In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our top reads of 2024.

Our Top Shared Reads:

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston 

We Used to Life Here by Marcus Kliewer

Kelly’s Remaining Selections:  

Mercury by Amy Jo Burns

Everyone but Myself by Julie Chavez

Drinker of Ink by Shannon Castleton

Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford

Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra

Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Trafficking by Jason De Leon 

How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley

Same as it Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

God of the Woods by Liz Moore

The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella

The Best Lies by David Ellis

The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey

The Sing Sing Files by Dan Slepian

The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by 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 Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.     

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