My 17-page 2025 Winter Reading Guide is live! The guide contains 45 recent and upcoming releases plus new titles in book series, fiction/nonfiction pairings, stellar mystery series and some anticipated spring and summer releases. All of these will make great reads for this winter and many are books you won’t see many other places; I strive to find those under-the-radar gems. If you are interested, fill out the Google form and submit a tip of your choosing.

General Episodes

Jan. 3, 2023

Behind the Books

In this special Behind the Books episode, Kelly Hooker interviews me about the podcast and how it has evolved, my reading life, my literary salon, how I got started in the book world, and much more.

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Dec. 16, 2022

Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - Their Winter 2023 Reco…

Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for Winter 2023.

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Dec. 13, 2022

Reminiscing about Some of My Favorite Episodes

In this episode, I reminisce about some of my favorite podcast episodes.

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Dec. 9, 2022

Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of 2022

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books of 2022.

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Dec. 3, 2022

Amy E. Reichert - Holiday Traditions and Reads

In this special holiday episode, Amy and I discuss her family's holiday traditions and her recommended holiday reads, what makes a good holiday rom-com, tropes in the romance genre, fairy food, the allure of holiday music, and much more.

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Nov. 30, 2022

Interview with Marcia Smart - DINNER IS DONE

In this interview, Marcia and I discuss Dinner Is Done, how she got started in the culinary world, the process for creating the cookbook, her focus on easy weeknight meals, how she decided to structure the cookbook and why, and …

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Nov. 25, 2022

Elizabeth Barnhill - No Way It's Nonfiction! (originally aired 8/23/2…

Elizabeth and I discuss our favorite narrative nonfiction books, our auto-buy nonfiction authors, categorizing the genre, the categories we gravitate toward, and more.

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Oct. 21, 2022

Elizabeth Barnhill - Our Favorite Books of Fall 2022

In this episode, Elizabeth and I chat about our favorite books that published in Fall 2022.

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Oct. 14, 2022

Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of July-September 2022

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in July through September 2022.

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Sept. 9, 2022

Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - Their Favorite Fall 20…

Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for Fall 2022.

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Sept. 2, 2022

Interview with Kerrie Hansler - Co-founder, Sweet Reads Box

In this interview, Kerrie and I chat about her company Sweet Reads Box, how and why she started the business, how Sweet Reads decides what books to select for each box and then subsequently the items to go with the …

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July 8, 2022

Interview with Anna Ford, Founder and CEO of Bookclubs

In this interview, Anna and I discuss Bookclubs and how the company was launched, the company's various resources available for book clubs and individual readers, how the pandemic led to the growth of online book clubs, how Bookclubs' business model …

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July 6, 2022

Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of April-June 2022

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in April through June of 2022.

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May 11, 2022

Elizabeth Barnhill - Book Club Recommendations

In this episode, Elizabeth and I chat about some great titles for book clubs.

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May 6, 2022

Mary O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn - Their Favorite Summer 2022 Re…

Mary and Pamela join me to discuss their recommended reads for Summer 2022.

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