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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


The Hill
By: Harriet Clark Narrator: Maggie Thompson ISBN: 9781250436177 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 05/05/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS BEST DEBUT After her mother is sentenced to life in a hilltop prison, Suzanna vows to return to the hill forever. An unexpectedly funny and deeply moving novel about the many ways we punish and return to each other. Suzanna Klein was a baby when her mother got up early one morning to rob a bank

Judith D Collins
Apr 197 min read











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