First Quarter Favorite Reads of 2026 with Gare and Steph

About this episode

Kate, Gare, and Steph discuss their favorite reads from the first quarter of 2026.

People in this episode

Host: Kate Hergott

Guests: Gare Billings, Steph Lauer

Topics covered

• favorite reads
• book discussion
• 2026 books
• literature
• author recommendations

Keywords

• favorite books
• 2026
• book recommendations
• literature discussion
• reading list

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Queen of Faces, Yesteryear, She Drinks the Light, Judge Stone, These Heathens, The Secret Lives of Murderers Wives, Strangers in the Villa, Ours Is a Tale of Murder, Sorry for Your Loss, The Vanishing Hour

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