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PBN’s Best Books of 2023

Posted on: December 7, 2023

Emma and Joe share their favorite books of 2023!

Emma’s picks: 

  1. For You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes
  2. Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams
  3. None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
  4. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
  5. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
  6. The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
  7. The September House by Carissa Orlando
  8. The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon
  9. Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
  10. Happy Place by Emily Henry

Joe’s picks: 

  1. Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
  2. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
  3. The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell (narrated by Daniel Henning)
  4. Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine
  5. Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson
  6. Pageboy by Elliot Page
  7. Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
  8. With My LIttle Eye by Joshilyn Jackson
  9. Behind the Seams by Dolly Parton
  10. The Big Reveal by Sasha Velour

Bonus pick: Meet me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

For our favorite YA picks of 2023, be sure to listen to our episode here.

If you want to go back and listen to any of the author interviews or episodes we’ve mentioned, we’ll link them below.

Rachel Harrison & Clay McLeod Chapman

Caroline Kepnes 

Santino Fontana 

Ana Reyes 

Rebecca Yarros

Jessica Knoll 

Emily Henry & Julia Whelan 

Joe Reads a Big Romance

Emma Reads a Horror

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.

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.


Emma and Joe share their favorite books of 2023!

Emma’s picks: 

  1. For You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes
  2. Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams
  3. None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
  4. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
  5. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
  6. The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
  7. The September House by Carissa Orlando
  8. The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon
  9. Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
  10. Happy Place by Emily Henry

Joe’s picks: 

  1. Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
  2. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
  3. The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell (narrated by Daniel Henning)
  4. Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine
  5. Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson
  6. Pageboy by Elliot Page
  7. Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
  8. With My LIttle Eye by Joshilyn Jackson
  9. Behind the Seams by Dolly Parton
  10. The Big Reveal by Sasha Velour

Bonus pick: Meet me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

For our favorite YA picks of 2023, be sure to listen to our episode here.

If you want to go back and listen to any of the author interviews or episodes we’ve mentioned, we’ll link them below.

Rachel Harrison & Clay McLeod Chapman

Caroline Kepnes 

Santino Fontana 

Ana Reyes 

Rebecca Yarros

Jessica Knoll 

Emily Henry & Julia Whelan 

Joe Reads a Big Romance

Emma Reads a Horror

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.

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.

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