No-Brainer Book Buys

Emma is joined by Sydney and Tiffany to talk about what makes an author an "always buy." They also discuss the different ways they interact with an author or their titles, including placing holds at the library, using Libby tags, reading in print versus digital versus audiobook, personal connections to books, and go on a slight tangent to recommend some horror reads. It's a grab bag book-ish chat with a very long list of recommended authors and titles!

Books mentioned:

The Korean Vegan Cookbook  by Joanne Lee Molinaro

Joshua Weissman  

Molly Wizenberg

Happy Place by Emily Henry 

Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison  

The Return by Rachel Harrison  

Yellowface by RF Kuang 

Babel by RF Kuang 

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Laura Vanderkam

Jenny Odell

Cackle by Rachel Harrison

11/22/63 by Stephen King

The Outsider by Stephen King

Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King  

The Shining by Stephen King

The Institute by Stephen King audiobook

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

The Silent Companions by Lauren Purcell

Jackal by Erin E Adams  

The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali  

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab 

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.

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