Oct 15, 2026 · 36 min · 9 segments
This episode highlights the top five highest-rated books by bestselling author Jodi Picoult according to Goodreads readers. The list features emotional and thought-provoking novels, starting with her…
So the book is called Hollow Bones.
It was published just last month in September of 2026.
Brand new.
Brand new.
And despite only being out for a matter of weeks, it already holds a 4.46 average rating with over 300,000 ratings.
That is insane.
It is.
That kind of immediate overwhelming consensus from the reading public is practically unheard of in modern publishing.
Well, the premise is gripping from page one.
The protagonist is Molly Fitzgerald and her origin story just drops a heavy weight on you right out of the gate.
It really sets the tone.
Yeah.
So Molly's a woman who lost her mother in the September 11th attacks.
But here is the kicker.
She was only two months old when it happened.
Oh, wow.
So she has no real memory of her at all.
Exactly.
She has no real memory of her mother.
She doesn't have a voice or a smell or a specific touch to mourn.
She just has this massive defining absence that has shaped her entire existence.
Right.
It's like a ghost she's never met.
met.So fast forward to the present day.
She's in her mid-20s working at the Rhode Island Department for Emergency Preparedness.
So the book is called Hollow Bones.
It was published just last month in September of 2026.
Brand new.
Brand new.
And despite only being out for a matter of weeks, it already holds a 4.46 average rating with over 300,000 ratings.
That is insane.
It is.
That kind of immediate overwhelming consensus from the reading public is practically unheard of in modern publishing.
Well, the premise is gripping from page one.
The protagonist is Molly Fitzgerald and her origin story just drops a heavy weight on you right out of the gate.
It really sets the tone.
Yeah.
So Molly's a woman who lost her mother in the September 11th attacks.
But here is the kicker.
She was only two months old when it happened.
Oh, wow.
So she has no real memory of her at all.
Exactly.
She has no real memory of her mother.
She doesn't have a voice or a smell or a specific touch to mourn.
She just has this massive defining absence that has shaped her entire existence.
Right.
It's like a ghost she's never met.
met.So fast forward to the present day.
She's in her mid-20s working at the Rhode Island Department for Emergency Preparedness.
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