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The Kindness of Strangers
By: Emma Garman Narrator: Olivia Dowd Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668222546 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 05/12/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "MAY FEATURED LITERARY NOIR!" A wildly entertaining debut and homage to the classic murder mystery set in post-WWII London where a stranger’s arrival at a boarding house sets a deadly chain of events in motion—perfect for fans of Kate Atkinson, Agatha Christie, and Richard Osm
Judith D Collins
May 911 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
May 79 min read
Enormous Wings
By: Laurie Frankel Narrator: Becky Ann Baker ISBN: 9781250446794 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Henry Holt & Co. Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the beloved New York Times bestselling author Laurie Frankel, an exuberant and timely new novel At seventy-seven, Pepper Mills is too old to be a stranger in a strange land. She didn’t choose the Vista View Retirement Community of Austin, Texas—that would be her three
Judith D Collins
May 68 min read
The Calamity Club
By: Kathryn Stockett Narrators: Jenna Lamia, January LaVoy Spotify Audiobooks ISBN: 9781954118812 Publisher: Spiegel & Grau Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC): MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, GOODREADS, TOWN & COUNTRY, MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE, GARDEN & GUN, AARP, WOMAN’S WORLD, COUNTRY LIVING, AND OPRAH DAILY “So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end.”—Opra
Judith D Collins
May 57 min read
Come Back to the World
By: Catherine Ryan Hyde Narrator: Frankie Corzo Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662522406 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A single mother strives to understand the enigma of a reclusive novelist in a poignant novel about belonging, secret lives, and the desire to disappear by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde. Amelia Booker, a journalist and expert in American lit
Judith D Collins
May 55 min read
Good Joy Bad Joy
By: Mikki Brammer Narrators: Kimberly M. Wetherell; Maggi-Meg Reed St. Martin's Press ISBN: 9781250284433 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (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 yea
Judith D Collins
May 56 min read
The Author Weekend
By: Laura Zigman Narrators: Gabra Zackman; Carol Monda; Joel Froomkin; Emily Lawrence ISBN: 9798228330474 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing - Audiobooks Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The Devil Wears Prada meets The White Lotus in a story of colliding egos and shocking betrayal, as intoxicatingly ice cold as the pink prosecco that flows all weekend. Everything needs to be just right for bestselling mystery write
Judith D Collins
May 58 min read
The Things We Never Say
By: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Robert Petkoff Random House Audio ISBN: 9798217154746 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout’s new novel tells the story of a chance incident that sparks a powerful realization in a beloved teacher’s life—a poignant meditation on loneliness, friendship, parenthood, and the importance of t
Judith D Collins
May 56 min read
Liar's Creek
By: Matt Goldman Narrator: Fred Berman Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250409416 Publisher: Minotaur Books Pubication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winner Matt Goldman comes Liar's Creek, which asks how far we'll go to protect the people we love. The small town of Riverwood, Minnesota is true to its name, brimming with beautiful scenes of nature. Its rural landscape is threaded
Judith D Collins
May 54 min read
The Cove
Summer Suspense Mysteries Book #1 By: LJ Ross ISBN: 9781464273698 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars(ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From blockbusting, acclaimed writer LJ Ross comes a gripping, escapist thriller about a woman who survives a notorious killer—only to discover that some threats aren’t left behind. Perfect for fans of Kaira Rouda and Sally Hepworth, THE COVE is a tense, atmospheric page-turner where starting
Judith D Collins
May 54 min read
Summer State Of Mind
By: Kristy Woodson Harvey Narrators: Cassandra Campbell, Stephanie Einstein, Matt Pittenger ISBN: 978-1668074886 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “Queen of the beach read,” (Cosmopolitan) New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a heartfelt escape to coastal Carolina. After the worst day in her professional life, burnt-out NICU nurse Daisy Stevens runs to Cape Ca
Judith D Collins
May 46 min read
Operation Boyfriend
