Reading Recommendations Posts
May 27, 2025
2025 Summer Reading Guide Preview
I hope you enjoy this Preview of my 18-page printable 2025 Summer Reading Guide. The full guide contains over 60 reading recommendations including books from spring and summer 2025 as well mystery series recommendations, fiction/nonfiction pairings,…
May 22, 2024
2024 Summer Reading Guide Preview
Creating a Summer Reading Guide is one of my favorite bookish things to do every year, and for 2024 I decided to step it up a bit and create a guide with 45 books that people can print and pore over. This year, I have read over 90 titles and sampled…
May 23, 2023
Summer Reading Guide 2023
Creating my Summer Reading Guide is a highlight for me every year, and 2023 is no exception. I have combed through an untold number of titles to find the ones that I really enjoyed and personally recommend, and as always, I have read every book on t…
April 24, 2023
Most Anticipated Historical Fiction of Summer 2023
So many great historical fiction titles are coming out this summer! To help book lovers know which ones to pick up and when, I sorted through them to compile this list of the best ones. Once I read a book, I will update this post with my comments on…
Nov. 23, 2022
Best Fiction of 2022
So many great books published in 2022. In this post, I am highlighting my favorite fiction titles of the year. I have already posted about the best historical fiction of 2022 and will be covering the best books in the mystery/thriller genre soo…
Nov. 14, 2022
Best Historical Fiction of 2022
2022 was a stellar year for historical fiction – so many titles in the genre released, and I worked my way through as many as I could. I love that the historical fiction transports me to another time and place, and I had a blast spending time …
Nov. 5, 2022
Most Anticipated Fiction of 2023
I enjoy looking ahead to the next reading season, and the upcoming fiction releases of 2023 look very promising. To help readers decide which ones to pick up and when, I waded through the plethora of titles to create this list of the ones that are m…
Oct. 30, 2022
Most Anticipated Historical Fiction of 2023
2023 is going to be a fabulous year for new historical fiction - an incredibly large number of books are coming out in the genre about widely varied topics and places. To help readers know which ones to pick up and when, I waded through the many, ma…
July 3, 2022
Most Anticipated Historical Fiction for July through December of 2022
The second half of 2022 is chock full of new titles in the historical fiction genre. I created this list of the standouts for this time period to help readers narrow down their choices and to help them find the best books in the genre for this year.…
May 25, 2022
Summer 2022 Reading List
I look forward to making my summer reading list every year. People frequently have more time to read in the summer months, and I get a lot of requests for recommendations during that time period. I have combed through tons of books to find the ones …
May 21, 2022
Book Club Recommendations - Podcast Tie-In
Book guru extraordinaire Elizabeth Barnhill recently joined me on my podcast to talk about the books we feel make great book club selections. In this blog post, I list the books that we recommend with brief publisher summaries for each book. To lear…
May 8, 2022
Mary O'Malley's and Pamela Klinger-Horn's Favorite Summer 2022 Reads - Podcast Tie-In
Book mavens Pamela Klinger-Horn and Mary Webber O’Malley recently joined me on my podcast to talk about their recommended reads for Summer 2022. They both culled through tons of titles to find those that they believe are the best of the summer…
April 25, 2022
Favorite World War 2 Historical Fiction Books
The historical fiction genre is booming and provides readers with an escape from today's world and a glimpse into a different time period in history. Novels set during World War II remain particularly popular; there are still so many stories to be t…
April 14, 2022
Books That Are Page Turners
There is nothing better than picking up a book and not being able to put it down because it is so engrossing. These ten books all grabbed me from the beginning and had me madly turning the pages until I reached the end of the story. I highly recomme…
April 2, 2022
Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of 2022
There are countless mysteries and thrillers publishing in 2022 so I compiled this list of the must-read ones to help readers wade through all of the choices and to help them find the best books in the genre for this year. I have already read some of…
March 9, 2022
Women's History Month - 12 Historical Fiction Books about Strong Women
March is Women's History Month, and as a result, this month I am highlighting books about fabulous women. This week I am focusing on historical fiction stories about strong women, both fictional and real.
I put an asterisk by the authors that…
Feb. 26, 2022
Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2022
There are so many fabulous books coming out in Spring 2022, and I had a hard time narrowing down my list of the most anticipated and must-read books of this season. After much deliberation, I chose the 27 books that look the best across a variety of…
Feb. 20, 2022
Best Historical Fiction Books of January - March 2022
January through March of 2022 is chock full of great historical fiction titles. I am highlighting my favorites that published in these three months – the ones that I have read and loved. I have interviewed or will be interviewing a number of t…
Nov. 5, 2021
Nonfiction November 2021 – Must-Read Memoirs
I love Nonfiction November. Over the past few years, I have started reading more and more nonfiction, and I have really come to enjoy it. For this blog post, I am focusing on memoirs that I have read and loved.
And as always, please shop local or u…
July 28, 2021
Most Anticipated Releases for August 2021
So many great books are coming out in August. I am excited to highlight both the titles that I am looking forward to and the ones that I have already read. Several are by authors that I have read previously, and others have plots that sound appealin…
June 2, 2021
Summer 2021 Recommended Reads
I love summer reading lists and had a blast creating this one. So many great books have published since last summer. I divide the lists into four genres and include some favorite books for the beach, the mountains, or just enjoying a staycatio…
May 23, 2021
Most Anticipated Summer Reads 2021
Summer reading lists and year-end “best of” book lists are my two favorite types of book lists. Summer 2021 is just around the corner, and I will be releasing several lists – this one which is my most anticipated summer reads that …
April 4, 2021
Most Anticipated Releases for April 2021
So many great books are coming out in April. I am excited to highlight some of the titles that I am looking forward to, but that I have not read yet. Several are by authors that I have read and enjoyed their previous books, and others have plots tha…
Nov. 8, 2020
10 Favorite Historical Fiction Titles
Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres and is probably the one that I read the most. I love being transported back in time to another place.
Here are ten of my all-time favorite titles in the genre that I frequently recommend to peop…