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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PBN's Most Anticipated Books of 2024