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The Only One Who Knows
By: Lisa M. Matlin Narrator: Nikki Thomas ISBN: 9780593599983 Publisher: Ballantine | Bantam Publication Date: 03/03/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A disgraced TV news reporter returns to her violent hometown to investigate a series of deadly shark attacks in this nail-biting suspense novel from the author of The Stranger Upstairs. “A gothic coastal noir about generational violence and the cyclical nature of predation, The Only One Who
Judith D Collins
1 day ago5 min read
The Island Club
By Nicola Harrison Narrator: Raven Wildewood Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781250277404 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 04/28/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS An unputdownable novel of loves lost and found, shocking secrets—and the power of female friendship. 1956: On idyllic Balboa Island, just off the California coast, life seems peaceful and welcoming. But when the lives of three women begin to unravel in shockingly different wa
Judith D Collins
2 days ago5 min read
A Murder Most Camp
By: Nicolas DiDomizio Narrator: Mark Sanderlin Sourcebooks ISBN: 9781464250064 Publication Date: 04/28/2026 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The Guncle meets Every Time I Go On Vacation Someone Dies in this fun, twisty mystery following a spoiled nepo baby forced to work at a struggling summer camp who stumbles into a real-life murder mystery he has no choice but to solve. Rustic cabins. Lakefront bonfires. A pa
Judith D Collins
2 days ago3 min read
Lake Effect
By: Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney Narrator: Marin Ireland ISBN: 9780063377684 Publisher: Ecco Publication Date: 03/03/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nest and Good Company comes a wry and tender portrait of two families forever changed by one lovestruck decision that will reverberate for decades. It’s 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester, Ne
Judith D Collins
3 days ago6 min read
You'll Be Sorry
By: Lisa Gardner ISBN: 9781538765142 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: 08/11/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From a master storyteller comes a “chilling, gripping” standalone (Lisa Jewell): A newlywed couple each with their own secrets. An abandoned lodge with a horrific decades-old mystery. And a small mountain town where everyone believes they know their neighbors…except they don’t. For Raquel and Theo Collins, it appeared to b
Judith D Collins
3 days ago3 min read
The Delivery
A Mercury Carter Thriller #2 By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins Narrator: Peter Berkrot ISBN: 9781696622363 Publisher: Highbridge Audio Publication Date: 03/24/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Merc Carter is not your typical deliveryman. A former postal inspector, he specializes in moving sensitive or dangerous packages—of all sorts—from point A to B. And sometimes he needs his gun to do so. Carter's current mission leads him to Providence, Rhode Is
Judith D Collins
3 days ago6 min read
Handle With Care
By: Marybeth Mayhew Whalen Narrator: Jane Oppenheimer ISBN: 978-1400345069 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Fiction Publication Date: 04/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) (ALC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Apr featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat Three women walk into a post office. No, this isn't the beginning of a joke. It's the beginning of a hostage situation. On an ordinary spring afternoon in a small-town post office, a domestic dispute spirals out of control. The husband
Judith D Collins
4 days ago13 min read
The Divorce
By: Freida McFadden Narrators: January LaVoy, Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland Dreamscape Media ISBN: 978-1464249631 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 05/26/2026 Format: Audio : My Rating: TBR MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS What is a happily ever after really worth? Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, get married, buy a dream house, start a family . . . Then—he kicks her out, hires the city’s best divorce lawyers, drains
Judith D Collins
4 days ago2 min read
Too Close to Home
By: Seraphina Nova Glass Narrators: Brittany Pressley, Rebecca Lowman, Karissa Vacker Harlequin Audio ISBN: 978-0778306436 Publisher: Park Row Publication Date: 04/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The two-time Edgar Award–nominated author of ON A QUIET STREET and THE VACANCY IN ROOM 10, Seraphina Nova Glass, is back with TOO CLOSE TO HOME Nothing in this idyllic community is quite what it seems… Those lucky enough to live in the elite la
Judith D Collins
4 days ago5 min read
The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives
By: Elizabeth Arnott Narrators: Saskia Maarleveld, Karissa Vacker Penguin Audio ISBN: 9780593952993 Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: 03/03/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY MARIE CLAIRE AND A BEST BOOK FOR BOOK CLUBS IN 2026 BY GLAMOUR A remarkable trio whose lives have been cracked wide open by their husbands’ crimes unite to catch a serial killer in this dazzlingly captivating novel. Beverley,
Judith D Collins
4 days ago6 min read
Hope Rises
Walter Nash #2 By: David Baldacci Narrators: MacLeod Andrews, Will Collyer, Shiromi Arserio, Christine Lakin, Larry Herron, Tim Lounibos ISBN: 978-1538758021 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: 04/14/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Walter Nash began a journey down a dark path of seemingly no return, and now he finds himself questioning everything that got him there in this thrilling sequel to Nash Falls from
Judith D Collins
4 days ago6 min read
When They Find Me
By: Carter Wilson ISBN: 9781464272684 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 11/10/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Some secrets don't fade. They hunt. Expanse, Colorado. Population 313. A town so remote it barely exists on a map—the perfect hiding place for Annie Wolfe and her daughter, Coral. Their cabin is nearly off the grid, and Annie has done everything to keep them safe. Everything. But she knows the people hunting her don't
Judith D Collins
