Top fiction and nonfiction picks

Today I'm sharing all about my favorite books from 2025.

Resources from this episode:

Every Moment Holy

Rhythms Reset

Nancy Ray Book Club

Work & Play Episode 266 : 2025 Book List

On Moonberry Lake by Holly Varni

The Blooming of Delphinium by Holly Varni

Smart Brevity by Jim VandeHei

The Opt-Out Family by Erin Loechner

The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

40 Days of Decrease by Alicia Britt Chole

Anonymous by Alicia Britt Chole

Underestimated by Mary Marantz

Work & Play Episode 269 : Underestimated with Mary Marantz

Born to Eat by Leslie Schilling

Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin

The If I Run Series by Terri Blackstock

Restoration Series by Terri Blackstock

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen by Kate Strickler

Work & Play Episode 283 : I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen with Kate Strickler

Love Your Life by Rachel Awtrey

Work & Play Episode 282 : Love Your Life with Rachel Awtrey

My Name is Ashler Lev by Chaim Potok

When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin

A Cross-Country Christmas

Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Polyanna by Eleanor H. Porter

The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica Khoury

The Timeless Series Book 1 by Gabrielle Meyer

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