Episode 33: Cozy Christmas Reads 2024

Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads. This is episode 33, “Cozy Christmas Reads 2024.”

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… time for the fourth annual Cozy Christmas Reads episode! This episode is special because Jillian and Erin are joined by two additional guests, Stephanie Cunningham and Ali Oppenlaender. The four women come together yearly (previous episodes are linked below), to share each year’s picks for a cozy Christmas read. 

If you’re ready for this year’s edition, just hit play wherever you listen to podcasts!

In This Episode:

• As per usual, the ladies begin with a check-in.
• Mentioned in this episode: Cozy Christmas Reads 2023, 2022, 2021
• The ladies rank their reads from scrooge to Christmas on Hallmark Street.
• It's time to share the books! The women go through and each share one book, and then they go around a second time to share their second book.
• You MUST listen in to hear Stef’s second pick. You won’t believe what she chose! 🤪🤪 Be sure to weigh in your thoughts on what Stef chose. 
• It wouldn’t be an episode of Medium Lady Reads without hot takes, tune in to find out what we’re all thinking.
• All four women share what they’re waiting for from the library and what they’re reading next.
• Connect with the podcast on Instagram @mediumladyreads, Jillian or Erin.

Books Mentioned In This Episode:

• Father of the Rain by Lily King
• A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
• A December to Remember by Jenny Bayliss
• Comfort and Joy by Kristin Hannah
• When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
• Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison
• The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
• The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox
• NeverMoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
• Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday
• Kiss Me at Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
• A Season for Second Chances by Jenny Bayliss
• We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
• Sandwich by Catherine Newman
• Bride by Ali Hazelwood
• One in a Million Boy by Monica Wood
• What We Sacrifice for Magic by Andrea Jo DeWerd
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
• The Wedding People by Alison Espach
• Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
• The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley
• For She is Wrath by Emily Varga 
• A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles