Kelly Hooker - Standout Debut Novels

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about standout debut novels.
Kelly’s selections:

Lucky Girl by Irene Muchemi Ndirtu

How To Be Remembered by Michael Thompson 

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

Last Summer On State Street by Toya Wolfe 

Shadows Of Pecan Hollow by Caroline Frost 

Landslide by Susan Conley 

Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff 

Shiner by Amy Jo Burns 

A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 

2024 preview: Northwoods by Amy Pease 

Cindy’s selections:

Banyan Moon by Thao Thai 

The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 

The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page 

The Local by Joey Hartstone

Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden 

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 

Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour  

Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore

Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie 

2024 preview:  The Husbands by Holly Gramazio and The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2024? Check out the new Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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