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Our first show of Season 14 will begin on January 7, 2026. We’ve been coming up with ideas for book recommendations and will soon be recording with guests. But until then, Amy is going to make merry, and Carrie is going to begrudgingly deal with the holidays. And in this episode, we’re reviewing some of the notable books that we have loved over the last 12 months. Some of these are backlist titles, and some are new releases—we cannot keep up with the publishing industry, nor do we really try. You will also hear from some of our guests from this year who share their favorites of 2025.
Books Discussed In This Episode:
Carrie's Favorites of 2025
1- Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
2- On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
3- The Millicent Quibb School for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon
4- The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh
5- Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug
Amy's Favorites of 2025
1- Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
2- You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith
3- Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
4- The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives by Theresa Brown, RN
5- Paris Letters: A Travel Memoir About Art, Writing, and Finding Love in Paris by Janice MacLeod
Other books mentioned
1- I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
2- The Nature of Pain by Mandi Fugate Sheffel
3- The Strange Case of Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker
4- The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
5- Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess
6- The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb
7- I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
8- Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
9- Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
10- Dead Man Blues by S.D. House
11- God of the Woods by Liz Moore
12- The Road to Blair Mountain: Saving a Mine Wars Battlefield from King Coal by Charles B. Keeney
13- Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench and Brendan O' Yea
14- Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case by Chuck Hogan
15- Anima Rising by Christopher Moore
16- The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman
17- The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
18- Grace and Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman
19- Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod
Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover.
To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button.
Our first show of Season 14 will begin on January 7, 2026. We’ve been coming up with ideas for book recommendations and will soon be recording with guests. But until then, Amy is going to make merry, and Carrie is going to begrudgingly deal with the holidays. And in this episode, we’re reviewing some of the notable books that we have loved over the last 12 months. Some of these are backlist titles, and some are new releases—we cannot keep up with the publishing industry, nor do we really try. You will also hear from some of our guests from this year who share their favorites of 2025.
Books Discussed In This Episode:
Carrie's Favorites of 2025
1- Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
2- On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
3- The Millicent Quibb School for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon
4- The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh
5- Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug
Amy's Favorites of 2025
1- Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
2- You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith
3- Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
4- The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives by Theresa Brown, RN
5- Paris Letters: A Travel Memoir About Art, Writing, and Finding Love in Paris by Janice MacLeod
Other books mentioned
1- I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
2- The Nature of Pain by Mandi Fugate Sheffel
3- The Strange Case of Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker
4- The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
5- Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess
6- The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb
7- I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
8- Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
9- Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
10- Dead Man Blues by S.D. House
11- God of the Woods by Liz Moore
12- The Road to Blair Mountain: Saving a Mine Wars Battlefield from King Coal by Charles B. Keeney
13- Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench and Brendan O' Yea
14- Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case by Chuck Hogan
15- Anima Rising by Christopher Moore
16- The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman
17- The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
18- Grace and Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman
19- Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
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