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Borrow, Buy, Bin

39m · Professional Book Nerds · 14 Mar 07:00

On this episode, Joe and Emma play a little game of Borrow, Buy, Bin, a bookish take on the infamous game, Snog, Marry, Avoid. They've provided each other with authors to choose from, but without knowing what the books will be, Emma and Joe have to decide if they're going to Borrow the book for a little bit, Buy it to add to the collection at home, or put it in the donate Bin! Titles in this game: Sarah J Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses House of Earth and Blood Throne of Glass Stephenie Meyer New Moon The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Midnight Sun Meg Cabot The Princess Diaries Series The Mediator Series Queen of Babble Rachel Harrison Black Sheep Such Sharp Teeth The Return Tana French In the Woods The Searcher The Secret Place Caroline Kepnes You You Love Me For You and Only You Penny Reid Truth or Beard Beard Science Beard Necessities Lemony Snicket The Bad Beginning The Hostile Hospital The End Emily Henry Book Lovers People We Meet on Vacation Happy Place Riley Sager The House Across the Lake The Only One Left The Last Time I Lied Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace. Looking for more bookish content? Check out theLibby Life Blog! We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe onApple Podcasts,Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds onInstagram,Twitter, andTikTok@ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email [email protected]. We’ve got merch! Check out ourtwoshirtsinThe OverDrive Shop(all profits are donated to the ALA Literacy Clearinghouse). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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