<p>My real life book club members <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yasminheartsbooks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yasmin Dunn</a> and Stephanie Newman-Smith join me to talk about the best books we've read (so far) in 2025! </p><br><p>Join <a href="https://secretstuff.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>SECRET STUFF</strong></a> on Substack for our <strong>BONUS</strong> conversation and for <a href="https://secretstuff.substack.com/p/stephen-king-summer-2025-is-coming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stephen King Summer</a></p><br><p>We've created special lists of all the books we talk about <a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/P8zKp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on amazon</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/ep-272-best-books-of-the-year-so-far-2025" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Bookshop</a> </p><br><p><a href="https://www.10thingstotellyou.com/podcast/272" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>FULL SHOW NOTES HERE</strong></a></p><br><p><strong><u>Laura's Best Books of the Year (so far):</u></strong></p><p><a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/MOzaB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Witchcraft for Wayward Girls</em></a> by Grady Hendrix</p><p><a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/uS8DD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Long Island Compromise</em></a> by Taffy Brodesser-Akner</p><p><a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/GckJh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>There’s Always This Year</em></a> by Hanif Abdurraqib</p><p><a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/VNTy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Show Don't Tell</em></a> by Curtis Sittenfeld </p><p><a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/GdVu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Didion and Babitz</em></a> by Lili Anolik</p><br><p><strong><u>Yasmin's Best Books of the Year (so far):</u></strong></p><p><a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/2p1UI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Careless People</em></a> by Sarah Wynn-Williams</p><p><a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/w1KdX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Entitlement</em></a> by Rumaan Alaam</p><p><a href="about:blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>It Begins with You: The 9 Hard Truths About Love That Will Change Your Life</em></a> by Jillian Turecki </p><br><p><strong><u>Steph's Best Books of the Year (so far):</u></strong></p><p><a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/QcUla" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Run for the Hills</em></a> by Kevin Wilson</p><p><a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/klG8y" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Mutual Interest</em></a> by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith</p><p><a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/zdxFu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Like Mother, Like Mother</em></a> by Susan Rieger</p><br><p><strong><u>ALSO MENTIONED:</u></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.chani.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Chani App</a></p><p><a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/5WioD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance</em></a> by Chani Nicholas</p><p><a href="https://urlgeni.us/amzn/blkmH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Book Club for Troublesome Women</em></a> by Marie Bostwick</p><br><p><strong>SUBSCRIBE to 10 Things To Tell You!</strong></p><p>FOLLOW <a href="https://www.instagram.com/10thingstotellyou/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@10ThingsToTellYou</a> on Instagram</p><p><a href="https://www.10thingstotellyou.com/podcast-email-list" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SIGN UP for episode emails, links, and show notes</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>