Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of 2023
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In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our favorite books of 2023. Kelly’s Selections: Favorite Book of the Year: Go As a River by Shelley Read Best Book To Recommend to Anyone:The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise by Colleen Oakley Most Unique Premise: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck Most Likely to Feel like a Conversation with a Friend:It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway by Elizabeth Passarella Most Tense: The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon Best Time Travel Story:The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young Best Book Club Discussion:One Summer In Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris The Best Love Story of the Year and My Life: The Last Love Note by Emma Grey Most Unique Story Structure: A Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter Most Likely to Keep You Up Past Bedtime:Drowning by T.J. Newman Most Mysterious Storyline: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent Most Darkly Lyrical:On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel Best Coming of Age Story: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger Most Likely to Make You Laugh:Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan Most Unforgettable Character: How to Be Remembered by Michael Thompson Cindy’s Selections: Most Unsettling- Better the Blood by Michael Bennett Historical Fiction Standout- Go As a River by Shelley Read Best Book to Get Lost In- Time’s Undoing by Cheryl A. Head Most Likely to Make You Laugh- Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto Best Book Club Discussion- Hello Beautiful by Ann Naplitano Most Likely to Re-read- The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley Best Strong Sense of Place- Homecoming by Kate Morton Most Likely To Recommend to a Friend- Drowning by T.J. Newman Most Perfectly Plotted- The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos Best Family Saga- The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange Best Glimpse into a Particular Time Period- The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger Most Unique Format- Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter Best Recommendation from a Friend- The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters Most Unforgettable Character- The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook Best Based On a True Story/Best Book I Didn’t Know I Needed- The General and Julia by Jon Clinch Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead. Kelly and I chat regularly together for my Patreon group, and we just released an episode about more great reads of 2023 (and a few we didn't like). Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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