It's that magical time again - Joe and Emma are sharing the books being released this May (2024) that they're most looking forward to. The Nerds talk about the eclipse, catch up, and have a silly, goofy time!

Titles mentioned in this episode:

Author Interviews for May: 

• This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune 
• Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy RX He 
• Think Twice by Harlan Coben  
• And Then? And Then? What Else? by Daniel Handler  

Emma’s Titles: 

1. You Never Know by Tom Selleck  
2. The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren 
3. The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton 
4. Mistakes We Never Made by Hannah Brown  
5. When Among Crows by Veronica Roth 
6. Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum 
7. Evocation by S.T. Gibson  
8. When We Were Silent by Fiona McPhillips 
9. The Ballad of Darcy and Russell by Morgan Matson 
10. Swiped by L.M. Chilton  

Joe’s Titles:  

1. Cunning Folk by Tabitha Stanmore 
2. Keepers of the Stones and Stars by Michael Barakiva 
3. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 
4. How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler 
5. In Our Stars by Jack Campbell 
6. Have You Seen This Girl by Nita Tyndall 
7. Ghostroots by ‘Pemi Aguda 
8. If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay 
9. The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley 
10. Joe Nuthin’s Guide to Life by Helen Fisher 

Need a refresher on what our most anticipated books of the year are? Listen here: PBN’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024 episode

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