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Our Best Books of 2025

Season 7, Ep. 10
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We're back from the Holidays. Happy New Year. We list what we think are the best books we read in 2025, which are not limited to but do include a lot published in 2025.


Christina's Books

5. Lost in the Garden by Adam Leslie

4. Blood for the Undying Throne by Sung-Il Kim, translated by Anton Hur

3. A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

2. The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling

1. The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica


Steph's Books

5. Full Negative by Jenn Lyons

4. The Eyes are the Best Part by Monica Kim

3. Blood for the Undying Throne by Sung-Il Kim, translated by Anton Hur

2. Mirage City by Lev AC Rosen

1. The Devils by Joe Abercrombie


Josh's books

5. The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

4. Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon

3. Full Negative by Jenn Lyons

2. The Raven's Scholar by Atonia Hodgson

1. The Incandescent by Emily Tesh


Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). You can find us all on Bluesky. Our art is by Mangoyu Art (@MangoyuArt), and our music is by Bad Sparrow (@BadSparrowMusic). You can find us on  BlueSky, and Instagram.

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