{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"2025 Bookreporter Bets On Selections: Books We're Betting You'll Love","description":"    Carol Fitzgerald shares commentary about her 42 Bookreporter Bets On selections from 2025. These are books that she is betting Bookreporter readers will love! (* means a video\/podcast interview with that author is available.)  &amp;nbsp;Fiction Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall * The Correspondent by Virginia Evans * The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb Heart the Lover by Lily King * Buckeye by Patrick Ryan Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins * Culpability by Bruce Holsinger * The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage (* to come) Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson * More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova * What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange * When the Cranes Fly South written by Lisa Ridz\u00e9n, translated by Alice Menzies What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown Pictures of You by Clare Leslie Hall * Days You Were Mine by Clare Leslie Hall * &amp;nbsp;Historical Fiction The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis * Atmosphere: A Love Story, by Taylor Jenkins Reid One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter * Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray * The Lost Baker of Vienna by Sharon Kurtzman * Last Call at the Savoy by Brisa Carleton * Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely? by Sarah McCoy Thrillers &amp;amp; Mysteries The Doorman by Chris Pavone * Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow * Apostle\u2019s Cove by William Kent Krueger The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark * All This Could Be Yours by Hank Phillippi Ryan * The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline She Didn\u2019t See It Coming by Shari Lapena Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney Saltwater by Katy Hays * Please Don\u2019t Lie by Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict * The Oligarch's Daughter by Joseph Finder * The Break-In by Katherine Faulkner The Note by Alafair Burke The Maid\u2019s Secret: A Maid Novel, by Nita Prose * Memoirs &amp;amp; Other Nonfiction Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds, by Michelle Horton * Seeking Shelter: A Working Mother, Her Children, and a Story of Homelessness in America, by Jeff Hobbs * This Happened to Me: A Reckoning, by Kate Price Boat Baby: A Memoir, by Vicky Nguyen * Our Latest \u201cBookreporter Talks To\u201d Interviews: Vicky Nguyen:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/ssPMpaokVp8 Brisa Carleton:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/aE2cCH4oMsk Alex DeMille:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/EstkI7Caul8 Lily King:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/ir_IaUnaru4 Virginia Evans:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/6FtYT5KRW2Q Hank Phillippi Ryan:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/7O3gIC1IJN4 Sharon Kurtzman:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/CMCnGJitKMY Francesca Serritella:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/XmmvtzilXg0 Bruce Holsinger:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/KukE7DscmsY      Our Latest \u201cBookaccino Live\u201d Book Group Events: Clare Leslie Hall:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/j0j3_ScryJg Paula Hawkins:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/nxakmJRaKaY Amy Neff:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/lfHGY8VEyoA J. Courtney Sullivan:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/fE8XHj-vV40 Fiona Davis:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/hv68HE3tjLU Beatriz Williams:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/q1lwGj7ZUlg Sign up for newsletters from Bookreporter and Reading Group Guides here:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/tbrnetwork.com\/newsletters\/ FOLLOW US on Facebook:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bookreporter Website:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.bookreporter.com Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald Edited by Jordan Redd Productions ","author_name":"Bookreporter Talks To","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bookreporter.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39458230\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39458230"}