Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the first quarter of 2026.
Mary’s titles
January:
All The Little Houses by May Cobb
Skylark by Paula McLain
The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave
February:
Imposter by LJ Ross
Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise
More than Enough by Anna Quindlen
So Old So Young by Grant Ginder
It's Not Her by Mary Kubica
March :
Wait For Me by Amy Jo Burns
Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
Bloom by Robbie Couch
Murder at 30000 Feet by Susan Walter
Pamela’s titles:
January:
The Jilted Countess by Loretta Ellsworth
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley
Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven
Missing Sam by Thrity Umrigar
Murder Your Darlings by Jenna Blum
February:
This Book Reminds Me of You by Libby Page
Family Drama by Rebecca Fallon
A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage by M.K. Oliver
Where Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton Harris
March:
All the World Can Hold by Jung Yun
A Far-Flung Life by M.L. Stedman
The Creek, the Crone and the Crow by Leah Weiss
Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
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