November 11, 2025 • 73 mins
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
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