About this episode
In this episode, the hosts discuss their reading experiences from the past year and share their reading challenge for 2026.
It's 2026 and January has been a real year of a month. Take a break with us while we talk about what we've read so far, our favorite faves of last year, and this year's reading challenge! Books Mentioned During This Episode Ryan's Favorites of 2025 Cait's Favorites of 2025 Ashley's Favorites of 2025 Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! 2026 Reading Challenge on Storygraph! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Buy Gibson's Merch Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook BlueSky TikTok Libro.fm Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! Jack of All Graves Book Club Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com
People in this episode
Hosts: The Laydown, Ryan, Cait, Ashley
Topics covered
- New Year
- Reading Challenge
- Book Recommendations
- Favorites
- 2026
Keywords
- New Year
- reading challenge
- book recommendations
- 2025 favorites
- Gibson's Bookstore
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Gibson's Bookstore, Bonfire Shop, Storygraph, Gibson's Instagram, The Laydown Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky, TikTok, Libro.fm
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