Emma and Joe try something new in this chatty, casual episode. They discuss some recent life updates, new hobbies, books they've been reading lately, mood reading, and more.

Joe’s recent reads:  

• All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers  
• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 
• Released by Gypsy Rose Blanchard 
• The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 
• #CrimeTime by Jeneva Rose & Drew Pine 
• The Coworker by Freida McFadden – 

Emma’s recent reads:  

• Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas  (inspired by @newlynovabooks )
• Crank by Ellen Hopkins 
• Impulse by Ellen Hopkins 
• The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell  

Emma’s want to reads:  

• Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver 
• A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle Jensen  
• Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth 
• The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden  
• This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune  
• Happily Never After by Lynn Painter  

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