In this episode we talk about the cinnamon challenge, Ali Hazelwood's fridge sexuality, and the rest of our 2025 SWFL Reading Festival experiences. Cozy up with your cat and a cup of tea while you listen to Books I Read with my Cat.

Books discussed in this episode:

Wind and Truth, Brandon Sanderson 

Take A Deep Breath, L. Taylor

Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life, Nick Lane

Junie, Erin Crosby Eckstine

Tress of the Emerald Sea, Brandon Sanderson

The Soul of an Octopus, Sy Montgomery

Secrets of the Octopus, Sy Montgomery

Of Time and Turtles, Sy Montgomery

The Hummingbirds' Gift, Sy Montgomery

Inkie’s Amazing Escape, Sy Montgomery

Spell of the Tiger, Sy Montgomery

Bride, Ali Hazelwood

Twilight series, Stephanie Meyer

50 Shades of Grey, E.L. James

The Mango Tree, Annabel Tometich

Check & Mate, Ali Hazelwood

Close Knit, Jenny Colgan

You Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea, Rebecca Thorne

Parable of the Talents, Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler

Dark & Shallow Lies, Ginny Myers Sain

Fairy Tales the Sequel, Multiple authors

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