Emma and Joe's monthly round-up of books is back with June picks! Grab a beverage and get ready for a long-list of summer-y picks! For Emma and Joe that usually means mystery and romance, but there's also a dash of cooking, graphic novels, YA, and family sagas.

Author Interviews:  

• The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center 
• Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay 

Joe’s Picks:  

• Middle of the Night by Riley Sager 

1. Willie, Waylon, and the Boys by Brian Fairbanks 
2. Birds Aren’t Real by Peter McIndoe, Connor Gaydos 
3. Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller 
4. The Salad Lab by Darlene Schrijver (TikTok Tie In) 
5. Annie LeBlanc is Not Dead Yet by Molly Morris 
6. Hombrecito by Santiago Jose Sanchez 
7. One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans 
8. Now, Conjurers by Freddie Kolsch 
9. Brownstone by Samuel Teer 
10. One of our Kind by Nicola Yoon 

Emma’s Picks:  

1. Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand 
2. Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver 
3. A Novel Love Story by Ashely Poston 
4. A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson 
5. Blood in the Cut by Alejandro Nodarse 
6. Just Some Stupid Love Story by Katelyn Doyle 
7. Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter  
8. A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd 
9. The Unwedding by Ally Condie 
10. A Love Like the Sun by Riss M. Neilson 

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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