This week, Vanessa and Danika discuss some of December's new releases, and Liberty and Vanessa's favorite books of 2025.

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Books Discussed On the Show:

The Curse of the Cole Women by Marielle Thompson

There’s Always Next Year by George M. Johnson and Leah Johnson

The Jaguars Roar by Micheliny Verunschk, Juliana Barbassa (translator)

Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books by Hwang Bo-reum and Shanna Tan

Scarlet Morning by N.D. Stevenson

The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett

Angel Down by Daniel Kraus

Old Soul by Susan Barker

The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy

The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson

Queer Enlightenments by Dr. Anthony Delaney

All the (More!) Books! December 5, 2025

What We're Reading:

Joy to the Girls by Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott

Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlessler

History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook

Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire by Don Martin

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