Episode Details

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about standout debut novels.

Kelly’s selections:

1. Lucky Girl by Irene Muchemi Ndirtu
2. How To Be Remembered by Michael Thompson 
3. Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
4. Last Summer On State Street by Toya Wolfe 
5. Shadows Of Pecan Hollow by Caroline Frost 
6. Landslide by Susan Conley 
7. Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff 
8. Shiner by Amy Jo Burns 
9. A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
10. I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 

2024 preview: Northwoods by Amy Pease 

Cindy’s selections:

1. Banyan Moon by Thao Thai 
2. The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 
3. The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page 
4. The Local by Joey Hartstone
5. Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor
6. Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden 
7. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 
8. Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour  
9. Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
10. Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie 

2024 preview:  The Husbands by Holly Gramazio and The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill

Want 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.

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