Kelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of 2023
In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our favorite books of 2023.\nKelly\u2019s Selections:\xa0\xa0\n\n\nFavorite Book of the Year: Go As a River by Shelley Read\n\n\n\nBest Book To Recommend to Anyone:\xa0The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise by Colleen Oakley\n\n\n\nMost Unique Premise: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck\n\n\nMost Likely to Feel like a Conversation with a Friend:\xa0It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway by Elizabeth Passarella\n\n\n\nMost Tense: The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon\n\n\nBest Time Travel Story:\xa0The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young\n\n\nBest Book Club Discussion:\xa0One Summer In Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris\n\n\nThe Best Love Story of the Year and My Life: The Last Love Note by Emma Grey\n\n\nMost Unique Story Structure: A Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter\n\n\n\nMost Likely to Keep You Up Past Bedtime:\xa0Drowning by T.J. Newman\n\n\nMost Mysterious Storyline: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent\n\n\nMost Darkly Lyrical:\xa0On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel\n\n\nBest Coming of Age Story: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger\n\n\n\nMost Likely to Make You Laugh:\xa0Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan\n\n\nMost Unforgettable Character: How to Be Remembered by Michael Thompson\n\n\xa0\nCindy\u2019s Selections:\n\n\nMost Unsettling\xa0\xa0- Better the Blood by Michael Bennett\n\n\nHistorical Fiction Standout\xa0- Go As a River by Shelley Read\xa0\n\n\nBest Book to Get Lost In\xa0- Time\u2019s Undoing by Cheryl A. Head\xa0\n\n\nMost Likely to Make You Laugh\xa0- Vera Wong\u2019s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto\xa0\n\n\nBest Book Club Discussion\xa0- Hello Beautiful by Ann Naplitano\n\n\nMost Likely to Re-read\xa0- The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley\xa0\n\n\n\nBest Strong Sense of Place\xa0- Homecoming by Kate Morton\xa0\n\n\nMost Likely To Recommend to a Friend\xa0- Drowning by T.J. Newman\xa0\n\n\nMost Perfectly Plotted\xa0- The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos\xa0\n\n\nBest Family Saga\xa0- The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange\n\n\n\nBest Glimpse into a Particular Time Period\xa0- The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger\xa0\n\n\n\nMost Unique Format\xa0- Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter\xa0\n\n\nBest Recommendation from a Friend\xa0- The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters\xa0\n\n\n\nMost Unforgettable Character\xa0- The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook\xa0\n\n\n\nBest Based On a True Story/Best Book I Didn\u2019t Know I Needed\xa0- The General and Julia by Jon Clinch\xa0\n\n\xa0\nWant to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.\nKelly and I chat regularly together for my Patreon group, and we just released an episode about more great reads of 2023 (and a few we didn't like). Join my Patreon group to support the podcast.\xa0\xa0Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nConnect with me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices