In this interview, I chat with Pamela Lamp about Do the Next New Thing, how she came up with the ideas for her book, writing a book, how hard it can be to make friends as an adult, her blog Who I Met Today, and much more. Pam's recommended reads are: Let's Call Her Barbie by Renee Rosen One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Do the Next New Thing can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the third quarter of 2025. Mary’s Titles: October The Bog Queen by Anna North Heart the Lover by Lily King A Guardian and A Thief by Megha Mujumdar November The Mad Wife by Meagan Church Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn The Dinner Party by Viola Van de Sandt Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto What Sheep Think About the Weather by Amelia Thomas December Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards Pamela’s Titles: October The Missing Pages by Alyson RichmanIn a Distant Valley by Shannon BowringLet Me Go Mad in My Own Way by Elaine FeeneyNovemberWhere He Left Her by Nicole BaartThe Bird Watcher by Jacquelyn MitchardThe Bridesmaid by Cate QuinnDecemberThe Time Hop Coffee Shop by Phaedra PatrickEver Day I Read by Hwang Bo-Reum Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Twitter. Mary's social media handles: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Twitter. Pamela's social media handles: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Scott Carson about Departure 37, categorizing this book, his pseudonym and how it came about, how the rhetoric around AI parallels that of the nuclear arms race, tying his timelines together, our relationship with technology, his research, and much more. Scott's recommended reads are: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb by Garrett M. Graff Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Departure 37 can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kelly Hooker joins me for the September's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads. Kelly’s Selections: Last: A Guardian and a Thief by Megan Majumdar A Good Animal by Sara Mauer Now: Indian Country by Shoba Rao Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra Next: The Sunshine Man by Emma Stonex The Exes by Leodora Darlington DNFs or Didn't Like: Adrift by Will Dean Book Mail Highlights: The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave Skylark by Paula McLain Cindy's Selections: Last: Life & Death & Giants by Ron Rindo The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery Now: The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Next: The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn DNFs or Didn’t Like: No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams Book Mail Highlights: Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise Double Shadow by Andrew Luddington Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. Check out Postmark'd Studio! 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. Link to my article about stories set on school campuses. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Sign up to be added to my Literary Salon list here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Janice Hallett about The Killer Question, trivia quizzing, her writing process and how she approaches it, infusing humor into the story, the many discussions around the cover art, her love of travel, and much more. Janice's recommended reads are: The Vanishing Place by Zoe Rankin A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. The Killer Question can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Catherine Chidgey about The Book of Guilt, how she came up with the ideas for this one, choosing who would tell the story, the hardest part of writing the book, her multiple covers, creating an alternative world, and much more. Catherine's recommended reads are: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood Haven by Emma Donoghue Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. The Book of Guilt can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Judithe Little about Glorious Ruins, why she wanted to tell Misia Sert's story, why she enjoys telling the stories of those who surrounded Coco Chanel, her research, how frequently women are left out of the historical record, what she wants readers to take away from this book, and much more. Judithe's recommended reads are: The Wedding People by Alison Espach Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey Judithe's Page Turners Q & A and my September Buzz Reads picks. Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Glorious Ruins can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Eliana Ramage about To the Moon and Back, writing about the Cherokee Nation and its history, setting a portion of the story in Oklahoma, her research, writing a family saga, Star Trek, how the title and cover came to be, and much more. Eliana's recommended reads are: Nothing More of This Land by Joseph V. Lee Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan Before the Mango Ripens by Afabwaje Kurian Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. To the Moon and Back can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kelly Hooker joins me for the August's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads. Kelly’s Selections: Last: The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey 59 Minutes by Holly Seddon Now: The Tragedy of True Crime by John J. Lennon The Odds of You by Kate Dramis Next: The Mad Wife by Meagan Church A Good Animal by Sara Mauer DNFs or Didn't Like: Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei Book Mail Highlights: The Day I Lost You by Ruth Mancini Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris Cindy's Selections: Last: Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben The Secret Life of a Cemetery: The Wild Nature and Enchanting Lore of Pere-Lachaise by Benoit Gallot Now: The Missing Pages by Alyson Richman Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon. The Untold Story by Jeffrey Kluger Next: When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen Buckeye by Patrick Ryan DNFs or Didn’t Like: Photograph by Brian Freeman The Mires by Tina Makereti The Ex-Boyfriend’s Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee by Saki Kawashiro Book Mail Highlights: The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind by Simon Winchester Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Ace Atkins Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Link to my article about stories set on school campuses. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Sign up to be added to my Literary Salon list here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Julie Clark about The Ghostwriter, why she chose the 1970s setting, the sprayed edges on her book, why memory is at the heart of the story, how she handles the information reveals, trauma and secrets in fiction, and much more. Julie's recommended read is The Names by Florence Knapp. Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. The Ghostwriter can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Ally Carter about The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold, how this is a companion novel versus a sequel, why light mysteries are having a moment, watching spy movies as research, writing realistic dialogue, her title and cover, and much more. Ally's recommended reads are: Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood All Superheroes Need PR by Elizabeth Stephens Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Martha Barnette about Friends with Words, her interest in words and word origins, hosting A Way With Words, what a call-out show is and how it works, her favorite questions she is asked on her show, writing this memoir, her title, and much more. Martha's recommended reads are: Orbital by Samantha Harvey Clear by Carys Davies Enough is Enuf by Gabe Henry Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Friends with Words can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kelly Hooker joins me for July's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads. Kelly’s Selections: Last: The Killer Question by Janice Hallett Heart the Lover by Lily King Now: Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein The Future Saints by Ashley Winstead Next: Cape Fever by Nadia Davids Westward Women by Alice Martin DNFs or Didn't Like: None Book Mail Highlights: Murder by the Book by Amie Schaumberg What We Can Know by Ian McKewan Cindy's Selections: Last: The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception and Munchausen by Proxy by Andrea Dunlop Scythe, Thunderhead, and The Toll by Neal Shusterman Now: A Flower Traveled in My Blood by Haley Cohen Gilliland The Round House by Louise Erdrich Next: Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Corryell The Mires by Tina Makereti DNFs or Didn’t Like: Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter How to Lose Your Mother by Molly Jung-Fast Book Mail Highlights: Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America by Beth Macy Photograph by Brian Freeman Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Link to my article about stories set on school campuses. