every Read with Jenna pick from 2025

TODAY's book club, the full 2025 lineup in order. I'm behind, this is also my own queue.

The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus - Emma Knight

start here, her January pick and a strong one to open the year on

This Is a Love Story - Jessica Soffer

The Dream Hotel - Laila Lalami

near-future, a government that monitors your dreams. not the cozy read the cover makes it look like

Heartwood - Amity Gaige

The Names - Florence Knapp

A Family Matter - Claire Lynch

Happy Wife - Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores

her July pick, more thriller than most of what came before it this year

My Other Heart - Emma Nanami Strenner

Buckeye - Patrick Ryan

The Irish Goodbye - Heather Aimee O'Neill

Cursed Daughters - Oyinkan Braithwaite

no lore exam required, stands alone, you don't need her earlier book first

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

the one rerun pick of the year. I already owned three copies

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