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In this interview, I chat with Lauren Oliver about The Girl in the Lake, UVA's Division of Perceptual Studies, her research, incorporating reincarnation into the story, creating a strong sense of place, what the rest of the series will look like, what surprised her the most when writing this one, and much more.
Lauren's recommended reads are:
God of the Woods by Liz Moore
The Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French
The Anniversary by Alex Finlay
Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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Kelly joins me for May's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads.
Kelly's Selections:
Last:
Both Can Be True by Jessica Guerrieri
The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh
Now:
Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie
The Forgotten Midwife by Laura Anthony
Next:
The Gulf of Lions by Caitlin Shetterly
Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray
DNFs:
The Au Pair by Teddy Wayne
Book Mail highlights:
Breathing Under Water by Jaqueline Friedland
Great and Unfortunate Things by Jason Arday
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to ‘90s Sitcoms by Geoff Bennett
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves
Now:
Wisdom Corner by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
The Gulf of Lions by Caitlin Shetterly
Next:
Under Story by Chloe Benjamin
The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett
Didn’t Work/DNFs:
A Harlem Wedding by Tiffany Warren
The Unknown by Riley Sager
Book Mail highlights:
Agatha Christie’s Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley
Pollock’s Last Lover by Stephen Kiernan
Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram.
Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 17-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
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In this interview, I chat with Christina Baker Kline about The Foursome, her personal connection to this story, her research and trying to learn more about the sisters who marry Cheng and Eng, having Sarah narrate the story, telling the tale without sensationalizing it, drawing on today's divisions to inform the past, The Foursome's publishing journey, and much more.
Christina's recommended read is The Original by Priya Parmar.
Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 17-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
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In this interview, I chat with Annabel Monaghan about Dolly All the Time, choosing Rhode Island as the setting for the book, why she invented a fictional town, her favorite male love interest that she has created, serving as a caregiver and honoring that role, designing a suitable breakup, and much more.
Annabel's recommended reads are:
The Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh
Down With the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore
Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshmi
Fossil Feud by Maggie North
Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 17-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - a number of books you will not see on other guides. So many fabulous books are coming out in 2026, and you can learn about a bunch of them in my guide.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
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In this interview, I chat with Sarah Damoff about The Burning Side, exploring family dynamics, memory, and the early years of motherhood, how she decided who would tell the story, her writing process, the beautiful cover, and much more.
Sarah's recommended reads are:
Everything is Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves
Start at the End by Emma Grey
Land by Maggie O'Farrell (and all of her backlist)
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony here. We discuss tons more great read from 2025.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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Kelly joins me for April's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads.
Kelly's Selections:
Last:
Make Nice by Ryan Effgen
Ms.
Mebel Goes to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q Sutanto
Now:
The Good Parts by Evann Normandin
Not a Word by Linwood Barclay
Next:
Mother Tongue by Sara Novic
Both Can Be True by Jessica Guerrieri
DNFs:
Helpless by Jessica Knoll
Book
Mail highlights:
The Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent
Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
Retro by Jessica M. Goldstein
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
Now:
The Midnight Show by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline
Next:
Wisdom Corner by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff
Didn’t Work/DNFs:
None
Book Mail highlights:
The Natural Order by Matthew Aldrich
Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane
Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
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In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in January through March 2026.
Our shared top reads:
Good People by Patmeena Sabit
Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams
Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns
Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
Upward Bound by Woody Brown
Kelly’s remaining top reads:
Murder Your Darlings by Jenna Blum
My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney
How to Get Away With Murder by Rebecca Philipson
Where The Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris
A Good Animal by Sara Maurer
Bloom by Robbie Couch
She Fell Away by Lenore Nash
Cindy’s remaining top reads:
Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery
Strangers by Belle Burden
Good Guys by Sharon Bala
With Love From Harlem by ReShonda Tate
Imposter by LJ Ross
Blood Relay by Devon MIhesuah
Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi
Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2026? Check out our sixth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
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Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the second quarter of 2026.
Mary’s Titles:
April
Everything has Happened by T. Greenwood
Love & Other Monsters by Emily Franklin
Moonshine Women by Michelle Collins Anderson
The Drop by SR Masters
Go Gentle by Maria Semple
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
May
Homebound by Portia Elan
American Rambler by Isaac Fitzgerald
The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline
Take Me With You by Steven Rowley
June
Marion by Leah Rowan
Carrion Crow by Heather Parry
Pamela’s Titles:
April
A Killer in the Family by Amin Ahmad
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Break Room by Miye Lee
May
Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel
Five by Iona Bannister
Daytime Moon by Kerri Schletterman
The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
Pollock's Last Lover by Stephen Kiernan
Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta
The Author Weekend by Laura Zigman
Coyoteland by Vanessa Hua
Mercy Hill by Hannah Thurman
Patient, Female by Julie Schumacher
June
It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell
The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson
Shoutouts at the end of the episode:
The Windsor Affair by Melanie Benjamin
A Murder Most Camp by Nicolas DiDomizio
Whistler by Ann Patchett
Daughter of Sun and Moon by Lisa See
A Fortune of Sand by Ruta Sepetys
Dad, Love, Me by Matthew Quick
Beneath a Broken Sky by Joshua Moelling
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Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month.
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In this interview, I chat with Craig Thomas about That's Not How It Happened, having his book selected for Book of the Month, how he decided to write a book, weaving the craziness of Hollywood into his story, Darcy's character and how she is resonating with readers, casting the amazing audiobook, and much more.
Craig's recommended reads are:
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Election by Tom Perrotta
A Heart That Works by Rob Dulaney
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony here. We discuss tons more great read from 2025.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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Kelly joins me for March's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads.
Kelly's Selections:
Last:
Start at the End by Emma Grey
The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews
Now:
Keep Them Close by David Ellis
Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
Next:
City of Widows by Nadia Hashimi
Time to Burn by Ellery Lloyd
DNFs:
None
Book Mail highlights:
The Brunswick by Callie Murray
In Deep
Water: A True Story of Sharks, Survival, and Courage by Michael Tugias
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
The MASH Up by Laura Marie Meyers
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
Now:
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
Kin by Tayari Jones
Next:
The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston
A Pair of Aces by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Didn’t Work/DNFs:
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Hard Times by Jeff Boyd
Book Mail highlights:
Small Town Girls by Jayne Anne Phillips
The Unknown by Riley Sager
Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram.
Sign up for my literary salon here.
Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony here. We discuss tons more great read from 2025.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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In this interview, I chat with Ross Montgomery about Murder at World's End, weaving Halley's Comet into his story, the late Edwardian period, conspiracy theories and how they have always existed, how hard it was to write a locked room mystery, creating a strong sense of place and time, and much more.
Ross's recommended read is Strange Houses by Uketsu.
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony here. We discuss tons more great read from 2025.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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In this interview, I chat with Amy Jo Burns about Wait for Me, her inspiration for this book and for Elle Harlow, the world of 1960s and 1970s country music and its strong women, drafting lyrics for the novel, her writing process and writing group, selecting the mandolin as Elle's instrument of choice, her beautiful cover, and much more.
Amy Jo's recommended reads are:
Sunlight Finds You by Laura Moriarty
The Seekers of Deer Creek by Thao Thai
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony here. We discuss tons more great read from 2025.
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Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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In this interview, I chat with Rachel Hochhauser about Lady Tremaine, writing an untelling versus a retelling of a classic fairy tale, tackling such a well-known character, wanting her book to read like historical fiction, how she decided to write this book, her beautiful cover, and much more.
Rachel's recommended reads are:
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
Scavengers by Kathleen Boland
One Bad Mother by Ej Dickson
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony here. We discuss tons more great read from 2025.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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In this interview, I chat with Devon Mihesuah about Blood Relay, her desire to depict strong native women, avoiding a trauma story, dispelling myths about native women, her stellar cover, Indian horse relay racing, and much more.
Devon's recommended reads are:
Mountain Man by Keith C. Blackmore
Hell Divers by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Books by Nelson DeMille
Cry Havoc by Jack Carr
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Cash Blackbear series by Marcie R. Rendon
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony here. We discuss tons more great read from 2025.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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Kelly joins me for February's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads.
Kelly's Selections:
Last:
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
So, I Met This Guy by Alexandra Potter
Now:
Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Bramer
The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff
Next:
Liberty Street by Heather Marshall
Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim
Didn't Work/DNFs:
Love by the Book by Jessica George
Book Mail highlights:
Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurts by Ben Reeves
138 Main by Gavin Bell
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders
The Seekers of Deer Creek by Thao Thai
Now:
The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion, Volume 3 by Beth Brower
The Half Life by Rachel Beanland
Next:
Hard Times by Jeff Boyd
The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America’s Birds by James H. McCommons
Didn’t Work/DNFs:
Missing by EA Jackson
The Pie and Mash Detective Agency by JD Brinkworth
Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald
Book Mail highlights:
Single Girls by John Searles
The Supper Club Saints by Claire Swinarksi
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram.
Sign up for my literary salon here.
Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony here. We discuss tons more great read from 2025.
Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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In this interview, I chat with Saara El-Arifi about Cleopatra, researching Cleopatra and the time period, how daunting it was to write about Cleopatra and wanting to give her her dignity and her voice back, the stunning cover and her requests for it, deciding what to include and what to leave out, and much more.
Saara's recommended read is The Immortal Heart by Jennifer Saint.
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony here. We discuss tons more great read from 2025.
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Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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In this interview, I chat with Elizabeth Heider about Children of the Savage City, her main character's interesting job, the inspiration for Nikki, setting her books in Naples, her stunning covers, why she focused on systemic corruption, her view on friendships, and much more.
Elizabeth's recommended reads are:
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purcell
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony here. We discuss tons more great read from 2025.
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Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one!
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In this interview, I chat with Taylor Adams about Her Last Breath, choosing a cave for the setting, creating a claustrophobic setting, his research for the novel including the police procedural aspects of the story, drafting twists and turns, his title and cover, and much more.
Taylor's recommended reads are:
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
A Simple Plan by Scott Smith
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
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In this interview, I chat with Tory Henwood Hoen about Before I Forget, tackling Alzheimer's in fiction, making Arthur an oracle, deciding who would tell the story, writing in first person, how the audiobook narrator was selected, having her book selected as a December Book of the Month pick, her title and cover, and much more.
Tory's recommended reads are:
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Heart the Lover by Lily King
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
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In this interview, I chat with Libby Page about This Book Made Me Think of You, her inspiration for the book, selecting the books she wanted to include, creating the letters from Joe, the title and cover, stories about finding community, and much more.
Libby's recommended reads are:
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
The Lovelight Farms series by B.K. Borison
The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page Winter Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 40 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter and spring - a number of books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, backlist picks, and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony here. We discuss tons more great read from 2025.
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