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Sign up to be added to my Literary Salon list here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in April through June 2025. Our shared top reads: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans This American Woman by Zarna Garg My Friends by Fredrik Backman It’s a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan Kelly’s remaining top reads: Abigail & Alexa save the Wedding by Lian Dolan The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin The Names by Florence Knapp The Summer We Ran by Audrey Ingram The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby Home of the American Circus by Allison Larkin The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley Cindy’s remaining top reads: The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper Heartwood by Amity Gaige The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer No More Tears by Gardiner Harris The Eights by Joanna Miller Park Avenue by Renee Ahdieh We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess The Whyte Python World Tour by Travis Kennedy Kelly's Favorites of 2025 (so far): Dead Money by Jakob Kerr Seeking Shelter by Jeff Hobbs The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy This American Woman by Zarna Garg The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff The Correspondent by Virginia Evans The Names by Florence Knapp Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley Cindy's Favorites of 2025 (so far): What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson Dead Money by Jakob Kerr Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton Heartwood by Amity Gaige No More Tears by Gardiner Harris The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer The Correspondent by Virginia Evans This American Woman by Zarna Garg What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown The Whyte Python World Tour by Travis Kennedy Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Connect with Kelly Hooker on Instagram. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Link to my article about stories set on school campuses. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the third quarter of 2025. Pamela's Selections: July A Marriage at Sea by Sophie ElmhirstTypewriter Beach by Meg Waite ClaytonThe Harvey Girls by Juliette FayAshes to Ashes by Thomas MaltmanAugustJoy Moody Is Out of Time by Kerryn MayneJust Another Dead Author by Katarina BivaldThe Lies They Told by Ellen Marie WisemanDestroy This House by Amanda UhleSeptemberLife and Death and Giants by Ron RindoSweet, Tart by Kara Thom Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely? by Sarah McCoyThe Many Mothers of Dolores Moore by Anika Fajardo Mary’s Selections: JulyNo Lost Causes Club by Lauren McQuistin The Cleaner by Mary Watson The Satisfaction Cafe by Kathy Wang The Lake's Water Is Never Sweet by Giulia Caminito August This Happened to Me by Kate Price Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino We Should All Be Birds by Brian Buckbee Are You Mad at Me by Meg Josephson, MSW September Awake by Jen Hatmaker Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman Buckeye by Patrick Ryan Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy Check out our FB Live event. Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Twitter. Mary's social media handles: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Twitter. Pamela's social media handles: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Nathalia Holt about The Beast in the Clouds, how the panda bear was the last large mammal unknown to science, the Roosevelt brothers' unlikely but successful excursion, how they changed the way the world viewed conservation, how she learned about this story, finding a publisher for this tale, and much more. Nathalia's recommended reads are: Palace of Deception by Darrin Lunde On a Mission: The Smithsonian History of U.S. Women Astronauts by Valerie Neal Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. The Beast in the Clouds can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Bruce Holsinger about Culpability, why his publishing date moved up by three months (now we know it's an Oprah pick!), the research he conducted for this one, P(doom) numbers, his stunning cover, and much more. Bruce's recommended reads are: Dream State by Eric Puchner Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte Trust by Hernan Diaz Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner Small Rain by Garth Greenwell Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Culpability can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Lidija Hilje about Slanting Towards the Sea, writing about present day Croatia, her father's health and how it inspired this story, writing in her second language and why she chose to write the book in English, her title and cover, and much more. Lidija's recommended reads are: The Anthropologists by Aysegul Savas We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons Joanna's Room by James Baldwin Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Slanting Towards the Sea can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview, I chat with Laura Wood about Let's Make a Scene, the challenges she faced while writing her first dual timeline and dual POV book, her favorite tropes, her fascination with how fame impacts a person in today's world, referencing her favorite rom-coms in this one, giving cameos to the character from Under Your Spell, the title drama, and much more. Laura's recommended reads are: The Slowest Burn by Sarah Chamberlain Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Let's Make a Scene can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront. Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly Buzz Reads column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kelly Hooker joins me for June's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads. Kelly’s Selections: Last: Everything is TB The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro Now: Culpability by Bruce Holsinger Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Next: What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon Buckeye by Patrick Ryan DNFs or Didn't Like: Sunburned by Katherine Wood Book Mail Highlights: Heart the Lover by Lily King A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan Cindy's Selections: Last: Mrs. Spy by MJ Robotham This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir by Zarna Garg Now: Silver Elite by Dani Francis The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell Next: Anne of Avenue A by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding The Secret History by Donna Tartt DNFs or Didn’t Like: The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards Through an Open Window by Pamela Terry Book Mail Highlights: History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide here for a tip of your choice or for a set price here via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast here or on Venmo. 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. Link to my article about older protagonists in fiction. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
kim delfing
I love these episodes, keep them up!