# 42. The BEST books and essays I Read in 2025!

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Published: 2025-12-23T15:21:49+00:00
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## Resource

Books Mentioned: - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd- The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston- Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut - Martyr by Kaveh Akbar- Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin- The Book Thief by Markus ZusakEssays Mentioned: - In defense of pretension by Ayan Artan- Fake Fairness is Killing Our Relationships - And It's Everywhere by Jamila Bradley- Erotic Decisi ons by Museguided- On Agency by Henrik Karlsson- The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser- No One Told Me About Proust by Celine Nguyen- Democracy was founded on the legal suppression of grief, and why politics without art is death by Ellie Robins- Write for Your Life by Emily Rapp Black 📓 Anna's Substack Newsletter - https://annacorinne.substack.com/⛅ Wild Geese Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wildgeesepod/#💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services - https://www.annacorinneproductions.com/production

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