New Podcast Episode: We're back! Featuring an interview with author Connie Briscoe, upcoming audiobooks, and Amistad titles.

On this week’s episode of The Library Love Fest Podcast, the team gives you an update on our new podcast format and lets you know about our upcoming events.

In addition to our updates, we chat with Bethany Johnsrud, National Accounts Rep, and Abby West, VP Editorial Director of Amistad. Bethany talks about audiobooks with the utmost enthusiasm accompanied by many laughs from the LLF team. Abby shares her hopes for Amistad and a few beloved books; you’ll have lots to add to your TBR list!

The excitement doesn’t end there! Hear from Connie Briscoe about her upcoming domestic suspense novel, You Never Know. More about You Never Know (on sale 3/14/2023): The revered New York Times bestselling writer makes her triumphant return with this electrifying novel of domestic suspense that marks an exciting turn in her career, a twisting, tension-filled thriller in which a hearing-impaired woman must battle her rising terror as she fights for her life.

We asked and you answered! The team listens to voicemails from librarians like you, answering our monthly question. This month’s question: what’s your favorite romance trope?

At the end of the episode, you’ll hear a short clip from four fabulous authors. We interviewed Gail Tsukiyama, Nicole Chung, Thao Thai, and Jasmin Iolani Hakes for our new program, Writers to Watch. After you hear those clips, you’ll want to watch the whole interview. Catch the replay here.

Listen to the episode below:

The Library Love Fest Podcast · We're back! Feat. an interview with author Connie Briscoe, upcoming audiobooks, and Amistad titles

HarperCollins titles discussed:

• Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson, read by Pamela Anderson. On sale now!
• Paris by Paris Hilton, read by Paris Hilton. Find out more about this title on Edelweiss.
• The Best Strangers in the World by Ari Shapiro, read by Ari Shapiro. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• Chita by Chita Rivera, read by Chita Rivera. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• Top Billin’ by Bill Bellamy, read by Bill Bellamy. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• Wannabe by Aisha Harris, read by Aisha Harris. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• Seen, Loved and Heard: A Guided Journal for Feeding the Soul by Tabitha Brown, read by Tabitha Brown. Find out more about this title on Edelweiss.
• The Farewell Tour by Stephanie Clifford, read by Carrington MacDuffie. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson, read by Keith Szarabaijka, Kathleen Early, Helen Laser, and Micky Shiloah. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi, read by Steve West and Sura Siu. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley. Listen to Roshani accept her LibraryReads award on the podcast here.
• Wade in the Water by Nyani Nkrumah. On sale now!
• Black Earth Wisdom by Leah Penniman. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• Africana by Lerato Umah-Shaylor. Find out more about this title on Edelweiss.
• The Way Home by Kardea Brown. On sale now!
• The Overnights by Ian K. Smith. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• You Never Know by Connie Briscoe. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• Ms. Demeanor by Elinor Lipman. On sale now!
• The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling. On sale now!
• Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson. On sale now!
• Boy Parts by Eliza Clark. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• Banyan Moon by Thao Thai. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• Hula by Jasmin Iolani Hakes. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• The Brightest Star by Gail Tsukiyama. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.
• A Living Remedy by Nicole Chung. Download this title on Edelweiss or NetGalley.

Want to hear more about our upcoming books? RSVP to our world-famous book buzz on February 14^th hosted by Library Journal! Learn more about this event and register here. Our next monthly book buzz, Galley Gab Fest, is on February 7^th. It will be hosted on Facebook and Crowdcast.

Don’t forget to give us a call! Leave a voicemail and let us know your wildest library story. You can reach us at 212-207-7773. What happens in the library, stays in the library…until you call Library Love Fest.

Until next time!

-Virginia, Lainey, and Grace