Ep 2 Cori’s Stories Audiobook Reviews: A Best Book of the Year Already

SHOW NOTES Music: Blue Mountains 1. The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett At sixty-three years old, million-dollar lottery winner PJ Halliday would be the luckiest man in Pondville, Massachusetts, if it weren’t for the tragedies of his life: the sudden death of his eldest daughter and the way his marriage fell apart after that. 2. Swept Away by Beth O’Leary What if you were lost at sea…with your one-night stand? Zeke and Lexi thought it would just be a night of fun. They had no intentions of seeing each other again. Zeke is only in town for the weekend to buy back his late father’s houseboat. Lexi has no time for dating when she needs to help take care of her best friend's daughter. 3. Audition by Katie Kitamura Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, young—young enough to be her son. 4. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley In his wickedly brilliant first novel, Debut Dagger Award winner Alan Bradley introduces one of the most singular and engaging heroines in recent fiction: eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison. T-shirt (I Read Banned Books) available on Etsy at The LadyDoth https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheLadyDoth PREVIOUS PODCAST EPISODES LIST Episode 1 – April 12, 2026 Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune A Fever In the Heartland by Timothy Egan Black Woods Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey