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The Top Of The World
By: Ethan Joella Narrators: Ryan Do, Mia Hutchinson-Shaw Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668024621 Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: 06/30/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS JUN Featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat A heartbreaking, life-affirming new novel by Ethan Joella—author of the Read with Jenna Bonus Pick A Little Hope—about a young woman searching for answers about her brother’s last days. June 1975. Maggie Bishop has just graduat
Judith D Collins
Jun 2910 min read
Destination Funeral
By: Pagie Harbison Narrator: Paige Harbison ISBN: 9781250358103 Puublisher: St. Martin' Press Publication Date: 07/21/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The Big Chill meets About Time in this laugh-out-loud funny and equally heartbreaking novel, following a friend group so damaged that only a funeral could bring them back together. Perfect for fans of The Wedding People and One Italian Summer. When Babe—the complicated, magnetic matriarch of
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Jun 287 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: TBR 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, whose dea
Judith D Collins
Jun 262 min read
Sisterhood Above All
By: Kathleen Barber and Amayah Shaienne Narrators: Narrated by Charlotte Lobdell; Khaya Fraites; Suzy Jackson ISBN: 9781250445087 Publisher: Macmilan Audio Publication Date: 07/14/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Any girl would kill to be a Gamma. “Barber and Shaienne’s juicy, sexy, vicious collab is like America’s Next Top Model stitched with The Art of War. You’ll be equally riveted by the reality TV-level drama and the raw authenticity o
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Jun 267 min read
The House Swap
By: Keri Beevis ISBN: 9781835336236 Publisher: Boldwood Books Publication Date: 09/012026 Format: e-book My Rating: TBR (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS What began with trust, ends with betrayal and danger… I needed to escape. Somewhere quiet. Somewhere safe. So I decide to swap homes with Tom, a man I’ve grown close to, and fly to his villa in Crete with my best friend Keira. Winter sun. Empty beaches. Silence. At last, I can breathe. At first, it’s perfect. Warm days. Still
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Jun 252 min read
This Changes Everything
By: Lisa Scottoline Narrators: Maria Marquis, Kate Burton, Soneela Nankani, Stacy Carolan, Max Meyers ISBN: 9781538770030 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: 07/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this “riveting, deeply felt and empowering thriller that is also a touching ode to female friendship” (Laura Dave) from #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, a woman risks her life to help her closest friend find justice fo
Judith D Collins
Jun 256 min read
When the Birds Don't Sing
By: Imran Mahmood ISBN: 9780593723616 Publisher: Ballantine Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS One man decides to reveal a festering, decades-long secret in this compelling dual-timeline novel that is equal parts revenge thriller and gripping coming-of-age story, from the acclaimed author of Finding Sophie. He loved her from the day he met her. And now, he must find justice for the ones who killed her. Caleb Silver—lo
Judith D Collins
Jun 252 min read
Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Hide a Body
By: Jennifer Holdich Narrator: Fenella Fudge ISBN: 9781464229817 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 07/21/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the author of Julie Tudor is Not a Psychopath ("wickedly funny and darkly compelling") comes a twisted new thriller following one couple who will do anything to get away with murder, even frame each other. Daisy Dixon lives in a stately home, but the grandeur on the outside hides
Judith D Collins
Jun 256 min read
The Sins of Summer Daughters
By: Lo Patrick Narrator: Barrie Kreinik ISBN: 9781464260506 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 07/14/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Sharp Objects meets William Kent Kreuger in this new searing southern mystery from acclaimed author Lo Patrick. When her granddaughter is accused of murder, a woman must confront the buried secrets of a summer long past—because she can try to forget, but the Georgia land remembers. Meg Greg
Judith D Collins
Jun 256 min read
He Had it Coming
A Novella By: Darby Kane ISBN: 978-0063488298 Publisher: William Morrow Paperback Publiction Date: 10/06/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: TBR OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS It’s been eight years since “the incident” that stole the future Jerek Hayes had planned. Accusations. Negative press attention. Rabid anger from people he’s never met. Some say he avoided responsibility for his crime. That his family’s money saved him. But he’s ready to put those years behind him. He’s moved acro
Judith D Collins
Jun 241 min read
It Could Have Been Her
By: Lisa Jewell Narrators: James Norton, Lesley Sharp, Joanna David, Emilia Fox, Freddie Fox, Tim McInnerny, Harriet Fisher, Ella Rae Smith, Elsa Lepecki Bean Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668033906 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 06/23/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell brings her signature dark, atmospheric suspense and sharp acuity to this new psychological thriller about a l
Judith D Collins
Jun 235 min read
Nine Lives
By: Catherine Steadman Narrator: Catherine Steadman ISBN: 9780593725771 Publisher: Ballantine Publication Date: 06/23/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS When she begins to peer into the lives of her glamorous neighbors, one woman discovers a terrifying secret in this riveting psychological thriller with nine lives worth of twists, from the New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water, a Reese’s Book Club pick. These are your ne
Judith D Collins
Jun 226 min read
Don't Blame the Wife
