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This week, Gare and Steph and I attempt to predict which books will be some of our favorite books in 2026!
Kate’s Books
Dead Beat Alex Stern Leigh Bardugo
Hot Girl Murder Club by Ashley Winstead
Gare’s Books
The Secret Lives of Murderers Wives by Elizabeth Arnott
This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
Heart of Glass Jennifer Hillier
Steph’s Books
It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell
Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Nguyen
Forget You Saw Her by Noelle W. Ihli
Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer
Let’s Not Go Overboard Here by Erica Hendry
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