Mary Webber O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of the fourth quarter of 2025.
Mary’s Titles:
October
The Bog Queen by Anna North
Heart the Lover by Lily King
A Guardian and A Thief by Megha Mujumdar
November
The Mad Wife by Meagan Church
Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn
The Dinner Party by Viola Van de Sandt
Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino
Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto
What Sheep Think About the Weather by Amelia Thomas
December
Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards
Pamela’s Titles:
October
The Missing Pages by Alyson RichmanIn a Distant Valley by Shannon BowringLet Me Go Mad in My Own Way by Elaine FeeneyNovemberWhere He Left Her by Nicole BaartThe Bird Watcher by Jacquelyn MitchardThe Bridesmaid by Cate QuinnDecemberThe Time Hop Coffee Shop by Phaedra PatrickEver Day I Read by Hwang Bo-Reum
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