# Kelly Hooker - March's Real Time Reading

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Published: 2026-03-31T17:54:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.thoughtsfromapage.com/575
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## Resource

Kelly joins me for March's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads. Kelly's Selections: Last: Start at the End by Emma Grey The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews Now: Keep Them Close by David Ellis Leave and Come Back by Lavanya Lakshminarayan Next: City of Widows by Nadia Hashimi Time to Burn by Ellery Lloyd DNFs: None Book Mail highlights: The Brunswick by Callie Murray In Deep Water: A True Story of Sharks, Survival, and Courage by Michael Tugias Cindy's Selections: Last: The MASH Up by Laura Marie Meyers The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout Now: Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel Kin by Tayari Jones Next: The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston A Pair of Aces by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray Didn’t Work/DNFs: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Hard Times by Jeff Boyd Book Mail highlights: Small Town Girls by Jayne Anne Phillips The Unknown by Riley Sager Connect with Kelly Hooker on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sign up for my literary salon ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Purchase Kelly and my Shelf Ceremony ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We discuss tons more great read from 2025. Thanks so much to those of you who have donated to the show. Donate to the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Venmo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2026? Check out our fifth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Literary Lookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead, and we color-code by genre in this one! Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each m…

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