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One Good Thing
By: Alexander Potter Narrator: Margaret Cabourn-Smith ISBN: 9798991140218 Publisher: Zibby Publishing Publication Date: 12/01/2026 Format: Audiobook My Rating: Currently Listening (ALC) DEC 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A heartwarming, feel-good novel about unexpected friendships and new beginnings. “A life-affirming reminder that hope has a way of showing up exactly when we need it—and a celebration of the beautiful things worth waiting for. A true tonic for the soul.” —Anna Johnsto
Judith D Collins
37 minutes ago3 min read
Mirror Image
By: Lauren E. Rico Narrators: Victoria Villarreal, Jennifer Jill Araya ISBN: 9781522616023 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Thomas & Mercer Publication Date 11/01/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars + (ALC) (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Top Books & Audiobooks of 2026! Award-winning author Lauren E. Rico’s intense psychological thriller plumbs the depths of trauma and identity in an emotional story about twin sisters set against the murky backdrop of the Everglades. Dr. Jennife
Judith D Collins
21 hours ago5 min read
First Love Last Love
By: Adele Griffin Narrators: Justis Bolding, Nick Mills, Christina Moore Recorded Books ISBN: 9781728264080 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 11/03/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS NOV Featured #LitLiftMiniAutohrChats A Star is Born meets Christina Lauren's Love and Other Words in this deeply romantic, emotionally sweeping novel about first love, fame, and the long road to finding yourself—even if it takes a lifetime. W
Judith D Collins
4 days ago11 min read
The Only One
By: Lorraine Zago Rosenthal ISBN: 979-8993150307 Publisher: Tribeca Press Publication Date: 11/10/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Featured NOV #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats Eden Russo is lucky in many ways, but her life is far from perfect. She can’t remember a time when her devoted father, Marty—the owner of a popular Brooklyn restaurant—and her protective brother, Drew—an aspiring lawyer—weren’t at odds. She also has no memory of her mother,
Judith D Collins
4 days ago9 min read
All In
6:30 Man #4 By: David Baldacci Narrators: Zach Villa, Christine Lakin, Mela Lee, Jim Meskimen ISBN: 9781538758069 Publisher: Grand Central Publication Date: 11/10/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this exciting thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci, the 6:20 Man is leaving U.S soil—this time drawn into a storm of billion-dollar secrets and international power plays that could shatter the world order. When fear
Judith D Collins
4 days ago5 min read
Come And Behold Him
25 Days of Drawing Near to Jesus This Christmas By: Joyce Meyer and Ginger Stache ISBN: 9781546009320 Publisher: FaithWords Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ DOOKS This beautiful, full-color Advent devotional from #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer and Ginger Stache invites you to savor the joy of the season. Long ago, on a silent night in Bethlehem, a Child came into the world who would change it forev
Judith D Collins
6 days ago5 min read
Before I Disappear
By: Cate Quinn Narrator: Tiffany Williams ISBN: 9781464293405 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 11/10/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS NOV featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats From the acclaimed author of The Clinic and The Bridesmaid comes a pulse pounding thriller following a criminologist who wakes in a remote motel with no memory of how she got there, or the people who claim they will protect her. Criminologist April An
Judith D Collins
6 days ago5 min read
The Murder Trial
By: James Patterson & Nancy Allen Narrator: Marsai Martin ISBN: 9781538758519 Publication Date: 11/23/2026 Publisher: Little Brown & Co. Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A young woman stands trial for the double murder of her parents in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson. Eighteen-year-old Janelle Thompson is used to seeing her adoptive parents in the news. Her father is a rising political star. Her mother is t
Judith D Collins
6 days ago4 min read
What Mother Knows
By: Chad Zunker Narrator: Austin Rising Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662529924 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 11/03/3026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS An attorney’s defense of his own mother in a murder trial exposes a dark world of deception in a gripping thriller by Chad Zunker, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Not Our Daughter and Family Money. Twenty-six-year-old Denver attorney Josh King returns to Austin after his est
Judith D Collins
6 days ago4 min read
The Woman I've Become
By: Debra Webb Narrator: Amy McFadden ISBN: 9781522616269 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Publication Date: 11/01/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Decades after a girl escaped a serial killer’s lair, the secrets of the past return to haunt her in a twisted novel of psychological suspense from USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb. Twenty years ago, Julia Belmont escaped a serial killer’s captivity, but her best friend disappeared forever. Reb
Judith D Collins
6 days ago5 min read
Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo
Stephanie Plum #32 By: Janet Evanovich Narrator: Lorelei King Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668069707 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 11/10/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Stephanie Plum’s life is never boring, not even for a split second, in the adrenaline-fueled new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. In a now-or-never moment, Stephanie Plum made the decision of a lifetime. But some lifetimes are
Judith D Collins
7 days ago5 min read
The Not So Happy Couple
By: Emily Shiner ISBN: 9781807222505 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 10/30/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS BLOG TOUR STOP OCT 30 It was their happily ever after. Until they found the body… I’ve been playing the perfect wife to Bradley for a year now, cooking dinner every night and making sure his suits are pressed just the way he likes them. This weekend, we’re taking a trip on his yacht for our anniversary. But on board, a dead bo
Judith D Collins
Oct 284 min read
The Parkwood Murders
