<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1845017/open_sms">Text the Bookcast and say &quot;hi&quot;!</a>Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, Hannah and J talk about som recent reads and then recap a great year of reading in 2025. We read a lot of great stuff this year and loved getting a chance to talk about all of our favorites in one place. <a href='https://readlokal.substack.com/'>Sign up for the Read LOKal Newsletter</a>Connect with Hannah: <a href='https://www.hannahjoyherron.com/'>website</a> | <a href='https://twitter.com/HannahJHalll'>Twitter</a> | <a href='https://www.instagram.com/hannahjherron/'>Instagram</a> | <a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@runningandwriting'>TikTok</a>Huge thanks to <a href='https://www.selfpublishme.com/'>Self Publish Me</a> for sponsoring this episode! Books discussed on the show:Hannah<a href='https://amzn.to/4p7oqpW'>The Ghostwriter</a> - Julie Clark<a href='https://amzn.to/3YHWZbi'>In a Holidaze</a> - Christina LaurenFavorites of 2025:<a href='https://amzn.to/44IevQl'>When the Wolf Comes Home</a> - Nat Cassidy<a href='https://amzn.to/45e7bvT'>The God of the Woods</a> - Liz Moore<a href='https://amzn.to/4q1S8O8'>Normal People</a> - Sally Rooney<a href='https://amzn.to/4s7XR6E'>This Thing Between Us</a> - Gus Moreno<a href='https://amzn.to/4j62Z76'>The Winter People</a> - Jennifer McMahonJ<a href='https://amzn.to/4jalEyA'>Death of the Author</a> - Nnedi Okorafor<a href='https://amzn.to/4pdmsV5'>We Are Legion (We Are Bob)</a> - Dennis H. TaylorFavorites of 2025:<a href='https://amzn.to/4p6ixck'>Buffalo Hunter Hunter</a> - Stephen Graham Jones<a href='https://amzn.to/3LaoF5D'>Crooks</a> - Lou Berney<a href='https://amzn.to/3MQOnfU'>Shake Bouchon series</a> - Lou Berney<a href='https://amzn.to/451PJuL'>Children of the Neon Bamboo</a> - B. Glynn Kimmey<a href='https://amzn.to/4sfEjNS'>Of Mice and Men</a> - John Steinbeck Connect with J: <a href='https://www.okiebookcast.com/'>website</a> | <a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@okiebookcast'>TikTok</a> | <a href='https://twitter.com/OkieBookcast'>Twitter</a> | <a href='https://www.instagram.com/okiebookcast/'>Instagram</a> | <a href='https://www.facebook.com/okiebookcast'>Facebook</a> <a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/okiebookcast'>Shop the Bookcast on Bookshop.org</a> Music by <a href='https://pixabay.com/music/search/juliush/'>JuliusH</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1845017/open_sms"&gt;Text the Bookcast and say &amp;quot;hi&amp;quot;!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Your Next Great Read! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This month, Hannah and J talk about som recent reads and then recap a great year of reading in 2025. We read a lot of great stuff this year and loved getting a chance to talk about all of our favorites in one place. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://readlokal.substack.com/'&gt;Sign up for the Read LOKal Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Connect with Hannah: &lt;a href='https://www.hannahjoyherron.com/'&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/HannahJHalll'&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/hannahjherron/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@runningandwriting'&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Huge thanks to &lt;a href='https://www.selfpublishme.com/'&gt;Self Publish Me&lt;/a&gt; for sponsoring this episode! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Books discussed on the show:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hannah&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4p7oqpW'&gt;The Ghostwriter&lt;/a&gt; - Julie Clark&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3YHWZbi'&gt;In a Holidaze&lt;/a&gt; - Christina Lauren&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Favorites of 2025:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/44IevQl'&gt;When the Wolf Comes Home&lt;/a&gt; - Nat Cassidy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/45e7bvT'&gt;The God of the Woods&lt;/a&gt; - Liz Moore&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4q1S8O8'&gt;Normal People&lt;/a&gt; - Sally Rooney&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4s7XR6E'&gt;This Thing Between Us&lt;/a&gt; - Gus Moreno&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4j62Z76'&gt;The Winter People&lt;/a&gt; - Jennifer McMahon&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;J&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4jalEyA'&gt;Death of the Author&lt;/a&gt; - Nnedi Okorafor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4pdmsV5'&gt;We Are Legion (We Are Bob)&lt;/a&gt; - Dennis H. Taylor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Favorites of 2025:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4p6ixck'&gt;Buffalo Hunter Hunter&lt;/a&gt; - Stephen Graham Jones&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3LaoF5D'&gt;Crooks&lt;/a&gt; - Lou Berney&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3MQOnfU'&gt;Shake Bouchon series&lt;/a&gt; - Lou Berney&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/451PJuL'&gt;Children of the Neon Bamboo&lt;/a&gt; - B. Glynn Kimmey&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4sfEjNS'&gt;Of Mice and Men&lt;/a&gt; - John Steinbeck&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Connect with J: &lt;a href='https://www.okiebookcast.com/'&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@okiebookcast'&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/OkieBookcast'&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/okiebookcast/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/okiebookcast'&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/okiebookcast'&gt;Shop the Bookcast on Bookshop.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Music by &lt;a href='https://pixabay.com/music/search/juliush/'&gt;JuliusH&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Text the Bookcast and say "hi"! Welcome to Your Next Great Read!  This month, Hannah and J talk about som recent reads and then recap a great year of reading in 2025. We read a lot of great stuff this year and loved getting a chance to talk about all of our favorites in one place.  Sign up for the Read LOKal Newsletter Connect with Hannah: website | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok Huge thanks to Self Publish Me for sponsoring this episode!  Books discussed on the show: Hannah The ...

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Find Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah Look Back on 2025

Find Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah Look Back on 2025

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