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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being our Faves of 2024. And we're not going to lie...it was hard to choose soooo...we also have a list of our Runners Up below! Plus, we'll share a Book in Hand. Now, it's time to get started on our list for 2025!

Featured Books:

• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhorn (LP)
• Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (LP)
• The Lost Queen Series by Signe Pike (LP and LH)
• The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LP and LH)
• How to Read a Book by Monica Wood (LP)
• We Begin At the End/All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (LP)
• The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher (LP)
• Eddie Winston is Looking For Love by Marianne Cronin (LP)
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (LP)
• Olive Kitteridge/Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout (LP)
• Good Night Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea (LP)
• Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major (LH)
• Horses of Fire and Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine (LH and LP))
• Wool by Hugh Howey (LH)
• The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins (LH)
• The Bear and the Nightingale, The Girl in the Tower and Winter Witch by Katherine Arden (LH)
• Gone Wolf by Amber McBride (LH)
• Things Don’t Break On Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins (LH)
• An Elderly Woman is Up to No Good and An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Turston (LH)
• The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (LH)
• Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley (LH)
• You Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne (LH)

Our Runners Up Faves

• Search by Michelle Huneven (LP)
• The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill (LP)
• After Annie by Anna Quindlen (LP)
• Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (LP)
• Count the Ways/How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard (LP)
• The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (LP)
• The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston (LP)
• The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman (LP)
• The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable (LP)
• Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (LP)
• Trash Lands by Alison Stine (LP)
• Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (LP)
• The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (LP)
• The Last Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (LP)
• Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (LP)
• Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo (LP and LH)
• Celine by Peter Heller (LH)
• Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne (LH)
• Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling (LH)
• The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan (LH)
• Starring Adele Astaire by Eliza Knight (LH)
• The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki (LH)
• Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas (LH)

Book In Hand

• Christmas With the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb (LP)

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
• Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
• Me Moth by Amber McBride

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of being great Book Club Picks. And, we have a special guest to help us discover some great titles to get discussions going in your group. Lisa Hedger is joining us from the podcast Everyone Loved It But Me. Lisa is in multiple book clubs, and knows her stuff! Check out her podcast. And check out our Show Notes below...we've included 7 additional Book Club Picks just for you! Happy New Year!!

Featured Books:

• The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman (LP)
• First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (LP)
• The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex (LH)
• The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (LH)
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (Lisa)
• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Lisa)
• Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard (Lisa)

Books and Podcast Mentioned in This Episode

• Everyone Loved It But Me Podcast with Lisa Hedger
• The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
• The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
• The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood
• Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
• True Biz by Sara Novic
• Take My Hand by Dolan Perkins-Valdez
• Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black
• The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
• The Guncle by Steven Rowley

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of If You Liked This... Then Read That. It's always helpful to have a few tricks up your reading sleeve for those times when you don't know what you want to read next! We've also included a few additional read-alikes below in the Show Notes. Happy Holidays!

Featured Books:

• The Women by Kristin Hannah - The Time Keepers by Alyson Richman (LP)
• Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy - American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee (LP)
• The Maid by Nita Prose - Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne (LH)
• Improbably Yours by Kerry Anne King - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (LH)

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Molly the Maid series by Nita Prose

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

If You Liked The Women/The Time Keepers...Then Read:

• Dust Child by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
• The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai

If You Liked Once There Were Wolves/ American Wolf...Then Read:

• The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
• The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence

If You Liked The Maid/Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder...Then Read:

• Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

If You Liked Improbably Yours/Her Fearful Symmetry...Then Read:

• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs

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