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). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices