Join in our conversation about a list of self help books from library purchases. We each picked one and read it, so we could tell you if you should read it or not? You will get some great ideas from this episode, even if you don't have time to actually read the books.

Titles mentioned in this episode:

The Plan: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius by Kendra Adachi

Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves by Alison Wood Brooks

The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More by Jefferson Fisher

Meditations For Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time For What Counts by Oliver Burkeman

Up Next:

Book Club Episode discussing These is My Words by Nancy E. Turner

Come join us as we look back at what we liked about our reading in 2025, and what we want to change for 2026. We will tell you all about what we liked, what we didn't like, what we plan to change, and if we have any goals for 2026. Plus we'll give you a few great recommendations!

Titles mentioned in this episode:

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

The Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry

Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner

The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene

Emma by Jane Austen

Alledgedly by Tiffany D Jackson

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Marin Ireland

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood

A Mannequin for Christmas by Timothy JanovskyIn 2 weeks:

The Best Self Help Books from 2025

Join us as we look back at the long list of books the five of us read last year. Which books made us feel something and which ones shocked us? Which one do we fee like we could recommend to almost anyone? And finally, what were our very favorites we read in 2025? Come listen for some great titles to add to your TBR!

Books mentioned in this episode:Let Them by Mel Robbins

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrick Backman

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

James by Percival Everett

The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene

The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs

Alledgedly by Tiffany D Jackson

James by Percival Everett

Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls

Last Summer Boys by Bill Rivers

Refugee by Alan Gratz

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander Newfoundlad by Jim Defede

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Elligible by Curtis Settenfield

Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl

The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman

Emma by Jane AustenUP NEXT:

What are our literary intentions for the coming year?