With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we have some ideas for romance novels, even if you’re not a romance reader. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

James Patterson booksElin Hilderbrand booksDanielle Steel booksColleen Hoover booksDavid Mitchell books

Ann’s picks:

• People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop)– Emily Henry books– Book Lovers by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop)– ALA RUSA CODES The Reading List – the committee we reference all the time– Beth O’Leary books
• The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (buy from Bookshop)– Victoria Christopher Murray books– Tracie Peterson books– Shelley Shephard Gray books– A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli (buy from Bookshop)
• Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (buy from Bookshop)– Love By Numbers series by Sarah MacLean

Halle’s picks:

• The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (buy from Bookshop)– Bridgerton (TV)– Bridgertons series by Julia Quinn– Beauty and the Beast– Eloisa James books– Pop Culture Happy Hour (podcast)– The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (buy from Bookshop)– Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught (buy from Bookshop)
• Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez (buy from Bookshop)– Abby Jimenez books– The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez (buy from Bookshop)
• Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin (buy from Bookshop)– Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (buy from Bookshop)– Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal (buy from Bookshop)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley (buy from Bookshop)– The Guest List by Lucy Foley (buy from Bookshop)– Rear Window (film)
• Halle: Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake (buy from Bookshop)– Bright Falls series by Ashley Herring Blake

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