# Marianne Cronin

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Books That Blew Our 2025 Minds!

Send us Fan Mail As 2025 comes to an end, we reflect on our year of reading. We've learned to put down the books that are not working for us in the moment and focus our attention on the ones that bring us all the joy and feelings avid readers seek! Wishing you all a happy holiday season! If you hav…

Novels About Grief

The Red Carpet Report hosts discuss upcoming book club events, an upcoming PBS adaptation, and the plot twist segment featuring grief novels. The conversation delves into the themes of grief and romance in literature, discussing the emotional impact of stories that deal with loss and love. Rosie St…

Ep 522: Keeping things light in my reading life

We often hear from readers who wish to avoid heavier topics in their reading lives, and today Anne is talking with a guest hunting for books that feel light, warm, and stimulating, but not overly stressful. Angela Frith hails from Lexington, North Carolina, where she works as a K-12 curriculum de…

Episode 6: Romance Tropes and the Books We Love

In this episode Christy & Kate each bring 2 books they've read recently, Kate talks about her birthday celebrations, Christy shares about life in her new house and a bookish outing with her sister, and then they each share their favorite romance novels for the top 5 romance tropes! (0:00) Introdu…

Episode 113 - The Lit Wagon with Kate Sutton

On this episode, Kate Sutton, owner of the Lit Wagon in the Chicago area, talks about how she brings books to people all over the city, how her work as a therapist influences her book choices, and the kinds of emotional wreckage she expects from a read. She also gives tips on how to be a good custo…

Drama Drama Drama The Amazing New Book From Gerilyn Bass Greenberg

Gerilyn Bass Greenberg’s heartfelt and humorous debut novel, “Drama Drama Drama” explores motherhood, friendship, self-worth and the pressure to fit in across three generations of women. Perfect for fans of Clare Pooley and Marianne Cronin, “Drama Drama Drama” is a warm, insightful look at the ways…

October 2026

6–9 minutes “It was the golden time of year … The sunsets seemed to expand and melt and stretch for hours, and the brick façades glowed pink, and everything got bluer. How many perfect autumns did a person get?” – Elif Batuman, Either/Or (2022) Things in the library New…

Bonus book recommendations with Amy Clark from Mom Advice!

Surprise! It’s a bonus episode absolutely loaded with book recommendations! Adam is joined by his good pal, Amy Clark from momadvice.com and the fabulous Book Gang podcast to offer up some book recommendations just in time for your holiday travel season. These recommendations span every genre so th…