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THE MOMENT WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! TOP BOOKS! BOOK DATA! STATISTICS! READING TRENDS! Links mentioned: Reading Spreadsheet Template: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/stuff Fill out our 2025 Reading Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOaqDlWh7z2bDMsq5m2lc2xugveJtr3jpMxF_JJG9p22g5cA/viewform Article about niche bookstores: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/one-genre-bookstores-calgary-9.6989662Article about bookshops opening: https://globalnews.ca/news/10935412/a-new-chapter-bookworms-canada-independent-bookstores/) Article about AI book winning a big prize: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/18/author-rie-qudan-why-i-used-chatgpt-to-write-my-prize-winning-novel Support The Podcast: Join our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunbound Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/ Our website: booksunboundpodcast.com Need Info or Some Books?Buy books with our affiliate link: https://bookshop.org/shop/BooksUnbound All the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/books Use our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1Xw Our Patrons: A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Adriane, Alex, Alli, Bellanora, Brittany, Bronte, Candis, Cassie, Christina, Claire, Debra, Diana, Emily, Gene, Gerald, Inbar, Jessica, Jill, Judith, Karina, Livi, Michelene, Nicole, Róisin, Sherralle, Tiffany, Vanessa! Chapters: 00:00:00 - 2025 WRAP UP 00:03:29 - Milestones of 2025 00:05:13 - Raeleen’s Top Books of 2025 00:16:39 - Ariel’s To Books of 2025 00:30:17 - Spreadsheet Time! 01:15:36 - Mashed Potatoes 2025 01:30:58 - Subgenre of the Year 01:40:14 - Reading Predictions for 2026 01:51:22 - Favourite Authors of 2025 01:53:37 - Book Memories 2025
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