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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Book Spotlight: Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer

 















Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication Date: May 5, 2026
Format: Hardcover - 304 pages
               Audiobook - 11 Hours 5 Minutes
               Kindle - 294 pages / 1.7 MB
               Nook - 320 pages / 2 MB
ISBN (Hardcover): 978-1250284433
ASIN (Audiobook): B0FMLN514B
ASIN (Kindle): B0FLYRCLYX
BNID (Nook): 978-1250284440
Genre: Literary Fiction / Women's Fiction



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Book Description:

From the bestselling author of The Collected Regrets of Clover comes a vibrant, heartfelt novel about friendship over the decades, self-discovery, and what it means to have a life well-lived.

Break the rules. Find your joy.

For over eighty years, Joy Bridport has played by the rules: she's been a devoted wife and mother, contributing to the community in her small Hudson Valley town. But her quiet existence is jolted when she learns that her best friend, Hazel, only has months left to live. Hazel has always been the more adventurous one of their duo, and she seems at peace with all that she’s squeezed out of her long life. Yet Joy realizes she can’t say the same.

Determined to live boldly and make the most of the time that she and Hazel have left together, Joy steps outside of her comfort zone—and into a bit of trouble. But as her foray into rule-breaking escalates into committing petty crime, Joy must consider what kind of legacy she wants to leave behind, and whether there's a way for her to embrace the liberation that "Bad Joy" offers without losing all that she holds dear.

Is it ever too late to become who we're meant to be? With laugh-out-loud hijinks and emotional heft, Good Joy, Bad Joy is a heartwarming and wise celebration of the choices we make, the friendships we cherish, and the lengths we go for love.




About The Author




Mikki Brammer is an Australian journalist and author who hails from Tasmania. She is now based in Brooklyn, New York (by way of France and Spain) where she writes about design, architecture and art for publications such as Architectural Digest, Dwell and ELLE Decor. 'The Collected Regrets of Clover,' her bestselling debut novel, was named a Best Book of Summer 2023 by the New York Times Book Review and a Best Book of 2023 by NPR and is being published in 27 languages. Her second novel, ‘Good Joy, Bad Joy,’ was published in May 2026.
























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Friday, May 15, 2026

Friday Finales: 5/15/2026

 



Welcome to Friday Finales


Every Friday I will be sharing my weekly book wrap up. The wrap up will consist of my week in reading. I will share, current book reading, books finished, TBR list, book reviews, book spotlights, and any book mail received during the week.