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 Libby Bray 

 
Jill’s Titles:  


Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 


Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (eventually I will stop talking about this book but not yet lol) 


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 


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