Historical Fiction: Unpacked

Historical Fiction: Unpacked


My Top Ten Reads of 2023—A Gift Guide!

November 22, 2023

Hey friends, I’m coming to you solo this week (and about 12 hours early) because I want to share with you my favorite books of the year! Many of these books released this year, but all of them I read this year. Listen to the episode to hear detailed explanations of why I loved each novel and who they’d make great gifts for!


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1.The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows


2. Letters from My Sister by Valerie Fraser Luessej


3. When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer


4. Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner


5. The Queen’s Secret by Karen Harper


6. The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz


7. The Call of the Wrens by Jenni L. Walsh


8. The Weight of Air by Kimberly Duffy


9. The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky


10. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger


If you’d like to listen to the episodes in which I discuss some of these books with the authors, click to hear me talk with Valerie Fraser Luesse, Gabrielle Meyer, Laura Frantz, Kimberly Duffy, and Carrie Turansky.


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