Time for another round of three things! And this one's very bookish: we're talking about 2025 books that flew under the radar, plot twists, mood writing, what we want to learn about this fall, and more!

Becca's Things

Underrated Books of 2025 Becca's - Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine, Loved One by Aisha Muharrar | Olivia's - Tilt by Emma Pattee, Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild.

How moods shift in the writing process

Personal Curriculums

Olivia's Things

Plot twists we didn't see coming - The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Reflective Moods

Obsessions

Becca - "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean

Olivia - Are You There God? It's Me Margaret

What we read this week

Olivia - Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild, Maggie; Or A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee, Sam by Allegra Goodman, A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst, Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia

Becca - The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy, Totally and Completely Fine by Elissa Sussman

This Month's Book Club Pick - Heart The Lover by Lily King (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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