Kelly Hooker joins me for the February's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads.

Last: 

Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild

Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell

Now:

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Jessica Guerrieri

The Names by Florence Knapp

Next:

What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown

The Compound by Aisling Rawle

DNFs or Didn't Like:

None

Book Mail Highlights:

Home of the American Circus by Allison Larkin

The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley

Last:

The Safari by Jaclyn Goldis

The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner

Now:

Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson Opoku

The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully

Next:

The Names by Florence Knapp

I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney

DNFs or Didn’t Like:

The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso

Book Mail Highlights: 

The Harvey Girls by Juliette Fay

Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistresses and Dr Crippen by Hallie Rubenhold  

Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page 2025 Winter Reading Guide with 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.

Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.     

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