Kelly Hooker joins me for the February's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads.
Last:
Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild
Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell
Now:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Jessica Guerrieri
The Names by Florence Knapp
Next:
What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
DNFs or Didn't Like:
None
Book Mail Highlights:
Home of the American Circus by Allison Larkin
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Last:
The Safari by Jaclyn Goldis
The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
Now:
Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson Opoku
The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully
Next:
The Names by Florence Knapp
I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney
DNFs or Didn’t Like:
The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso
Book Mail Highlights:
The Harvey Girls by Juliette Fay
Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistresses and Dr Crippen by Hallie Rubenhold
Looking for some great winter reads? Check out my printable 17-page 2025 Winter Reading Guide with 45 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this winter. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings.
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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