Ep 507: Our team recaps our 2025 reading year

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Arts, Books, Leisure

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

As we wrap up our ninth year together, Anne invites our What Should I Read Next? team members to join her and share insight into what the past twelve months have meant in each of their reading lives. This episode borrows from a long-time tradition on Modern Mrs Darcy, the blog where every year Anne asks herself what worked and what didn't. Our team is answering those questions today here, from the unexpected wins to what's decidedly not worked in everyone's reading lives. You'll hear from each of our team members today for a lightning round of book talk. We love talking books as a team, and it's so fun to get to do it with the microphones on for once. We hope you'll enjoy listening to today's episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. Find the full list of titles mentioned today on our show notes page, and chime in with your own comments on what worked and didn't in your reading life this year. You'll find that page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/507. This is our last episode for 2025. It's been an incredible year and we are looking to so many exciting things in 2026. Thanks to everyone who helps make this show happen: our whole team, our episode guests, our Patreon community, and each and every listener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know, I love a book project, but I really love doing it with other people.
0:04.3	So in book club, I put a note out saying what I was going to do.
0:08.2	And honestly, Ann, I swear to you, I thought five people would say yes.
0:12.9	And that would have been fun.
0:14.6	Which would have been great.
0:16.4	Next thing I know, 50 people have signed up and we are just having a blast.
0:24.0	Hey, readers. next thing I know, 50 people have signed up and we are just having to blast. Hey readers, I'm Ann Vogel, and this is What Should I Read Next?
0:29.6	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:34.8	What should I read next? We don't get bossy on this show. What we will do here
0:39.7	is give you the information you need to choose your next read and ask questions to get you thinking
0:45.0	about your own reading life in a fun and really helpful way.
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