PBN's Most Anticipated Books of 2024
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Professional Book Nerds
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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 Strifeby Saara El-Arifi The Battle Drumby Saara El-Arifi The Ending Fireby Saara El-Arifi Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today's episode onOverDrive.comor 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 [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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