Happy Half Hour (8/4/25)

Today, we’re chatting about a couple who decide to separate for a month to date other people before settling down; a group of teens fighting for their dreams at a brand new elite charter school; and a mother and son who reunite after many years and begin to finally see each other more clearly.

OVERDUE by Stephanie Perkins | 9781250313461 | 10/7/25
BALANCING ACT by Paula Chase | 9781250809391 | 10/21/25
PALAVER by Bryan Washington | 9780374609078 | 11/4/25

Additional titles we mentioned:
GRETA GETS THE GIRL by Melissa Marr | 9781250364869 | 1/13/26
ISN’T IT OBVIOUS? by Rachel Runya Katz | 9781250369970 | 10/21/25
THE WICKED by Rebecca Johnpee | 9781250385857 | 11/25/25
GRACELESS HEART by Isabel Ibañez | 9781250376695 | 1/13/26
RED CITY by Marie Lu | 9781250885678 | 10/14/25
YOU DID NOTHING WRONG by CG Drews | 9781250369994 | 3/17/26
MAD MABEL by Sally Hepworth | 9781250284549 | 4/21/26
MEET THE NEWMANS by Jennifer Niven | 9781250372444 | 1/6/26
BAD ASIANS by Lillian Li | 9781250363626 | 2/17/26
OXFORD BLOOD by Rachael Davis-Featherstone | 9781250342300 | 1/13/26
A MURDEROUS BUSINESS by Cathy Pegau | 9781250356482 | 9/16/25
THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME by Ilona Andrews | 9781250377265 | 3/31/26
THE RENOVATION by Kenan Orhan | 9780374609429 | 2/10/26
CELESTIAL LIGHTS by Cecile Pin | 9781250863492 | 4/14/26
THE SILVER BOOK by Olivia Laing | 9780374618315 | 11/11/25
LOST LAMBS by Madeline Cash | 9780374619237 | 1/13/26
THE UNWRITTEN RULES OF MAGIC by Harper Ross | 9781250394552 | 1/27/26
FAMILY OF SPIES: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor by Christine Kuehn | 9781250344465 | 11/25/25
THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME by Ilona Andrews | 9781250377265 | 3/31/26
FINAL CUT by Olivia Worley | 9781250392985 | 10/28/25
WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy | 9781250827951 | 3/4/25

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