To celebrate my 39th birthday, I’m sharing 39 book recommendations—yes, all 39 made it into this episode! From thrillers and rom-coms to memoirs and comfort reads, I’ve got something for every kind of reader. I also kick things off with a quickfire round of fun “get to know me” questions! Grab a treat, press play, and come celebrate with me!

THE LIST

1. Every Beautiful Mile by Ashley Manley
2. 🎧 We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
3. Forever and Back by Ashley Manley
4. 🎧 Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
5. 🎧 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Jessica Guerierrie
6. 🎧 The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
7. 🎧 Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
8. It’s a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
9. 🎧 The Corespondent by Virginia Evans
10. 🎧 The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
11. 🎧 The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel
12. 🎧 Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
13. 🎧 These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
14. 🎧 Night Watcher by Daphne Woolsoncroft
15. 🎧 The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
16. 🎧 Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey
17. 🎧 The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman
18. 🎧 Here One Moment by Lianne Moriarty
19. 🎧 The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison
20. 🎧 Orbital by Samantha Harvey
21. 🎧 Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Sophie Cousens
22. 🎧 The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop
23. 🎧 If We Were Villians by ML Rio
24. 🎧 The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
25. 🎧 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
26. 🎧 The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr
27. 🎧 Real Americans by Rachel Khong
28. 🎧 Middletide by Sarah Crouch
29. 🎧 Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh
30. The Summer of Yes by Courtney Walsh
31. 🎧 Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
32. 🎧 Sylvia’s Second Act by Hilary Yablon
33. 🎧 While You Were Out by Meg Kissinger
34. 🎧 The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
35. 🎧 Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
36. 🎧 Long Bright River by Liz Moore
37. 🎧 The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
38. 🎧 The Measure by Nikki Erlick
39. 🎧 The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger