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

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