Books We Can't Stop Recommending

When you think about it, we all have a list of books at the ready to recommend. Very often, these are the same books to new people. Today, we've checked our Goodreads lists, Libby Borrowed Smart Tag, and most recent texts with book buds, and we’re ready to share the books we ALWAYS share when someone asks what they should read next. Books mentioned in this episode: Marissa’s Titles:   The Transall Saga by Gary Paulson  Endurance by Alfred Lansing  The Food Lab by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt  Period Repair Manual by Lara Briden    Joe’s Titles:  In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware  Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (and From Here to Eternity) by Caitlin Doughty  Ready Player One by Ernest Cline  I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara  The Diviners by Libba Bray    Jill’s Titles:   Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi  Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn  The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead    Emma’s Titles:   Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter  Sadie by Courtney Summers  You series by Caroline Kepnes   Winston Brothers series by Penny Reid  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 here. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email to [email protected]. We’ve got merch! Check out our two shirts in The OverDrive Shop (all profits are donated to the ALA Literacy Clearinghouse). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices