# Ep. 404 The Best Books of 2025 with MJ Franklin and Greta Johnsen

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Podcast: [The Stacks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stacks-550138)
Published: 2025-12-24T08:00:00+00:00
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It’s finally the episode we’ve all been waiting for: The Stacks' Best Books of 2025! Traci talks with two longtime friends of the show, Greta Johnsen, host of Happy to Be Here , and MJ Franklin, an editor at  The New York Times Book Review , to share our top 10 books of the year. We discuss the overall year in books, why we struggled to create this list, and all the books we’re looking forward to reading in 2026. The Stacks Book Club pick for December is Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger. We will discuss the book on Wednesday, December 31st, with Joel Anderson. You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks website:  https://www.thestackspodcast.com/2025/12/24/ep-404-best-books-of-2025 Connect with Greta: Instagram | Substack Connect with MJ : Instagram | TikTok | Threads Connect with The Stacks:  Instagram  |  Threads  |  Shop  |  Patreon  |  Goodreads  |  Substack  |  Youtube  |  Subscribe See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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