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Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 12, Cozy Christmas Reads 2023; Featuring Ali Oppenlaender and Stephanie Cunningham.

This week’s episode is extra special, because not only do you have Erin and Jillian, but you have the other two members of their Buddy Read Group, Ali and Stef. Together they’re going to be discussing their favorite cozy books that would be perfect to read this holiday season. 

This episode was recorded in separate locations, but it is just as full of love and fun!

In This Episode:

• All four ladies check in and share how they’re reading is going.
• If you’d like to go back and listen to the previous episodes of Cozy Christmas Reads, you can listen to 2021’s episode here and 2022’s episode here.
• Each woman shares their definition of what a Cozy Christmas Read is to them.
• The women go round-robin through their recommendations. Prepare for 8 new cozy reads!
• Next up are hot takes, listen to the episode to hear what the ladies are sharing their thoughts on.
• Parnassus Books on IG: https://www.instagram.com/parnassusbooks/?hl=en
• Supposedly Fun on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/supposedlyfun, especially his episode reviewing the NYT Top 100 books of 2023: https://youtu.be/84IoxwSjAyo?si=4C7IwUI46L9QTuhC 
• Best of Goodreads 2023 List
• To end the show the ladies share their holds list. 

Books Mentioned In This Episode:

• Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
• A Season for Second Chances by Jenny Bayliss
• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
• One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
• The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
• The Princess and The Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz
• The One in a Million Boy by Monica Wood 
• Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
• Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
• Legends & Lattes by Travis Balder
• Beyond the Four Kingdoms Series by Melanie Cellier
• The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett
• Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
• A Family for St. Nick: A Heartwarming Holiday Romance by Barbara Meyers
• The Maid by Nita Prose
• A December to Remember by Jenny Bayliss
• The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros
• The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
• Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin & Marissa Stapley
• All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox
• A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone
• Foster by Claire Keegan

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Tune in on December 27th for the next episode of the Medium Lady Reads Podcast.