Favorite Books of 2025 So Far (Ashley and Mhairie’s version)

Our contributors have paired up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year so far. You’ll hear these segments over the next few weeks! Today, Ashley and Mhairie share their top five of 2025. If you’re a fan of memoirs or horror, this episode is for you.

Books/Resources Mentioned: 

Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

The Rules of Fortune by Danielle Prescod

Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson

Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce

The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene

The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas

Black in Blues by Imani Perry

What Hunger by Catherine Dang

Matriarch by Tina Knowles

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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.

Original music by Amarissa

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Ashley Paul is a traveler, runner, and baker. She is an Everlasting Bookworm and Culture Maven. She is passionate about supporting high school juniors and seniors to write compelling stories for their post-secondary careers. She loves stories with social commentary, atmospheric writing, and compelling characters.