You're listening to All the More Books. I'm Sharifa. Today is January 9th, 2026. And today I'm

recommending two page turners that I think will get you excited about a new year of reading.

Because I don't know about you, but at the top of each year, I feel a sense of overwhelm.

I'm both in anticipation and trepidacious about a new year of reading because I am afraid that I will have a dunce

as my first read, a book that just like does not do it for me and makes me feel like I've been

set up for a bad year of reading. Now that's never been true. I have never had an entire year of bad reading.

I've definitely had slumps, but there's nothing better to me than to find that the first book

I've picked up in the year is a book that keeps me engaged, that keeps me turning the pages, and that really

excites me about reading for the rest of the year. So that's what I'm trying to do for you today,

is recommend a couple of books that I hope will get you really enthusiastic about reading and that will set you up for

a successful year in books. So before I tell you what those titles are and get into all

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