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Lisa discusses Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, which is a historic book released in summer 2025. This is her latest book that dives into space travel in the 1980s discussing sexism and relationships.  Books Discussed:  Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shutterfly Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight by Martha Ackermann  For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.

Lisa discusses My Friends by Fredrik Backman, which was an immediate best seller when it was published in 2025. This is a book that focuses on a dual-storyline highlighting a handful of friends and a story unveiling around art.   Books Discussed:   The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh. 

Lisa discusses Lisa Marie’s memoir From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough. This is a raw memoir and is written jointly by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough. It dives into grief and Lisa Marie is quite candid.   Books discussed: Finding Me by Viola Davis For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.

Lisa discusses We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. This is a mystery about the ultra-wealthy family the Sinclairs. Cadence Sinclair Eastman is the eldest daughter of the Sinclair family. The entire family spends each summer on the family’s island and one summer a mystery occurs.  In this episode, Lisa compares the book versus the TV show. In a previous episode, Lisa and her guest Molly Shea had a deep dive into the book and you can find it here.  For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.

Lisa discusses the book Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. It was an immediate best-seller. The book was published in 2023 and highlights three daughters who are in northern Michigan with their mom and she shares the stories of you her youth when she dated a famous actor.  Books Discussed:  Bomb Shelter; Love, Time and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott

Lisa discusses  The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida  by Shehan Karunatilaka. This book was awarded the Booker Prize in 2022, which is one of the most prestigious literature awards internationally.  Other books discussed:    Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 

Lisa discusses None of This is True by Lisa Jewell, which is a thriller, but Lisa discusses how it is more of a slow-burn than a thriller and the title certainly sets you up for some predictable events.    Books discussed:    The Last House on Needless Street By Catriona Ward

Lisa discusses The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, which is a historical fiction book about Martha Ballard, who was a real midwife, who delivered more than 800 babies. The book is fiction, but Martha wrote a journal for more than 25 years.   A Midwife's Tale, the Life of Martha Ballard – based on the diary 1785 to 1812.   For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.

Lisa and Boston artist Julia Purdy discuss Still Life by Louise Penny, the first Inspector Gamache series. This was published in 2005 and there are 18 books in this series. It is an internationally recognized series.   This article in Vox discusses how Louise Penny has perfected the literary genre with combining murder mysteries in a small town idyllic town filled with artists.  Julia is an artist and you can find her on her website or on Instagram.   Books Discussed on this show:  Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Sankofa by Chibunduy Onuzo Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah The Rise of Wolf Eight by Rick McIntyre For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website. *The book titles mentioned include affiliate links. You can support the podcast by purchasing a book with the links because the podcast receives compensation.

 Lisa discusses the popular memoir Be Ready When The Luck Happens by Ina Garten. Garten is a longtime Food Network star and and Instagram star. She delves into her career, and talks a great deal about real estate.   This blog post from Eater describes how much of Garten’s “luck” is really  more related to privilege and wealth. She’s able to make many decisions because of her wealth. She quits a job at the White House to purchase the Barefoot Contessa.  Other books discussed:   The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop  Finding Me by Viola Davis For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.

Lisa discusses 10 books that will be released in 2025 that she thinks should be ones you consider for different reasons. Some are very popular authors and some are quite uniqute.   Here’s the list of books that Lisa suggests you consider reading this year.   Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros   The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward by Melinda French Gates  Source Code: My Beginnings by Bill Gates  The Lamb by Lucy Rose  Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid  The Listeners by Maggie Siefvater Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab  Three Days in June by Anne Tyler  The Catch by Yrsa Daley-Ward  Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

Lisa discusses and ranks the books she read in January from least favorite to most favorite. And, she discusses three books that will be released this year, that she believes will be super popular.    Books discussed:   Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr.   The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrew  Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II (Scholastic Focus) by Candace Fleming  Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry  Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of our Deadliest Infection by John Green  My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Lisa discusses Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. This was published in 2021 and brings together a wide range of characters ranging from Constantinople 1453 to Idaho in 2020. These characters will ultimately be connected by the fictional book Cloud Cuckoo Land.   Books discussed:   All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr  The Overstory by Richard Powers  For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.  

Lisa and special guest Emily Binder discuss All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker. They have an in-depth discussion about this book, which is billed as a thriller, but they feel the pacing is much slower than they anticipated.  Emily is a marketer, entrepreneur and founder of boutique agency Beetle Moment Marketing and the marketing platform WealthVoice. She is on LinkedIn and X. She's also on Instagram @EmilyBinder.   Books discussed:   The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon  Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.

Lisa ranks the books she read in December 2024 from least favorite to most favorite. She read a number of young adult books this month and ranked those and then ranked the adult books. This eposide doesn't contain any spoilers of books.    Books discussed on this episode:  Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary  Ramona and her Mother by Bevery Cleary Ramona Quimby Age Eight Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: A Christmas holiday book for kids by Barbara Robinson  To all the boys I loved before  The Hurting Kind by Ada Limon   So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men by Claire Keegan   The Wonderful World of Oz by L. Frank Baum  We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker  The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman  The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics  by Daniel James Brown  For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website.