Happy 2025! We round up some recent gossip and drama in the book community and chat about most expected releases for the year.

Books mentioned:

Mary

• A Novel Love Story, Ashley Poston
• Never Keep, Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
• Gifted to His Dad, J Wilder
• Feast of Fools, Naomi Loud
• The Diplomat (TV series)
• Industry (TV series)

Shani

• The Shepherd King Duet, Rachel Gillig
• Yellowstone (TV series)
• Fight, Sloane St James

Bonnie

• The Bridge Kingdom series, Danielle L Jensen
• Split or Swallow, Lindsay Straube
• Under Loch and Key, Lana Ferguson
• Angels Blood, Nalini Singh

Recent Discourse Round-Up

• Yearly “you didn’t read that many books” discourse
• Audible shames readers
• Fable fails with AI wrap-up
• It’s UX not UI
• Freydis Moon “returns”?

2025 releases!!

Mary

• The Broker Nikki Sloane
• Oathbound, Tracey Deonn
• Sunrise on the Reaping,
• The Knight & the Moth, Rachel Gillig

Shani

• Out of the Woods, Hannah Bonham Young
• Rewind it Back, Liz Tomforde
• Beautiful Venom, Rina Kent
• Endless Anger, Sav R Miller
• Not Safe for Work, Nisha J Tuli
• Fight, Sloane St James
   

Bonnie

• Sinners Atone, Somme Sketcher
• The Wretched Divine, Adalyn Grace
• Deep End, Ali Hazelwood
• Rose In Chains, Julie Soto
• The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy, Brigitte Knightley
• Can't Get Enough, Kennedy Ryan