OverDrive Librarians Best Books Read in 2022
Posted on: November 21, 2022
Emma welcomes back some familiar voices to PBN! Maria, Kristin, Holly, and Jane discuss their favorite books that they read in 2022. They also discuss books that make you laugh while crying, the “one bed” romance trope, Goodreads Choice Awards, character-driven plots, using the chili pepper spice rating scale, and their undying devotion to Emily Henry’s Book Lovers.
Maria’s Picks:
- Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry
- The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian
Kristin’s Picks:
- Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
- A Night in Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
- Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Jane’s Picks:
- We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
- Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
- Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
Holly’s Picks:
- There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love by Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell
- Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez
- Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
Check out Emma’s chat with Emily Henry about Book Lovers 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 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).
Emma welcomes back some familiar voices to PBN! Maria, Kristin, Holly, and Jane discuss their favorite books that they read in 2022. They also discuss books that make you laugh while crying, the “one bed” romance trope, Goodreads Choice Awards, character-driven plots, using the chili pepper spice rating scale, and their undying devotion to Emily Henry’s Book Lovers.
Maria’s Picks:
- Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry
- The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian
Kristin’s Picks:
- Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
- A Night in Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
- Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Jane’s Picks:
- We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
- Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
- Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
Holly’s Picks:
- There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love by Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell
- Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez
- Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
Check out Emma’s chat with Emily Henry about Book Lovers 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 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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