Emma is joined by her friendly OverDrive librarians to chat about all things book hype. They explore questions like ” Is it worth the hype?” and “Do you pay attention to hype?” and how it impacts personal reading tastes or not! They also have a respectful conversation about books that did not quite live up to their expectations and then share some books they’re REALLY looking forward to for the fall.

Books mentioned in this episode:  

• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 
• Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle 
• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldry (Bookshops & Bonedust coming soon)  
• Emily Henry 
• A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson  
• The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han 
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 
• Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon 
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 
• Death Valley by Melissa Broder 
• Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison 
• System Collapse by Martha Wells 
• Unreliable Narrator by Aparna Nancherla 
• What About Men? By Caitlin Moran 
• Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare 
• Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco 
• The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 

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.

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