In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through September 2023.
Our shared top reads:
The River We Remember by William Kent Kreuger
The Six by Loren Grush
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
Kelly’s remaining top reads:
One Summer In Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
An Honest Man by Michael Koryta
The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin
Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
The Other Year by Rea Frey
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Cindy’s remaining top reads:
The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos
The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
The Bookbinder by Pip Williams
The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange
The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins
Disneyland on the Mountain by Greg Glasgow and Kathryn Mayer
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
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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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