PBN's Hyper-Specific Reading Moods & Recommendations
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Emma and Joe talk about some VERY specific reading moods and offer recommendations to match! Emma’s moods & book picks: A romance book that’s 10/10 and has Easter eggs a plenty Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez A cozy fantasy book that's equal parts wholesome and magical Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst A memoir written by the cast member of a 2000s mega-sensation tv show Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly The Next Chapter by Jana Kramer A book with a couple that are murders/serial killers/contract killers My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver** They Never Learn by Layne Fargo Joe’s moods & book picks: A secluded cabin in the woods or small town were something creepy is definitely going on The Long Weekend by Gilly Macmillan The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey Misery by Stephen King Books that feel like a hug/cozy vibes The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emile Lang The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? By Lizzie Damilola Blackburn Gentrification thrillers When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older The Blade Between by Sam J. Miller Uh-oh, there’s a stalker With My Little Eye by Joshilyn Jackson Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall Watching You by Lisa Jewell The Good Girl by Mary Kubica Just One Look by Lindsay Cameron 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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