Summer Reads 2025: from banned books to feel-good favorites

Welcome to our semi-annual episode where we talk about books, just for fun! All the books we talked about in this episode are listed here. Check out our previous episodes here: (Best of 2024, All Time Favorite Reads, Favorite books of 2023)

Full list of recommendations from this episode <>

To learn more about banned books in the US:

• The American Library Association
• PEN America

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