Detective Nicola Bridge #2 By: Chris Chibnall ISBN: 9780593831601 Publisher: Viking Penguin Pamela Dorman Books Publication Date: 12/01/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) DEC 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The gripping new mystery from the bestselling author of Death at the White Hart Parkwood Holiday Village is a serene haven: idyllic woodland, a sparkling lake, customer service on tap around the clock. It’s the kind of place families return to year after year. But for Detective
Judith D Collins
Oct 272 min read
I'm Here To Help
By: Victoria Helen Stone Narrator: Paige Reisenfeld Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662544309 Publisher: Lake Union Publication Date: 10/27/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal To stop the corruption in her small town and avenge the victims, a therapist turns vigilante in a shocking novel of psychological suspense by the bestselling author of Jane Doe. Melody Stanford prides herself on being a good person. She’s a loving wife and moth
Judith D Collins
Oct 275 min read
The Hollow
A Harry Bosch Novel By: Michael Connelly Narrators: Titus Welliver, Cameron Monaghan ISBN: 9780316563857 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Publication Date:10/27/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch delves into the darkest chapter of his past in this electric thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. "The final showdown will make your heart thrum with vigilante pride.” (Kirkus Rev
Judith D Collins
Oct 267 min read
The Bluff
By: Wade Rouse Narrators: Dan John Miller, Andrew Gibson, Alexandra Hunter, Dawn Harvey, Arthur Morey, Kate Marcin, Petrea Burchard, Michael Crouch, Andrew Eiden, Cassandra Campbell ISBN: 9780778306221 Publisher: MIRA Publication Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Audio & paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Succession meets The Family Stone in bestselling author Wade Rouse’s humorous and sharply observant look at a family teetering on the edge of merry ma
Judith D Collins
Oct 266 min read
Winter Song
By: Rebeca Lee Morales Narrator: Jim Meskimen HarperAudio Adult ISBN: 9780063464032 Publisher: Ecco Publication Date: 12/01/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) DEC 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS DEC #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats For fans of Elizabeth Strout and Kent Haruf: a novel that follows the intertwined lives of a small-town Midwestern police chief and a young man recently released from prison, each in search of justice. It’s 1986, deep winter in Minnesota’s hinterland: remote
Judith D Collins
Oct 267 min read
Between Breaths
By: Abigail Rose-Marie ISBN: 9781662533822 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication Date: 12/01/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) DEC 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In the 1930s, two women defy societal norms and pave the way for a medical breakthrough in a powerful novel of female solidarity and scientific perseverance inspired by an extraordinary true story. In the midst of the Great Depression, a biology degree does Grace Aller no favors. A schoolteacher who tends to her
Judith D Collins
Oct 263 min read
Between You A River
By: Kimberly Garza ISBN: 9781250819871 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication Date: 12/01/1026 Format: Other My Rating: Currently Reading (ARC) DEC 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “A stunning, richly layered portrait of a family torn apart at the seams. . . . Unforgettable.” —Thao Thai, bestselling author of Banyan Moon A sweeping family saga set in Texas and the Philippines, following two sisters unearthing their mother's long-buried secrets. In the 1960s, on the island of Mindor
Judith D Collins
Oct 265 min read
The Girl in the Lake
A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery By: James Patterson and Brian Sitts Narrator: Christine Lakin ISBN: 9780316600026 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Publication Date: 10/27/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS An icy thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson. At a frozen lakeside crime scene, a corpse carries an accusatory note: “If anything happens to me, arrest Brendan Holmes.” Mysteries trail Brendan Holmes, Marg
Judith D Collins
Oct 255 min read
The Firefly Hour
By: Annie Rains ISBN: 9781662538131 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication Date: 12/01/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR DEC 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS For a fractured family, a beloved inn becomes a place of healing in a bittersweet novel about loss, transformation, and second chances by a USA Today bestselling author. After a hurricane barrels down the North Carolina coast, three estranged siblings reunite to repair their late grandmother’s bed-and-breakfast. The Shelter In
Judith D Collins
Oct 212 min read
The Other Kind of Lion
By: Catherine Ryan Hyde Narrator: Eva Kaminsky Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662522352 Publisher: Lake Union Publication Date: 11/03/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A war widow and a neglected boy form a chosen family in a profoundly moving multigenerational saga about the transformative power of kindness by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde. It’s 1970 in rural California where Shirley Bennett, a forty-year-old Vietnam
Judith D Collins
Oct 215 min read
Redemption
Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row By: Lawrence Wright Narrator: Lawrence Wright Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593805084 Publisher: Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor | Knopf Publication Date: 10/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2016 A powerful and startling account of the unsparing connection between a convent of cloistered nuns and the condemned women on Texas’s death row, exploring questions around crime and pun
Judith D Collins
Oct 216 min read
All the Little Secrets
All the Little Houses #2 By: May Cobb Narrators: Malin Akerman, Allyson Ryan, Alexandra Hunter, James Fouhey, Devon Sorvari, Hillary Huber, Gary Tiedemann ISBN: 9781464239205 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 11/17/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The highly anticipated follow-up to All the Little Houses From the USA Today bestselling author of The Hunting Wives (now a hit Netflix series) comes a deliciously wicked stand-al
Judith D Collins
Oct 215 min read
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