> by Ira Madison III</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/424mpCZ\"><em>Show Don’t Tell</em></a> by Curtis Sittenfeld</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/40oRDDC\"><em>Death Takes Me</em></a> by Cristina Rivera Garza</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3BUWZgx\"><em>One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This</em></a> by Omar El Akkad</li>\n</ul><p><br></p><p>March Books:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/40dQVYK\"><em>Hot Air</em></a> by Marcy Dermansky</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/40ate3g\"><em>I'll Love You Forever: Notes from a K-Pop Fan</em></a> by Giaae Kwon</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4fJho69\"><em>There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America</em></a> by Brian Goldstone</li>\n</ul><p><br></p><p>April Books:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4j8qAE4\"><em>Dear Writer: Pep Talks &amp; Practical Advice for the Creative Life</em></a> by Maggie Smith</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4gGQrBh\"><em>The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life</em></a> by Suleika Jaouad</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4fNGvoc\"><em>Authority: Essays</em></a> by Andrea Long Chu</li>\n</ul><p><br></p><p>May Books:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4fOoKoV\"><em>Love and Exile</em></a> by Shon Faye</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3DXWDWQ\"><em>The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s</em></a> by Paul Elie</li>\n</ul><p><br></p><p>June Books:</p><ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3DMyxOS\"><em>Atmosphere</em></a> by Taylor Jenkins Reid</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/40okc49\"><em>Weepers</em></a> by Peter Mendelsun</li>\n</ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>ALSO MENTIONED in this episode:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>Sara Hildreth of <a href=\"https://fictionmattersbooks.com/\">Fiction Matters</a>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.thestackspodcast.com/2020/07/29/ep-122-breathe?rq=kiese%20laymon\">Episode 122 of The Stacks Podcast with Kiese Laymon, Breathe by Imani Perry Book Club</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.10thingstotellyou.com/podcast/222\">Episode 222: Stephen King Starter Kit Part II</a></li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https://crooked.com/podcast-series/keep-it/\">Keep It Podcast</a>\n</li>\n<li>Read Traci's <a href=\"https://shereads.com/traci-thomass-most-anticipated-books-of-2025/\">Most Anticipated List of 2025</a> with a different set of books than she talks about here</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://theisolationjournals.substack.com/\">Suleika Jaouad’s Substack, The Isolation Journals</a></li>\n</ul><p><br></p><p><strong>MORE BOOKS mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3C8kqmE\">Blood in the Water</a> by Heather Ann Thompson </li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4fQJsEq\"><em>South to America</em></a> by Imani Perry</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4gId34d\"><em>Vexy Thing: On Gender and Liberation</em></a> by Imani Perry</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3BPNGyu\"><em>May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem</em></a> by Imani Perry</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4h5XcfD\"><em>Breathe: A Letter to My Sons</em></a> by Imani Perry</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4gIchUR\"><em>Between the World and Me</em></a> by Ta-Nehisi Coates</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4h5peYD\"><em>Looking for Lorraine</em></a> by Imani Perry</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3WbRHUJ\"><em>The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires</em></a> by Grady Hendrix</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4h80OxB\"><em>How to Sell a Haunted House</em></a> by Grady Hendrix</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4a4ClY1\"><em>Romantic Comedy</em></a> by Curtis Sittenfeld</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4iZCZtT\"><em>American Wife</em></a> by Curtis Sittenfeld</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3DHeCB4\"><em>You Like It Darker</em></a> by Stephen King</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4h1Lin5\"><em>Liliana’s Invincible Summer</em></a> by Cristina Rivera Garza</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3W5orz6\"><em>American War</em></a> by Omar El Akkad</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3Pruj1D\"><em>Evicted</em></a> by Matthew Desmond</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4h8gPDY\">Reagan: His Life and Legend</a> by Max Boot</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3PoABPE\"><em>You Can Make This Place Beautiful</em></a> by Maggie Smith</li>\n<li>\n<em> </em><a href=\"https://amzn.to/3PobNHH\"><em>Between Two Kingdoms</em> by Suleika Jaouad</a>\n</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3DOwZE7\"><em>The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life</em></a> by Suleika Jaouad</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4fN5Jmz\"><em>Beloved</em></a> by Toni Morrison</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/4gBatgt\"><em>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo</em></a> by Taylor Jenkins Reid</li>\n</ul><p><br></p><p> </p><p><strong>SUBSCRIBE to 10 Things To Tell You so you never miss an episode!</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.10thingstotellyou.com/podcast\">CLICK HERE for episode show notes</a></p><p>FOLLOW <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/10thingstotellyou/\">@10ThingsToTellYou</a> on Instagram</p><p>FOLLOW <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/10ThingsToTellYou/\">@10ThingsToTellYou</a> on Facebook</p><p><a href=\"https://www.10thingstotellyou.com/podcast-email-list\">SIGN UP for episode emails, links, and show notes</a></p><p>JOIN <a href=\"https://secretstuff.substack.com/\">Laura Tremaine’s SECRET SUBSTACK</a></p><p>BUY THE BOOK: <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3gH4QxW\"><em>Share Your Stuff. 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