In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our top reads of 2024.
Our Top Shared Reads:
First Lie Winsby Ashley Elston
We Used to Life Here by Marcus Kliewer
Kelly’s Remaining Selections:
Mercuryby Amy Jo Burns
Everyone but Myself by Julie Chavez
Drinker of Inkby Shannon Castleton
Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fameby Olivia Ford
Nightwatchingby Tracy Sierra
Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Traffickingby Jason De Leon
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
Same as it Ever Wasby Claire Lombardo
All the Colors of the Darkby Chris Whitaker
God of the Woodsby Liz Moore
The Same Bright Starsby Ethan Joella
The Best Liesby David Ellis
The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey
The Sing Sing Filesby Dan Slepian
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fifeby Anna Johnston
Cindy’s Remaining Selections:
Family Family by Laurie Frankel
The Queen of Sugar Hill by ReShonda Tate
Dixon Descending by Karen Outen
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Whiskey Tender by Deborah Taffa
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy
When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi
The Lightning Bottles by Marissa Stapley
Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin
Honorable mention: Maria by Michele Moran
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbookwhich contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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