22: Reading Roundup 25/26 with Chloé Finn

Kerry's friend and colleague, Chloé Finn, joins her to chat about what they read in 2025 and what they're planning to read in 2026. Chloé discusses authors who create rich interior worlds and Kerry bench presses a gigantic Collins Dictionary.

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A Secret History by Donna Tart

A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas

Fahrenheit 182 by Mark Hoppus

This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes

In Praise of Walking by Shane O'Mara

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Heartburn by Nora Ephron

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Tart by Slutty Cheff

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Normal People by Sally Rooney

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

A Real Piece of Work by Freya Bromley

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell

A Long Game by Elizabeth McCracken

Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

You Don't Need a Smartphone by August Lamm

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How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend: A Neuroscientist's Guide to a Healthier, Happier Life by Dr. Rachel Barr

Mind Games by Annie Vernon

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini