The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

 *aired the week of February 2, 2026

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a speculative science fiction that takes place in the totalitarian society of Gilead. When a climate catastrophe causes nuclear disasters, the United States is thrust back into their Puritan roots by an extremist group. Offred, a Handmaid in this new society, has one job: to be the surrogate for a Commander and his wife. However, the Commander doesn't want to play by the rules and Offred is caught between obedience and rebellion to stay alive. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, much like 1984, Brave New World, Animal Farm, or Fahrenheit 451, has been taught, referenced, and challenged since it came out in 1985 and has definitely made an impact in literary cannon.

A Lonesome Place for Dying by Nolan Chase

 aired the week of January 26, 2026

A Lonesome Place for Dying by Nolan Chase is the first title in a series introducing newly minted Police Chief Ethan Brand.  Ethan is having a rough first day as chief when his rookie deputy calls in a deceased female found along the railroad tracks.  With an unidentified Jane Doe on his hands and the mayor breathing down his back, it is going to be a long first week.  Recommended for fans of C.J. Box and Craig Johnson.

Ethan Brand Series

1. A Lonesome Place for Dying

2. A Lonesome Place for Murder 

Bevin's Top 10 Titles of 2025

 *aired the week of January 19th, 2026

Bevin's Top 10 Titles of 2025 

1. House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

2. 84, Charing Cross Road by |Helene Hanff

3. Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

4. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

5. Blood Over Brighthaven by M. L. Wang

6. Louder than Hunger by John Schu

7. White Robes and Broken Badges by Joe Moore

8. The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoë Schlanger

9. One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

10. A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher