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The 30 minute intro! aka answering your questions!
21 januari 2021 · 42 min
Ep. #515 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill answer listener questions about their pets, snacks, non-book related life interests, and a whole bunch more. We'll get back to your regularly scheduled book recommendation content on Monday but this felt like a good time to pause for a brief moment and answer your questions!
Jill's campus crime novel blogs mentioned in the podcast:
1st list: https://company.overdrive.com/2020/09/25/10-campus-crime-novels-that-will-thrill-you-all-year-long/
2nd list: https://company.overdrive.com/2020/10/14/8-more-campus-crime-novels-that-will-thrill-you-all-year-long/
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Max Brooks on Sasquatch, Minecraft, and a lifetime of storytelling
18 januari 2021 · 42 min
Ep. #514 - On today's episode, Adam sits down with bestselling author Max Brooks. They chat about his latest books Devolution and Minecraft: The Mountain. They also discuss his lifetime love of audiobooks, growing up in a house filled with storytelling, and the importance of teachers.
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Escapist fiction books ~to forget about life for a while~
14 januari 2021 · 40 min
Eo. #513 - Everything feels really tough right now so if, like us, you need a distraction consider getting lost in one of these fictional worlds.
Books mentioned in this episode
Folk of the Air series by Holly Black
Oryx and Crake By Margaret Atwood
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Crane Wife By Patrick Ness
Take a Hint, Dani Brown By Talia Hibbert
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Fangirl By Rainbow Rowell
On Stranger Tides By Tim Powers
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Warcross by Marie Lu
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
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Robert Jones, Jr. - Author of The Prophets and creator of Son of Baldwin
11 januari 2021 · 34 min
Ep. #512 - Adam is joined by Robert Jones, Jr., debut author of The Prophets and creator of the popular Son of Baldwin online community and blog. Robert's new book is receiving praise as a potential book of the year for its groundbreaking storytelling, immaculate prose, and shattering the notion of sexuality and love. This conversation was compelling and touched on not just the novel itself, but its connection to the current moment in time in the United States.
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Our 2021 reading resolutions and 1990s books for the #PBNread2021 challenge!
7 januari 2021 · 54 min
Ep. #511- Jill and Adam are back together sharing their most recent reads before getting into their own reading resolutions for 2021 Then, they offer up book recommendations for one of the tasks on the Professional Book Nerds 2021 Reading Challenge- Read a book published in the 1990s. Take a listen!
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Cuyahoga by Pete Beatty
Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney1990s books - #PBNread2021
The Things They Carried By Tim O'Brien
A Lesson Before Dying By Ernest J. Gaines
Jurassic Park By Michael Crichton
Sabriel By Garth Nix The Witching Hour By Anne Rice
The Sparrow By Mary Doria Russell
Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Rose Madder by Stephen King
The Intuitionist by Colson WhiteheadAdam’s page on The StoryGraph
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Ashley Audrain, author of The Push
4 januari 2021 · 55 min
Ep. #510 - Happy New Year, nerds! We're ushering 2021 with an author and a book that people are sure to be talking about all year long. Ashley Audrain's debut novel, The Push, has been generating buzz since it's massive 9 publishing house auction and now it's about to finally be released. This stunning thriller about motherhood and family is impossible to put down and will genuinely take your breath away.
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January 2021 new book releases!
28 december 2020 · 35 min
Ep. #509 - We're saying goodbye to 2020 in the best way we know how... by looking forward to the first month of 2021 and a whole bundle of new book releases to talk about! Lees meer
Books mentioned in this episode
The Push By Ashley Audrain
One of the Good Ones by Maika and Maritza Moulite
Concrete Rose By Angie Thomas
The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins
Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne
The Charmed Wife By Olga Grushin
Unplugged by Gordon Korman
Burnt Sugar By Avni Doshi
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
The Ex Talk By Rachel Lynn Solomon
We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen
Aftershocks By Nadia Owusu
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
If I Disappear By Eliza Jane Brazier
The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams
The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry By C. M. Waggoner
A House at the Bottom of a Lake By Josh Malerman
Before the Ruins By Victoria Gosling
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Humbug! It's a Christmas Carol crossover with Reading Glasses!