By: Darby Kane ISBN: 9780063476059 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 01/05/2027 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (ARC) JAN 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS Succession meets The Guest List in Darby Kane’s newest novel where rich people are doing terrible things, including murder. There’s no telling how far these weekend guests will go to be the next heir of the Benedict estate… For the second time in ten years a body drifted in the water at Waverly... Ten years ago, someone who
Judith D Collins
Jun 212 min read
This Never Happens Here
By: Wanda M. Morris ISBN: 9798217178056 Publisher: Dutton Publication Date: 02/16/2027 Format:Hardcover My Rating: TBR (ARC) FEB 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS From Wanda M. Morris, award-winning author of All Her Little Secrets, a riveting new thriller following two detectives investigating a baffling string of murders and child abductions in the wealthy suburbs of Atlanta. Tom and Olivia Henley settle in for a cozy evening at home in the sort of suburb where “nothing ever happens.” T
Judith D Collins
Jun 192 min read
The Au Pair
By: Teddy Wayne Narrator: Eric A. Altheide ISBN: 9780063457201 Publisher: HarperAudio Adult | Harper Publication Date: 06/30/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A NEW YORK TIMES NOVEL EVERYONE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT and NOVEL EVERYONE WILL BE READING THIS SUMMER A Boston Globe, Seattle Times, New York Post, Lit Hub, and Zibby Books most-anticipated/summer books pick Award-winning author Teddy Wayne follows his breakout sensation The Winner—a New York
Judith D Collins
Jun 186 min read
The Armchair Detectives On Holiday
The Armchair Detective Mysteries #2 By: Matt Dunn ISBN: 978-1805505747 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 06/22/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Martin and Albie are jetting off for some sun and sangria. But they didn’t bank on finding a body on the beach… Fresh from their last case at Twilight Lodge, Martin and Albie reward themselves with a relaxing trip to the sun-soaked island of Menorca, joined by Martin’s daughter Dionne and belo
Judith D Collins
Jun 175 min read
The Great Wherever
By: Shannon Sanders Narrator: Keylor Leigh ISBN: 9781250454102 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Henry Holt & Co. Publication Date: 07/07/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS One of Oprah Daily's Best Books of Summer 2026 One of NPR's 15 Most Anticipated Books of Summer One of Esquire's 22 Most Anticipated Books of 2026 A People's Must-Read Book for Summer 2026 One of Publishers Weekly's 10 Most Anticipated Literary Fiction titles for Spring/Summer 2
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Jun 158 min read
Someone Else's Husband
By: Kimberly McCreight Narrators: Elena Rey, Annette Amelia Oliveira, Samantha Desz, Jonathan Todd Ross, Dan Bittner, Will Damron, Leanne Woodward, Chris Andrew Ciulla, George Newbern, Giordan Diaz, Max Meyers, Jane Oppenheimer, Kristen DiMercurio Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593536445 Publisher: Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor Publication Date: 06/16/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS JUN #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat New York Times bestsellin
Judith D Collins
Jun 1511 min read
Liberty Street
By: Heather Marshall Narrators: Alison Deon, Hailey Gillis, Heather Marshall Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593975527 Publisher: Ballatntine Publication Date: 06/16/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Looking for Jane comes a riveting novel about one journalist’s harrowing journey into an infamous real-life 1960s women’s prison—and the detective who uncovers her story decades later. “Heather Mar
Judith D Collins
Jun 157 min read
Death Was Not on the Guest List
By: Jenni L. Walsh Narrators: Lauren Ezzo, Barrie Kreinik ISBN: 978-1662536274 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 06/16/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From USA Today bestselling author Jenni L. Walsh comes a witty Jazz Age mystery where rivalry, ambition, and deceit glitter under every chandelier…and no one gets out until the killer is unmasked. In Chicago’s Gold Coast district, twenty of the city’s most glamorous socialites gat
Judith D Collins
Jun 145 min read
The Frenzy
Stories by Joyce Carol Oates By: Joyce Carol Oates Narrators: Cassandra Campbell, Linda Jones, January LaVoy, Ann Marie Lee, Kelli Tager, Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Matt Godfrey, Amy Jensen, Max Meyers Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593978115 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 06/16/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A gripping collection of propulsive, psychologically suspenseful stories by the legendary Joyce Carol Oates “who is surel
Judith D Collins
Jun 147 min read
Daughters of Gold
By: Robin Mahle ISBN: 9798996605705 Publisher: Harp House Publishing Publication Date: 09/15/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Some women are born to inherit it. Others are forged by it. California, 1852 Gold fever has transformed the American frontier. Men flood west in search of fortune, while new towns emerge from the wilderness almost overnight. For some, the Gold Rush offers the chance to strike it rich. For others, it offers something eve
Judith D Collins
Jun 142 min read
Our Perfect Holiday
By: Daniel Hurst Narrator: Melanie Crawley, Matthew Biddulph Hachette UK ISBN: 9781807221560 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 06/16/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS (Previously titled I Shouldn't Have Come Here.) It was the perfect trip, until it ended in murder… I stand on the balcony with my gorgeous husband, Reuben, by my side. My family have returned to this beautiful French hotel to celebrate my mother’s seventieth birthday. Th
Judith D Collins
Jun 134 min read
Paper Ghosts
By: Sarah Addison Allen Narrator: Marin Ireland ISBN: 9781250283429 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 09/01/0206 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The highly anticipated new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Other Birds hailed as “whimsical, wise, and delightfully mysterious.” (Real Simple) Every family has its secrets...The Wester women live inside theirs. For generations, Wester House has stood as a monumen
Judith D Collins
Jun 137 min read
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