Episode 24: Year End Wrap Up

Cheryl, Jessica, and Mari talk CADL Best Books of 2025 (our staff voted picks) and their last reads for 2025. Cheryl’s Books: Dead and Alive: Essays by Zadie Smith Bread of Angels: A Memoir by Patti Smith Whiskey Tender: A Memoir by Deborah Jackson Taffa Mentioned: White Teeth by Zadie Smith Just Kids by Patti Smith M. Train by Patti Smith Jessica’s Books: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature edited by Becky Siegal Spratford Cinder House by Freya Marske Christmas at the Women’s Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery Mentioned: Women's Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery Last Binding series by Freya Marske Mari’s Books: The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri Hunger’s Bite by Taylor Robin How To Say Goodbye in Cuban by Daniel Miyares Wind Watchers by Micha Archer Mentioned: Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer

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Episode 24: Year End Wrap Up is an episode from CADLcast Podcast by Capital Area District Libraries .

This episode is 38:12 long.

This episode was published on Dec 8, 2025.

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