Thanks for listening to the first episode of AYITB in 2026!

Like, subscribe, and drop below in the comments your favorite books from your reading list in 2025. Here are our recommendations (and links to find them online)!

Best Fiction: The Yearling - Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings: https://www.amazon.com/Yearling-Aladdin-Classics-Marjorie-Rawlings/dp/0689846231/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3qGAfVmhQ6JSs20oX1JPHxDV4Lh2RA_Blb5EAGOgcKLGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.VbMys29E5qxEQ8hVH9191sIZYjiZk3Wh02AldkIMYjM&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+yearling+rawlings&qid=1768134842&s=books&sr=1-1

Non-Fiction: Farmer Boy - Laura Ingalls Wilder: https://www.littlehousebooks.com/books/9780064400039/farmer-boy

Best Sci-Fi: I, Robot - Isaac Asimov: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/5681/i-robot-by-isaac-asimov/

Best Historical: Flags of our Fathers - James Bradley: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/242973/flags-of-our-fathers-by-james-bradley-with-ron-powers/

Also from Historical: Turning Points - Mark Noll: https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/products/9781540964885_turning-points

Best Christian Living: Mastering Life - Robert J. Morgan: https://www.robertjmorgan.com/shop/mastering-life-before-its-too-late-paperback-edition/

Best Sports: The Perfect Pass - S.C. Gwynne: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Perfect-Pass/S-C-Gwynne/9781501116209

Best Marriage: You and Me, Forever - Francis and Lisa Chan: https://crazy-love-store.myshopify.com/collections/you-and-me-forever-all/products/you-and-me-forever

Best Parenting: Whole Brain Child - Dan Siegel: https://drdansiegel.com/book/the-whole-brain-child/

Best Family: Family Driven Faith - Voddie Baucham: https://www.voddiebaucham.org/books/

Best Theology: Biblical Critical Theory - Christopher Watkin: https://zondervanacademic.com/products/biblical-critical-theory

Best Missions: Grit to Stay, Grace to Go - Sue Eenigenburg: https://missionbooks.org/products/grit-to-stay-grace-to-go?srsltid=AfmBOopkwTM7NPvBkD23Jh_2vfK2VbNwWuNNTy3a2NN2otTb2oSiBGhS

Brenton’s Book of the Year: Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/116232/anne-of-green-gables-by-lm-montgomery/

Jacob’s Book of the Year: Mastering Life - Robert J. Morgan (see above)

For Brenton's full reading list from the year, here is the link:

In our next episode, we sit down with movie fanatic and tax devotee, Eric Harvey, for a peek into the world of film, sound, and movie experience. You will not want to miss it! Until next time...

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