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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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In today's episode we chat all things Sense of Place with our special guest, the one and only Cindy Burnett from Thoughts from a Page podcast! It's sure to transport you (wink, wink).

Featured Books:

• The Lost Man by Jane Harper (CB)
• Homecoming by Kate Morton (CB)
• The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (LH)
• Celine by Peter Heller (LH)
• The Ancients by John Larison (LP)
• Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (LP)

Book In Hand

• Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (CB)

Books and Podcast Mentioned in This Episode

• Thoughts From A Page Podcast - Cindy Burnett
• Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
• Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
• Whiskey When We’re Dry by John Larison
• The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
• The Survivors by Jane Harper
• The Lightning Bottles by Marissa Stapley
• The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
• American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee
• The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
• Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
• The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
• Birdie and Harlow by Taylor Wolfe

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
• Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
• The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
• A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
• Akmaral by Judith Lindbergh
• Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
• Bear by Julia Phillips
• The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
• Jane Harper Books - The Dry, Force of Nature, Exiles
• Kate Morton Books - The Clockmaker’s Daughter, The Forgotten Garden, The House at Riverton
• This Fabled Earth by Kimberly Brock
• The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins

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In today's episode we have a HUGE gift-able stack! Books are one of our favorite items to give anytime of year. We hope you'll find something for every reader on your list...Happy Holidays!

Featured Books:

Series:

• The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden (LH)
• The Lost Queen Series by Signe Pike (LP)
• Horses of Fire, Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine (LH)
• Brooklyn, Long Island by Colm Toibin (LP)

Historical Fiction

• By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult (LP)
• The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (LH)
• The Women by Kristin Hannah (LP)
• A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler (LH)

Fantasy

• Powerless by Lauren Roberts (LH)
• Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (LP)
• Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan (LH)

Touch of Magic

• The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman (LP)
• Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune (LH)
• The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston (LP)

Literary Fiction

• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (LH)
• Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (LP)
• Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (LH)
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (LP)
• A Little Hope, A Quiet Life, The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella (LH)
• We Begin at the End by Chris Whittaker (LP)

Twisty

• The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH)
• The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (LP)
• The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (LH)

Middle Grade

• Let It Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy (LP)
• Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (LH)
• The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko(LP)

Young Adult

• Gone Wolf by Amber McBride (LH)
• I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda (LP)

Graphic Novel

• Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert’s Story by Debbie Tung (LH)

Non Fiction

• The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (LP)

Dystopian

• The Silo Series by Hugh Howey (Wool) (LH)
• A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher (LP)
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (LH)

Memoir

• The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (LP)

Books Mentioned In This Episode

• A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
• Me Moth by Amber McBride
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
• Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
• The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

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In this episode our stack is so charming it will sweep you off your feet! Laura read one of her favorites of the year. Leslie continues a favorite series and hopes for a new one. We'll also share a Book in Hand...Plus there’s baking!

Featured Books:

• A Cyclist’s Guide to Crime and Croissants by Ann Claire (LH)
• A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne (LH)
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (LP)
• The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong (LP)

Book in Hand

• The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• You Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Ann Claire
• Legends and Lattes (#1) and Bookshops and Bonedust (#2) by Travis Baldree
• The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• Meet Me At the Museum by Anne Youngson
• Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
• Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne
• The Library of Broken Hearts by Lucy Gilmore
• The Honey Witch by Sydney J Shields
• Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson

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In this episode, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of murder. Leslie calls it Murdery...Laura calls it Redrum. Either way we have some page turning heart pounders, something more cerebral, a locked room, and one that's paranormal! We will also share a Book in Hand. Come along for a twisty thrilling ride!

Featured Books:

• Murder Road by Simone St. James (LH)
• The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman (LH)
• What Have You Done by Shari Lapena (LP)
• If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finley (LP)
• Things Don’t Break On Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
• The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
• What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
• Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena
• The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
• The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
• We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
• One by One by Ruth Ware
• Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
• The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• The Liar’s Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard
• The Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

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In this episode we are bringing you a Shorty…an episode with just 2 books, which we hope might be just what you need! This short stack is a Warm Hug from our bookish hearts to yours.

Featured Books:

• The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Linda Cohen Loigman (LP)
• A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (LH)

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Two-Family House by Linda Cohen Loigman
• The Wartime Sisters by Linda Cohen Loigman
• The Matchmaker's Gift by Linda Cohen Loigman
• Still Life by Louise Penny
• Chief Inspector Gamache Series by Louise Penny
• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Additional Books That Go Along with Our Stack

• The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
• The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
• Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
• The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
• The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

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