Unabridged: Most Anticipated Books of 2025 with Sara Hildreth and Cree Myles

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode of The Stacks Unabridged, Cree Myles (All Ways Black) and Sara Hildreth (Fiction Matters) are back to reflect on 2024 as a year in books and share the titles they’re most excited to read in the first half of 2025. From last year’s standouts to exciting new releases, this conversation is a must-listen for book lovers updating their TBRs.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:

https://www.thestackspodcast.com/unabridged/2025/1/17/tsu-42-2025-Book-Preview

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. I just wanted to pop on and say hello and touch base. I did not feel comfortable
0:04.7	dropping a new episode of the Stacks this week without acknowledging the terrible wildfires
0:08.8	that are taking place in Los Angeles right now, the city in which I live. My family and I,
0:14.0	we are okay. Thank you so much for reaching out to us. Unfortunately, so many people that I know and
0:19.4	love lost their homes, including a few people
0:22.5	who work here with me at the Stacks. I have to say, of course, I'm beyond grateful to the amazing
0:26.8	work of the firefighters and first responders, and I hope that they can continue to protect
0:30.6	the citizens of Los Angeles. I wanted to quickly highlight an organization that is in need of your
0:35.6	financial contributions. I know there are so many places you could donate your money, and I wanted to highlight inclusive action for the city.
0:43.1	They have a fund going on right now for outdoor workers that have been impacted by the fires.
0:47.7	Many gardeners, street vendors, recyclers, and other outdoor workers who are an integral part of the LA
0:53.1	communities touched by the fire have lost
0:54.9	their livelihoods. Inclusive action is giving out $500 grants directly to these workers. Also this week in my
1:01.7	newsletter, I shared a list of places and people in need of your support, and I have included links to
1:06.4	both Inclusive Action and my newsletter in the show notes. So please check those things out.
1:11.8	And thank you so much for helping us rebuild Los Angeles. Hello, hello. It's me, Tracy Thomas,
1:18.0	host of the stacks. And I'm here with another bonus episode of the show. And today, it is January.
1:24.6	It is new book season. And I brought back two of my favorite book people,
1:29.1	Sarah Hildreth, the creator of Fiction Matters, and Cree Miles, the genius behind Always
1:33.5	Black, to talk about our most anticipated reads of the month. This is exclusive content for
1:39.1	my Patreon and Substack paid subscribers. So if you're listening to this episode and you get about 12 minutes in and it cuts out,
1:46.7	that means you're not a paid subscriber.
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