The Top 5 of 25

About this episode

Claudette and Kim discuss their Top 5 reads of 2025 in this episode.

Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss their Top 5 reads of 2025. Books Mentioned: Becoming by Michelle Obama Maria by Michelle Moran This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict Rage by Linda Castillo The Little Liar by Mitch Albom The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, PH.D. My Beautiful Boy by David Sheff A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon Send us Fan Mail

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Hosts: Claudette, Kim

Topics covered

• book recommendations
• literature
• top reads
• 2025 books
• author discussions

Keywords

• book recommendations
• 2025 reads
• literature
• top books
• author discussions

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Becoming, Maria, This is How it Always Is, The Queens of Crime, Rage, The Little Liar, The River is Waiting, My Stroke of Insight, My Beautiful Boy, A Girl Called Samson

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