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.

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