Top 5 Must-Read Books of 2025

2025 was a beautiful and fulfilling year of reading; so many great titles to devour. I read thirty books in twelve months this year, which honestly feels amazing. I am truly grateful for all the writers out there who toil over their keyboards and notepads to bring new worlds to our nightstands. Already, beneath him,…

2020 Reading List and Lynne’s Top 5

Since the early pandemic months of 2020, I knew this would be a good year for reading. One of the gifts of being sequestered, quarantined, or otherwise detained at home is having plenty of quality reading time. I loaded myself up with online book orders this year and spent my grateful-for-everything days and nights tending…

2019 Reading List & Lynne’s Top 5

Give the gift of books this holiday season! So many titles, so little time! I love the modern fiction I read this year, like Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield and Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Both are well-written and full of literary magic. I could read them over again and each…