We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are sharing our 2025 Holiday Gift Guide. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.

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Check out our previous gift guides here:

2020 Gift Guide

2020 Kid Lit Gift Guide

2021 Gift Guide

2022 Gift Guide

2023 Gift Guide

2024 Gift Guide

Crack the Book Open:

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Ellie)

Table for Two by Amor Towles (Traci)

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter (Ellie)

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Traci)

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Ellie)

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (Traci)

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Ellie)

One Star Romance by Laura Jankin (Traci)