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.

Nancy Johnson - THE KINDEST LIE

Nancy Johnson - THE KINDEST LIE

Nancy and I discuss her debut novel The Kindest Lie, the issue of identity in the United States today, her title’s dual meaning, how important it is for aspiring authors to write the story they want to write versus following publishing trends, her own publishing journey and more.

Nancy and I discuss her debut novel The Kindest Lie, the issue of identity in the United States today, her title’s dual meaning, how important it is for aspiring authors to write the story they want to write versus following publishing trends, her own publishing journey, and much more.

The Kindest Lie can be purchased at Murder by the Book. 

Nancy’s 3 recommended reads are:

  1. The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
  2. Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton
  3. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Interested in the Conversations from a Page online event with Julie Carrick Dalton and Nancy Johnson? Find more information here.   

If you enjoy reading contemporary fiction and want to listen to more podcast episodes like this one, try Liese O’Halloran Schwarz, Jane Igharo, Mateo Askaripour or Julie Carrick Dalton.