An MM fake dating romantic comedy By: Zarah Detand Narrator: Jamie Day Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781837003037 Publisher: Storm Publishing Publication Date: 05/12/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 stars (ALC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Sharing a king-sized bed while maintaining some personal boundaries? Check. Convincing his family they're madly in love? Easy. Ignoring their sizzling chemistry? Impossible. Dean Hollis has a plan to survive his sister's tropical destination wedding:
Judith D Collins
May 34 min read
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
By: Jessica Guerrieri Narrator: Jessica Guerrieri, Mia Hutchinson-Shaw ISBN: 9781400345953 Publisher: HarperCollins Focus Harper Muse Publication Date: 05/13/2025 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) MAY 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS Leah O'Connor is torn between the life she's currently living and the allure of a phantom life that can no longer be hers. Swept off her feet by the gentle charm of Lucas O'Connor, Leah's unexpected pregnancy changes the course of her carefree
Judith D Collins
May 38 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
May 25 min read
The Replacement
By: Liv Constantine Narrators: Suzanne Elise Freeman, Rachel L. Jacobs ASIN: B0FZD2BHCP Publisher: Amazon Original Stories Publication Date: 06/01/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A Hollywood icon struggling to revive her career befriends a gifted newcomer with a secret agenda in a twisty short story about the true price of fame by a New York Times bestselling author. Once Hollywood royalty, Veronica Van Arden has been upstaged by box office fl
Judith D Collins
Apr 294 min read
Redbelly Crossing
By: Candice Fox Narrators: Jeremy Water, Lani Tupu Spotify Audiobooks ISBN: 9798892425650 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 04/28/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A fractured family of police detectives must solve the murder of a young woman in a small Australian town, unearthing dark secrets thought long buried. Since a violent confrontation tore apart a family five years ago, brothers and fellow cops Russell and Evan haven’
Judith D Collins
Apr 285 min read
First Sign of Danger
A Haven's Rock Novel By: Kelley Armstrong Narrator: Thérèse Plummer ISBN: 9781250434562 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Minotaur Books Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong continues the atmospheric Haven's Rock series as Casey Duncan investigates a threat to their off-the-grid Yukon town. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are entering a new chapter
Judith D Collins
Apr 245 min read
Mad Mabel
By: Sally Hepworth Narrators: Sally Hepworth, Hannah Fredericksen, Jenny Seedsman ISBN: 9781250284549 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format: Hardcover & audio My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) (ALC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2026 There are two kinds of people no one ever expects to be murderers: little girls and old ladies. Meet Mad Mabel. Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick is eighty-one years old. She's lived on her idyllic street, Kenny Lane, for six
Judith D Collins
Apr 217 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
Apr 217 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
Apr 2110 min read
Best Boy
By: Deborah Goodrich Royce Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Blackstone Publishing ISBN: 9798895653340 Publisher: Post Hill Press Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Hardcover & Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A gripping psychological thriller, Best Boy teeters on the knife-edge of memory and identity when the arrival of a shocking letter threatens the carefully constructed life of a woman desperate to outrun her past. Viveca Stevenson has it all: a handsom
Judith D Collins
Apr 209 min read
Her First Lie
Hannah Bauer #.5 By: Lucinda Berry Narrators: Charlotte Lobdell, Tim Lounibos Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662526060 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this chilling prequel to The Perfect Child, USA Today bestselling author Lucinda Berry plunges readers into the dark origins of a family’s secrets, where good intentions pave the road to unspeakable acts and a mother’s love might be the dea
Judith D Collins
Apr 204 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 205 min read
The Drop
By: S.R. Masters ISBN: 9781464245923 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 04/21/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A terrifyingly twisty, wholly original thriller following a group of amusement park visitors who get stuck on a roller coaster high above the ground—with no way down. Seven hundred feet in the air, no one can hear you scream. Some might say that thirtysomething Cady Ellison landed herself a strange creative car
Judith D Collins
Apr 203 min read
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