Kelly joins me for March's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads.
Kelly's Selections:
Last:
Start at the End by Emma Grey
The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews
Now:
Keep Them Close by David Ellis
Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
Next:
City of Widows by Nadia Hashimi
Time to Burn by Ellery Lloyd
DNFs:
None
Book Mail highlights:
The Brunswick by Callie Murray
In DeepWater: A True Story of Sharks, Survival, and Courage by Michael Tugias
Cindy's Selections:
Last:
The MASH Up by Laura Marie Meyers
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
Now:
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
Kin by Tayari Jones
Next:
The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston
A Pair of Aces by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Didn’t Work/DNFs:
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Hard Times by Jeff Boyd
Book Mail highlights:
Small Town Girls by Jayne Anne Phillips
The Unknown by Riley Sager
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