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The Best Coming of Age Books To Read Now

Episode Summary

Get ready to relive those coming-of-age moments and feel like a kid again as we explore some of the best coming-of-age stories out there. What's better than being transported back to our youth than doing it through our fictional life? This book chat is filled with trivia on your favorite backlist books and a short but powerful new release selection you'll love.

Episode Notes

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Get ready to relive those coming-of-age moments and feel like a kid again on today's show.  What's better than being transported back to our youth through our fictional life. This discussion is filled with trivia on your favorite backlist books and a short but powerful new release selection I know you'll love. 

Don’t miss this dynamic chat and get our list of essential reads that would be perfect for a buddy read or book club with friends. 

Kristen Rider joins me as our special guest and shares the ways she navigates reading with chronic pain.  You won't want to miss this section with our favorite gadgets and apps that help us navigate this challenge with holding books. 

On the Blog:

Don't miss today's SPECIAL BONUS ARTICLE  with 13 Coming-of-Age Stories Any Adult Will Love

Mentioned in this episode:

The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman

One’s Company by Ashley Hutson

Fables Books

Amy on Hometown Living

LEVO book stand

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The People we Keep by Allison Larkin

In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

Dominicana by Angie Cruz

Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnson

The Clan of the Cave Bar by Jean M. Auel

What the World’s Top Authors Say You Should be Reading

Sundays With Writers: Love With a Chance of Drowning by Torre DeRoche

Love with a Chance of Drowning by Torre DeRoche

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

Life by Keith Richards

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare

The Girl With the Louding Voice Book Chat

Best-selling novel exposes life of children in Nigeria on Reuters

Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane

The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane

The Walking People by Mary Beth Keane

Fever by Mary Beth Keane

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevado

Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac

Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Harper Collins Strike

HCPUnion on TikTok

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