5 days ago3 min read
All the Lies We See
Jess Lambert Thriller #3 By: Christina McDonald ISBN: 978-1738518425 Publisher: Intrigue Ink Publishing Publication Date: 07/07/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS JUL FEATURED #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat Framed for murder. A viral video proves it. The case she abandoned after her daughter died could save—or destroy her, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Night Olivia Fell. Detective Jess Lambert is days away from the trial of the woman accu
Judith D Collins
5 days ago2 min read
You First
A Joe Goldberg Prequel By: Caroline Kepnes ISBN: 9780399591464 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “The most distinctive voice in thrillers is back.”—Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast How did Joe Goldberg become Joe Goldberg? What led to his first love . . . first obsession . . . first kill? Find out in the highly anticipated prequel to New York
Judith D Collins
5 days ago3 min read
Good Joy Bad Joy
By: Mikki Brammer Narrators: Kimberly M. Wetherell; Maggi-Meg Reed ISBN: 9781250284433 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Other My Rating: Currently Listening (ALC) (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the bestselling author of The Collected Regrets of Clover comes a vibrant, heartfelt novel about friendship over the decades, self-discovery, and what it means to have a life well-lived. Break the rules. Find your joy. For over eighty years, Joy
Judith D Collins
5 days ago3 min read
Beach Thriller
By: Jamie Day Narrators: Emily Shaffer, Jane Oppenheimer, Jennifer Pickens, Megan Tusing Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250358233 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The next riveting summer suspense by the author of THE BLOCK PARTY, ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY, and THE LAKE ESCAPE Jamie Day. It's been nearly twenty years since Holly last visited the charming town of Beauport, Massachusetts, and it re
Judith D Collins
5 days ago3 min read
The Unforgettable Mailman
By: April Howells Narrator: Adam Xavier Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9798892425261 Publisher: Alcove Press Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Featured April Lit Lift Mini Author Chat It's never too late for the adventure of a lifetime, even if you can't remember why you started. The Unforgettable Mailman is a heartwarming story about intergenerational friendship and the power of human connection, perfect for fans of Fre
Judith D Collins
5 days ago10 min read
Everything Has Happened
By: T. Greenwood Narrator: Therese Plummer ISBN: 9798892425292 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 04/28/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2026! A disappearance from the past echoes in the future in this ambitious and wrenching mystery, perfect for readers of The God of the Woods. In 1986, a child disappeared. Nearly forty years later, a tip line rings. It’s been almost four decades since Edie Marshall’s little bro
Judith D Collins
6 days ago9 min read
The Mountains We Call Home
The Book Woman's Legacy By: Kim Michele Richardson Narrator: Katie Schorr ISBN: 978-1464239342 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this standalone and companion novel to the The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series, our heroine for the ages, legendary book woman, Cussy Lovett, returns home. A powerful testament of strength, survival, and the magic of the printed word, The Mountains
Judith D Collins
6 days ago7 min read
If A Face Could Kill
A Brigid Quinn Thriller #5 By: Becky Masterman ISBN: 9781448317899 Publisher: Severn House Publication Date: 03/03/206 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "Chilling, smart . . . and what a voice"—Gillian Flynn The hunt for a neighbor’s killer . . . reveals chilling secrets close to home. Former FBI agent Brigid Quinn hasn’t forgiven herself for the testimony that led to young mother Nicole Gleason being convicted for the manslaughter of her abusiv
Judith D Collins
6 days ago3 min read
Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead
By: Mai Nguyen Narrator: Elyse Dinh Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668080863 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 04/14/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A darkly humorous yet uplifting novel about a grieving mother who starts working at a funeral home and discovers that the best way to honor the dead is to live—from the author of the “insightful, moving” (Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author) Sunshine Nails. All
Judith D Collins
6 days ago6 min read
The Caretaker
By: Marcus Kliewer Narrators: Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Corey Brill Simoni & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781982198817 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format:Hsrdcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Follow the Rites... Nothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake. From Marcus Kliewer, a new “titan of the macabre and unsettling” (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), comes a supernatural horror about a young woman who ac
Judith D Collins
Apr 115 min read
The Book Witch
By: Meg Shaffer Narrator: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593983584 Publisher: Ballantine Publication Date: 04/07/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS She can hop into any novel, she just can’t stay there. Come along with the book witch in this magical and inspiring love letter to reading from the USA Today bestselling author of The Wishing Game. Rainy March is a proud third-generation book witch, sworn to defend works of
Judith D Collins
Apr 105 min read
Dog Person
By: Camille Pagan Narrator: Mark Bramhall Random House Audio ISBN: 9798217092055 Publisher: Ballantine | Delacorte Press Publication Date: 04/07/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "Not since A Dog's Purpose have I been so besotted by a novel's canine. Just like a good dog, Harold and this beautiful book will break your heart open and mend it all at once. “ —Colleen Oakley, USA Today bestselling author of Jane & Dan at the End of the World In
Judith D Collins
Apr 107 min read
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