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

Kelly’s Selections:

Last: 

The Grand Paloma Resort by Cleyvis Natura

When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy

Now:

Four Mothers by Abigail Leonard

Silver Elite by Dani Francis

Next:

Far & Away by Amy Poeppel

Sunburned by Katherine Wood

DNFs or Didn't Like:

Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson

Book Mail Highlights:

Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady

The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey

Cindy's Selections:

Last:

Tilt by Emma Pattee

Matriarch by Tina Knowles

Now:

Conform by Ariel Sullivan 

Hunger Like a Thirst: From Food Stamps to Fine Dining, A Restaurant Critic Finds Her Place at the Table by Besha Rodell

Next:

The One and Only Vivian Stone by Melissa O’Connor 

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

DNFs or Didn’t Like:

Gracie Harris Is Under Construction by Kate Hash 

Book Mail Highlights: 

Friends with Words : Adventures in Languageland by Martha Barnette 

The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase

Interested in each of our Summer Reading Guides? Grab Kelly’s here and Cindy’s here. You will add so many great books to your TBR from both lists. We have very little overlap so check them both out!

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Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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.

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