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August Book Picks

Posted on: July 27, 2023

In this episode, Emma and Joe share another big ole list of books they’re most excited for in August 2023. Come and catch the vibe for their end of summer picks!

Titles mentioned in this episode:

Emma’s Titles: 

  1. Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
  2. The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner
  3. Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks
  4. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
  5. The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
  6. Foxglove by Adalyn Grace
  7. Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
  8. Never Enough by Jennifer Breheny Wallace

Joe’s Titles:

  1. Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
  2. I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea
  3. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
  4. Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun
  5. Zhara by S. Jae-Jones
  6. Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister
  7. Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas
  8. Holly Horror by Michelle Jabes Corpora

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.

Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!

We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple PodcastsSpotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds on InstagramTwitter, and TikTok @ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email to professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com. We’ve got merch! Check out our two shirts in The OverDrive Shop (all profits are donated to the ALA Literacy Clearinghouse).


In this episode, Emma and Joe share another big ole list of books they’re most excited for in August 2023. Come and catch the vibe for their end of summer picks!

Titles mentioned in this episode:

Emma’s Titles: 

  1. Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
  2. The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner
  3. Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks
  4. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
  5. The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
  6. Foxglove by Adalyn Grace
  7. Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
  8. Never Enough by Jennifer Breheny Wallace

Joe’s Titles:

  1. Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
  2. I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea
  3. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
  4. Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun
  5. Zhara by S. Jae-Jones
  6. Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister
  7. Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas
  8. Holly Horror by Michelle Jabes Corpora

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.

Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!

We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple PodcastsSpotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds on InstagramTwitter, and TikTok @ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email to professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com. We’ve got merch! Check out our two shirts in The OverDrive Shop (all profits are donated to the ALA Literacy Clearinghouse).

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