24 december 2020 · 58 min
Ep. #508 - Happy holidays! On this special podcast crossover event, Adam joins our friends from the popular Reading Glasses podcast to discuss the Charles Dickens classic story A Christmas Carol and the truly perfect adaptation from The Muppets. This was the podcast Adam was always destined to record.
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The best books of 2020!
21 december 2020 · 44 min
Ep. #507 - ~TREAT YO SELF 2020, IT'S THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR~ It's that time. These are our favorite books released in 2020. What was yours?
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Hollywood Park by Mikel Jollett
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Shit Actually by Lindy West
The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Long Bright River by Liz Moore
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
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The gang is back together and they come with book recommendations
17 december 2020 · 36 min
Ep. #506 -- Back in May, Jill was joined by her friends Sydney and Tiffany to discuss the challenges of reading and finishing a book at the beginning of the pandemic. Jill has brought Sydney and Tiffany back to see if reading has gotten any easier over the past seven months (spoiler alert: it has and they have book recommendations!) Lees meer
Books mentioned in this episode:
Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
Plain Bad Heroines by emily m. danforth
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
Normal People by Sally Rooney
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
The Switch by Beth O'Leary
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow
The Return by Rachel Harrison
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
How to Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter
Can't Even by Anne Helen Petersen
The Cousins by Karen McManus
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Everyone loves tentacles with P. Djèlí Clark, author of Ring Shout
14 december 2020 · 55 min
Ep. 505 - P. Djèlí Clark chats with Adam about his exceptional novella Ring Shout, his work as a professor teaching slavery in cinema, how to approach problematic content like H.P. Lovecraft, and the ways history shapes his fantasy writing.
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The Professional Book Nerds 2021 Reading Challenge!
10 december 2020 · 46 min
Ep. #504 - On today's episode, we share all the tasks for our upcoming reading challenge! We kick off the show with what we've read lately before getting into the tasks. Visit professionalbooknerds.com to download the reading challenge and, if you participated in 2020, be sure to email your completed form to professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com! Lees meer
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Marie Benedict on the Mystery of Mrs. Christie
7 december 2020 · 1 uur 7 min
Ep. #503 - Marie Benedict, a true PBN all star, returns to chat about her latest book The Mystery of Mrs. Christie. This was a live Zoom event that you can also watch if you prefer on OverDrive's YouTube channel. This books tells a story about the 11 days when Agatha Christie disappeared and then reappeared but never discussed what happened during that time. It's a wonderful story you might not know about a woman you likely do!
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The best audiobooks of 2020 with Robin Whitten of AudioFile Magazine
3 december 2020 · 42 min
Ep. #502 - Robin Whitten of AudioFile Magazine joins the Nerds to discuss a few of their Best Audiobooks of the year. They also chat about the process for how the audiobooks are selected, and how the AudioFile staff manages to review more than 2,000 audiobooks per year. See the full "best of" list and subscribe to their daily podcast at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/
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Books mentioned in this episode:
All the Devils Are Here By Louise Penny
The Yosemite By John Muir
Vesper Flights By Helen Macdonald
Intimations By Zadie Smith
His Truth Is Marching On By Jon Meacham
Stamped By Jason Reynolds
Caste By Isabel Wilkerson
Fire in Paradise By Alastair Gee
A Most Beautiful Thing By Arshay Cooper
Kent State By Deborah Wiles
Mexican Gothic By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Deacon King Kong By James McBride
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Talking Tarot with Actress and Author Rachel True
30 november 2020 · 1 uur 4 min
Ep. #501 - On today's episode, Jill is joined by actress Rachel True (Rochelle from the iconic 1996 THE CRAFT) to talk about her new book and Tarot deck TRUE HEART INTUITIVE TAROT. Rachel has been studying Tarot from a very young age, and in their conversation she discusses how her book and deck came about, how she first got into Tarot, busts some Tarot myths, and shares tips for first time writers. Lees meer
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True Heart Intuitive Tarot by Rachel True
WTF is Tarot? by Bakara Wintner
Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack
Modern Tarot by Michelle Tea
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EPISODE NUMBER 500!
26 november 2020 · 53 min
Ep. #500 - On today's episode, the nerds talk about how this podcast came to be, say thank you to all the people who have helped make this happen, and share some of their favorite memories from the 5 years of doing this little side project.
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Interviewing George Saunders (ep. 105) and Lois Lowry (ep 412) over the phone
Adam's first trip to NYC - James Patterson (Ep. 28) and Brad Meltzer
Getting to interview JILL FOR HER FIRST MEMOIR (ep. #79)
Interviewing Colson Whitehead (ep. 135) and Matthew Desmond (ep 171) on the same day
Driving around Leigh Bardugo (ep 54) in Adam’s Ford Focus
Doing our Trans authors (ep 452) / antiracist reading list (ep 450) episodes
Interviewing childhood heroes Mikel Jollett (ep. 447) and Ben Folds (ep. 377)
Interview with Jessamyn Stanley, live (Ep #126)
Interviewing Jennifer Weiner (Ep. 342) and then finding out later she has read my running book and then mentioned it in the New York Times
Interviewing Emily Duncan (Ep #326) in Colorado, despite the fact that she’s also in Ohio and we have a personal connection
Interview with YAA GYASI (Ep #477)
Live events episodes
Alan Cumming (ep. 73)
Jodi Picoult (ep. 64)
Jojo Moyes (ep. 386)
Elvis Duran (ep. 384)
Lee Child (ep. 71)
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Layla Saad on how Me and White Supremacy came to be, writing for young readers, the publishing world
23 november 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
Ep. #499 - Layla Saad joined the nerds for a special Zoom event to discuss her bestselling book Me & White Supremacy, the new guided journal which is now available, and the upcoming version she's working on for young readers. We also have a conversation about the publishing world and the experiences of black authors, and her wildly successful podcast. Thank you to everyone who attended and a special thank you to Layla, Sourcebooks, and our ASL interpreters.
Watch the video of this event on OverDrive's YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverDriveInc/videos
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Getting festive and unexpected with our December books preview!
19 november 2020 · 34 min
Ep. #498 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill share the new books coming out in December they both plan to read. It's a bit of a genre swap situation as they both have books the other one would normally recommend. Things are getting crazy in nerd land. Lees meer
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Books mentioned in this episode
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie By Marie Benedict
Mediocre By Ijeoma Oluo
Admission By Julie Buxbaum
The Arctic Fury By Greer Macallister
This Time Next Year By Sophie Cousens
The Mermaid from Jeju By Sumi Hahn
Out of the Ether By Matthew Leising
D By Michel Faber
The Cousins By Karen M. McManus
We Hear Voices By Evie Green
The Ballad of Ami Miles By Kristy Dallas Alley
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder By T.A. Willberg
The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook By America's Test Kitchen
Fairy Godmothers, Inc. By Saranna DeWylde
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Post Spooky Szn and holiday reading traditions with Mallory O'Meara
16 november 2020 · 56 min
Ep. #497 - On today's episode, Mallory O'Meara joins Adam to chat about their post Halloween reading adventures, holiday bookish traditions, and her upcoming book Girly Drinks! Also, the paperback of Lady from the Black Lagoon is now available!
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Wandering in Strange Lands by Morgan Jerkins
A Girl Is a Body of Water By Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
Who I Was with Her By Nita Tyndall
The Devil & The Dark Water by Stuart Turton
The Midnight Library By Matt Haig
The Neil Gaiman Reader
Migrations By Charlotte McConaghy
Fable by Adrienne Young
Surrender Your Sons By Adam Sass
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals By Becky Mandelbaum
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire
A Winter's Promise By Christelle Dabos
Wintersong By S. Jae-Jones
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Spilling the Tea and interpreting dreams with Ryan La Sala
12 november 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
Ep. #496 - On today's episode, Ryan La Sala is back and we're doing it live! This took place on 11/10 and it was our fabulous Big Library Read live event in which Ryan answered audience questions and Jill and Ryan used Tarot to interpret some dreams. Things got wild.
If you'd like to watch the whole event you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverDriveInc/videos
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Interview with Raj Haldar, author of P Is for Pterodactyl and No Reading Allowed
9 november 2020 · 39 min
Ep. #495 - On today's episode, Adam sits down with Raj Haldar about his exceptional children's books, his life as a rapper, creating music and stories for all ages, and much more.
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What we're reading and #NaNoWriMo tips
5 november 2020 · 31 min
Ep. #494 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill share a few book recommendations Lees meer
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Books mentioned in this episode
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
Shit, Actually by Lindy West
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
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Anne Helen Petersen on burnout, stress, and the millennial generation
2 november 2020 · 46 min
Ep. #493 - On today's episode, we're joined by Anne Helen Petersen, former senior culture writer for Buzzfeed and author of Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. We talk about burnout, stress, our collective anxiety leading up to the election, and trying to create a work-life balance amidst the pandemic.
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Bonus Big Library Read episode with RYAN LA SALA!
31 oktober 2020 · 36 min
The latest Big Library Read author is the one and only Ryan La Sala! His book Reverie is a wild fantasy title that can be described as Inception meets The Magicians and also there is a Drag Queen Sorceress. Back in the before times of January, Adam sat down with Ryan in Philadelphia to chat about this amazing story. Now, hundreds of thousands of people around the world are going to read it at the same time thanks to the Big Library Read digital book club. Visit biglibraryread.com to join our discussion board and to sign up for our live Zoom event with Ryan on November 10th.
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A cornucopia of new books to read in November!
29 oktober 2020 · 39 min
Ep. #492 - It's that time again! We're wishing October a happy goodbye and previewing the books we are most excited to read in November. We nerd out about Ready Player One for a bit and talk about some exciting upcoming live events you can join us for.
First up is our live Big Library Read Zoom party with Ryan La Sala that you can sign up for here: https://biglibraryread.com/ Lees meerReady Player Two By Ernest Cline
One Life By Megan Rapinoe
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man By Emmanuel Acho
The Woman Who Stole Vermeer By Anthony M. Amore
The Thirty Names of Night By Zeyn Joukhadar
The Harpy By Megan Hunter
The Children of Red Peak By Craig DiLouie
The Way Back By Gavriel Savit
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat By Aubrey Gordon
Miss Benson's Beetle By Rachel Joyce
Before the Coffee Gets Cold By Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The Orchard By David Hopen
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Talking Gothic Horror with Erin A. Craig
26 oktober 2020 · 30 min
Ep. #491 -- On today's episode, Jill sat down with author Erin A. Craig to talk about their shared love of Daphne Du Maurier's classic Rebecca and other Gothic horror novels.
Other books discussed in this episode:
Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
The Nesting by CJ Cook
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Nonfiction comics and illustrated memoirs
22 oktober 2020 · 59 min
Ep. #490- Contrary to the recent opinion of S.E. Hinton, graphic novels rule and they are an incredible way to enjoy a story. Whether it's a re-imagining of an existing book or something created entirely out of artwork, all graphic novels and comics offer something unique and stunning. In this chat, Adam is joined by Kristin and Marie from the OverDrive Team of Librarians. They get into a bunch of nonfiction comics and graphic novels, touch on web comics they love, and get on a soapbox about how all reading formats are equally awesome.
This episode is sponsored by Jenny Life. Visit https://www.jennylife.com/pbn to get your free life insurance quote today. Lees meerBooks mentioned in today's episode
Something New by Lucy Knisley
Harrow County by Cullen Bunn
Kent State by Derf Backderf
My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
Thornhill By Pam Smy
Check, Please! By Ngozi Ukazu
The Daughters of Ys By M. T. Anderson
The Low Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado
The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming
White Bird by RJ Palacio
Crowded By Christopher Sebela
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Oak Flat By Lauren Redniss
The Best We Could Do By Thi Bui
Step Aside Pops by Kate Beaton
The Wanderer By Peter Van den Ende
Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
What the Night Sings By Vesper Stamper
Big Mushy Happy Lump
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Eat, and Love Yourself By Sweeney Boo
Taproot By Keezy Young
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
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Interview with Ann Cleeves, author of The Darkest Evening
19 oktober 2020 · 43 min
Ep. #489 - On today's episode, Adam interviews Ann Cleeves about her newest novel The Darkest Evening. They chat about Vera Stanhope's origins, the Agatha Christie style story she decided to write, and what inspires her to keep writing a novel a year for the last three decades.
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Maggie Stiefvater & Kami Garcia discuss their new DC Comics origin stories
15 oktober 2020 · 52 min
Ep. #488- On today's episode, Adam interviews Maggie Stiefvater & Kami Garcia about their respective new origin story graphic novels for DC Comics. Both Maggie's Swamp Thing story Twin Branches and Kami's Teen Titans story Beast Boy are now available. They discuss why they choose the characters they did, body horror, botany, and a whole bunch more. This conversation was a delight and comic fans of all ages will adore these stories.
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V.E. Schwab returns to discuss The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
12 oktober 2020 · 1 uur 11 min
Ep. #487 - On today's episode, Adam chats with V.E. Schwab about her groundbreaking new novel, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. They discuss the ten years she worked on this story, what Addie means to her, spirituality, and much more. As is their now tradition, they end the episode exchanging book recommendations for themselves and their family members.
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Answering your book requests and recs based off classic horror stories!
8 oktober 2020 · 53 min
Ep. #486 - On today's episode, Adam offers book recommendations from Twitter reader requests and then gets into some "Like this, read that!" style picks for all sorts of classic horror novels. There is something for everyone. Lees meer
Books mentioned in this episode:
Based off Twitter requests:
Holly Zander - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid and When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey -Long Bright River By Liz Moore
Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
Parent Spiced Latte Pope Francis's new Encyclical letter "Fratelli Tutti"
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen MirzaMark Walker - A Song for A New Day, The Guest List, and Six of Crows were all good finds for me this year-
There will come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool
The Truants by Kate Weinberg
The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi
Alicia Rhiannan - said she loved Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas and Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega
The Farm by Joanne Ramos
Roxanne - Asked for recommendations like the Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones -
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones
The Boatman's Daughter By Andy Davidson
Like this, read that! spooky recs:
Frankenstein -
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein By Kiersten White
MARY by Brea Grant
Dracula by Brom Stoker -
The Historian By Elizabeth Kostova
Dracula the Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker
Dracul By J.D. Barker and Dacre Stoker
For fans of House of Leaves -
White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
Slade House By David Mitchell
For Fans of Shirley Jackson
And The Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich
Wonderland by Zoje Stage
Cabin at the end of the world by Paul Tremblay
Witchy Reads
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
Bunny By Mona Awad
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The Croning By Laird Barron
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Interview with Ken Follett, author of The Evening and the Morning
5 oktober 2020 · 30 min
Ep. #485 - On today's episode, Adam is joined by Ken Follett, #1 New York Times best selling author of The Evening and the Morning. Ken's books have sold 170+ million copies around the world and created generations of fans of his Kingsbridge series. They discuss his incredibly in depth research process, his fascination with the dark ages, and much more.
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Tis' time for our October books preview!
1 oktober 2020 · 41 min
Ep. #484 - Welcome all ye goblins, ghouls, witches, and whatnots! The spooky season has officially arrived and you know what that means... It's our monthly book preview for OCTOBER!
Books mentioned in this episode
A Wild Winter Swan By Gregory Maguire
Shit, Actually By Lindy West
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue By V. E. Schwab
The Searcher By Tana French
Leave the World Behind By Rumaan Alam
Black Sun By Rebecca Roanhorse
Magic Lessons By Alice Hoffman
Spoiler Alert By Olivia Dade
The Once and Future Witches By Alix E. Harrow
Plain Bad Heroines By emily m. danforth
Eventide By Sarah Goodman
The Hollow Places By T. Kingfisher
Ring Shout By P. Djèlí Clark
Wild Fell By Michael Rowe
She Come by It By Sarah Smarsh
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Interview with Sara Faring, author of White Fox
28 september 2020 · 48 min
Ep. #483 - On today's episode, Adam catches up with his good buddy Sara Faring! Sara's first book The Tenth Girl was a masterpiece and her new book White Fox is more of the same perfection. They discuss voyeurism vs. exhibitionism, how we show ourselves to the world, the hardest parts of writing this book and the message of hope she wants readers to get after reading it.
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Be my escape
24 september 2020 · 40 min
Ep. #482 - On today's episode, Adam shares a bunch of book recommendations to escape the everyday stresses of life and (gestures broadly) all of this. Lees meer
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Books mentioned in this episode:
Return to series you know and love in a brand new way:
The Lord of the Rings (FULL CAST DRAMATIZATION)
His Dark Materials (FULL CAST DRAMATIZATION),
The Chronicles of Narnia ( NARRATED BY KENNETH BRANAGH)
A Series of Unfortunate Events (NARRATED BY TIM CURRY)For Fans of Ready Player One - Otherworld series by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller
For fans of alternate universes - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
For those who miss big cities - Lillian Boxfish takes a walk by Kathleen Rooney
Fairy tale fans
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
For fans of Erin Morgenstern
Geek Love by Catherine Dunn
THE BOOK OF SPECULATION BY ERIKA SWYLER
Witchey Reads
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane By Katherine Howe
The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel By Alyssa Palombo
Revenge of the Witch By Joseph DelaneyHere are the all the answers we received on twitter about escapism books:
https://twitter.com/ProBookNerds/status/1308542556217774082?s=20
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Interview with Bill Konigsberg, author of The Bridge
21 september 2020 · 37 min
Ep. #481 - On today's episode, Adam interviews Bill Konigsberg, awarding-winning and bestselling author of countless important books. Bill's work in writing LGBTQIA+ stories have been read by millions but his new book, The Bridge, may be his most essential story yet. In this conversation, Bill and Adam discuss mental health, the implications of teenage suicide, and the intricacies of our brains. If you or someone you know is suffering from suicidal thoughts or tendencies, please dial 1-800-273-8255 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Thank you to Scholastic for helping bring this important conversation to light.
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Read an Ebook Day recommendations!
17 september 2020 · 41 min
Ep. #480 - On today's episode, we're sharing what our coworkers are reading for Read an Ebook Day! September 18th (Friday) is Read an Ebook Day and what better way to prepare than with a bunch of book recs!?!? Lees meer
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Books mentioned in this episode
His & Hers By Alice Feeney
The Evening and the Morning By Ken Follett
Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie
Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
Serpent and Dove & Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin
Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
The Organ Thieves By Chip Jones
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
American Royals by Katharine McGee
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
The Last Flight by Julie Clark
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Book of the Little Axe By Lauren Francis-Sharma
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Interview with Caroline B. Cooney
14 september 2020 · 28 min
#479 - On today's episode, Jill interviews Caroline B. Cooney, author of the iconic Face on the Milk Carton, about her new adult book Before She Was Helen. Caroline talks about the "What if?" question that inspired her to write Before She Was Helen, transitioning creatively from writing young adult to adult, and tells the best librarian story ever (according to Jill).
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Back to school... but with murder!
10 september 2020 · 35 min
Ep. #478 - Back to school time has arrived and who doesn't love books set around fancy private schools? Also, there is a lot of murdery mysteries in these selections. Lees meer
Books mentioned in this episode
The Sidekicks By Will Kostakis
The Secret History By Donna Tartt
Truly Devious By Maureen Johnson
Black Chalk By Christopher J. Yates
The Tenth Girl By Sara Faring
Catherine House By Elisabeth Thomas
A Spy in the House By Y. S. Lee
Special Topics in Calamity Physics By Marisha Pessl
Echo After Echo By Amy Rose Capetta
Undead Girl Gang By Lily Anderson
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Interview with Yaa Gyasi, author of Transcendent Kingdom
7 september 2020 · 19 min
Ep 477 - On today's episode, Jill talks with Yaa Gyasi about her new book Transcendent Kingdom. The pair discuss the opioid crisis, family relationships, and the differences in her research process between this contemporary novel and her historical fiction debut Homegoing (which was Jill's favorite book of the previous decade!)
Interview was recorded in person at PLA 2020
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Gather ye round... It's a book rec grab bag episode!
3 september 2020 · 42 min
Ep. #476 - On today's episode, Jill and Adam catch you up on what they've been reading lately! It's pretty straightforward. They also discuss the amazing Fall book bingo template that Jill made which you can find at professionalbooknerds.com or on our instagram (@probooknerds)
Books mentioned in this episode
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp
Slay by Brittany Morris
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor By Hank Green
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
Shit, Actually by Lindy West
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue By V. E. Schwab
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
The Bridge By Bill Konigsberg
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Getting spooky with Christina Henry, author of The Ghost Tree
31 augustus 2020 · 54 min
Ep. #475 - On today's episode, Adam interviews Christina Henry about her newest book, The Ghost Tree. They chat about how Christina lets character choices drive her plot, discovering them in real time, and the various subgenres within horror. They also discuss re-imagining existing titles and making it your own, and how scary stories are best when they're shared.
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September might be the best new book month ever
27 augustus 2020 · 40 min
Ep. #474 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill preview the new books coming out in September that they can't wait to read. Buckle up, because there are so many! This month features books ABOUT books, spooky mysteries, stories by some of our favorite writers of all time, and more than a few ghosties.
Books mentioned in this episode
The Evening and the Morning By Ken Follett
Transcendent Kingdom By Yaa Gyasi
A Deadly Education By Naomi Novik
Before She Was Helen By Caroline B. Cooney
Piranesi By Susanna Clarke
The Lying Life of Adults By Elena Ferrante
The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry
His Only Wife By Peace Adzo Medie
Cemetery Boys By Aiden Thomas
Daughters of the Wild By Natalka Burian
Eat a Peach By David Chang
The Book of Hidden Wonders By Polly Crosby
Punching the Air By Ibi Zoboi
And Now She's Gone By Rachel Howzell Hall
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London By Garth Nix
The Loop By Jeremy Robert Johnson
It Will Just Be Us By Jo Kaplan
Fable By Adrienne Young
Night of the Mannequins By Stephen Graham Jones
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Bone Magic and Birds all the way down with Margaret Owen, author of The Merciful Crow and The Faithless Hawk
24 augustus 2020 · 51 min
Ep. #473 - On today's episode, Adam interviews Margaret Owen about her books The Merciful Crow and The Faithless Hawk. They talk about her unique magical systems, the caste structure she developed, the similarities between her fantasy world and current world, and how Dungeons and Dragons has helped her writing process. They also have some fun chatting about absolutely wild birds.
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So you want to start a new book series... #PBNread2020
20 augustus 2020 · 37 min
Ep. #472 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill share some book recommendations for another task in the Professional Book Nerds 2020 Reading Challenge. This time, they're sharing some of their favorite first books in a series!
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Books mentioned on this episode
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell
Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid
Suspicious Minds: The First Official Stranger Things Novel
Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower
Seafire Series, Book 1 by Natalie C. Parker
The Darkness Knows by Cheryl Honigford
Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody
An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
"A" is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones
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Interview with Jordan Ifueko, author of Raybearer
17 augustus 2020 · 59 min
Ep. #471 - On today's episode, Adam interviews Jordan Ifueko, debut author of Raybearer. Her book is being compared to Tomi Adeyemi and Sabaa Tahir and rightfully so. They discuss how her small class growing up affected her story, how her loneliness led to creating world building and character development, figuring out how to set timelines when there are large passages of time, and so much more.
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Book Rec Grab Bag! RomComs, Royalty, and all sorts of Horror
13 augustus 2020 · 55 min
Ep. #470 - On today's episode, Adam is joined by Kristin and Emma to dig into what they've been reading lately. Buckle up, because this is random list loaded up with all sorts of books!
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Me and White Supremacy By Layla F. Saad
Really Truly By Heather Vogel Frederick
Midnight Sun By Stephenie Meyer
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes By Suzanne Collins
Cobble Hill By Cecily von Ziegesar
Scritch Scratch By Lindsay Currie
Small Spaces By Katherine Arden
The Year of the Witching By Alexis Henderson
Bringing Down the Duke By Evie Dunmore
A Rogue of One's Own By Evie Dunmore
Finding Freedom By Omid Scobie
Engagement and Espionage By Penny Reid
The Shadows By Alex North
The Only Good Indians By Stephen Graham Jones
Monster, She Wrote By Lisa Kröger
Code of Conduct By Smartypants Romance
The Once and Future Witches By Alix E. Harrow
Stepping Stones By Lucy Knisley
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Interview with Francisco X. Stork, author of Illegal
10 augustus 2020 · 44 min
Ep. #469 - On today's episode, Adam interviews author Interview with Francisco X. Stork about his newest book, Illegal. They discuss immigration and asylum in the United States, Francisco's career as a lawyer, and injecting important adult themes into YA books.
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#PBNread2020 - Books published between 2000 and 2010
6 augustus 2020 · 51 min
Ep. # 468 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill offer up book recommendations for another task in the Professional Book Nerds 2020 Reading Challenge. This time, we're looking at books published between 2000 and 2010.
Books mentioned in this episode
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Andy Catlett by Wendell Berry
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
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Interview with Emily Levesque, author of The Last Stargazers
3 augustus 2020 · 27 min
In today's episode, Jill is joined by Emily Levesque to talk about her new book The Last Stargazers. Emily talks about her experiences working in the astronomy field, some of her favorite stories from her and her colleagues careers, and that incredible photo of a black hole. Lees meer
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