PBN's Most Anticipated Books of 2024

Emma and Joe are back for their first recorded episode of 2024 and it's a BIG one. They share their most anticipated books of the year (as they know it so far). Grab a drink, a snack, and get your reading tracker of choice ready to write down some amazing releases coming out this year. Emma’s picks:  Faebound by Saara El-Arifi   Funny Story by Emily Henry   This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune  House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas   The Book of Love by Kelly Link   So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison   The Hunter by Tana French  Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli   Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe   Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter   An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson  Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid   Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana  Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell   We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft   Joe’s picks:   Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune Middle of the Night by Riley Sager  House of Elephants by Claribel A. Ortega  The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul  The Mythical Cookbook by Josh Scherer  I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones  Youthjuice by EK Sathue  Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay  Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose  Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews  A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft  The House that Horror Built by Christina Henry  Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé  Only Say Good Things by Crystal Hefner  Knife by Salman Rushdie    Other titles mentioned: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today's episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email to professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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