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Kelly Hooker - Our Top Reads of 2021

Kelly Hooker - Our Top Reads of 2021

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books of 2021.

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books of 2021.

Kelly’s top 12 reads of 2021:

  1. These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
  2. We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
  3. Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood
  4. The Push by Ashley Audrain
  5. Will by Will Smith
  6. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
  7. Landslide by Susan Conley
  8. The World Played Chess by Robert Dugoni
  9. When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
  10. Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie
  11. Hostage by Clare Mackintosh
  12. Good Apple by Elizabeth Passarella

Cindy’s top 12 reads of 2021:

  1. These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
  2. Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson
  3. The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
  4. House of Sticks by Ly Tran
  5. The Invisible Woman by Erika Robuck
  6. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
  7. The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
  8. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
  9. Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan
  10. Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie
  11. The Speckled Beauty by Rick Bragg
  12. We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

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Kelly is an avid reader, reviewer and bookstagrammer. She works part-time as a speech pathologist in Michigan. She has two toddler boys and firmly believes that nap time is for novels. She is an audiobook enthusiast and loves hosting book club reads and author events. She creates seasonal reading guides to help readers pick up the right book at the right time.