{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"2025 Favorites from Shoshana &amp; Mhairie","description":"Our contributors have teamed up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year over the next couple of weeks! First up, Shoshana and Mhairie share a spoiler free gush session of their favorite books of 2025. This conversation includes books from every genre and format, a sure bet to please these long winter nights. Take care of yourself, friends, be sure to check the content warnings before reading.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Book and resources mentioned: Shoshana\u2019s Books&amp;nbsp; 5. He\u2019s to Die For by Erin Dunn&amp;nbsp; 4. The Black Gods Drums by P Djeli Clark&amp;nbsp; 3. ZomRomCom by Olivia Dade&amp;nbsp; 2. I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I\u2019m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming&amp;nbsp; 1. A Witch\u2019s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Mhairie\u2019s Books&amp;nbsp; 5. The Book of Witching by C J Cooke&amp;nbsp; 4. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent&amp;nbsp; 3. Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon&amp;nbsp; 2. &amp;nbsp;What Hunger by Catherine Dang&amp;nbsp; 1. Emily Wilde\u2019s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Bonus Books from Shoshana:&amp;nbsp; Check Please # 1 and Check Please #2 by Ngozi Ukazu&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Girls I\u2019ve Been by Tess Sharpe&amp;nbsp; Faking It: the Lies Women Tell about Sex--And the Truths They Reveal by Lux Alptraum&amp;nbsp; Alchemised by SenLinYu&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett&amp;nbsp; Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen&amp;nbsp; Looking for Group by Alexis Hall&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Bonus Books from Mhairie:&amp;nbsp; Blood Relay by Devon Mihesuah - Publishes 2026&amp;nbsp; Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones&amp;nbsp;  The rest of the Emily Wilde series by Heather Fawcett (Encyclopedia of Faeries and Map of the Otherlands)&amp;nbsp; The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey (read in 2024 but I have bought this as a gift no less than 3 times and keep recommending it. Def my top non fiction of the last couple years. Hella interesting.)&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Support and follow our hosts! Follow Shoshana: Storygraph \/\/ Instagram \/\/ Bluesky&amp;nbsp; Follow Mhairie: Instagram \/\/ Bluesky \/\/ Storygraph &amp;nbsp;    Check out our online community here!&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. &amp;nbsp; Original music by Amarissa &amp;nbsp; Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website,  sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.   ","author_name":"Feminist Book Club: The Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.feministbookclub.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39621325\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/c06fdf\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39621325"}