Professional Book Nerds

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We're not just book nerds. We're professional book nerds! We are staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks from public libraries and schools. It's our job to discuss books all day long so we thought, "Why not share the conversation!" Hear about the best books we've read, get recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. Every title discussed is available to borrow through public libraries. Get started reading at overdrive.com and subscribe to our podcast today!

Episodios

  • Ep. #234 - Jill's OverDrive Tips & Tricks

    07/06/2018 Duración: 21min

    Today on the podcast, Jill offers some of her favorite tips & tricks for getting the most out of your library's OverDrive collection! Say Hello! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Ep. #233 - Matthew Pearl, author of The Dante Chamber

    04/06/2018 Duración: 40min

    On today's episode, Adam interviews Matthew Pearl, bestselling author of The Dante Club about his new book The Dante Chamber. They talk about expanding on real life literary characters and turning them into historical fiction. They have a fascinating chat about classic literature and much more!    Music: Provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview: We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Got something to say? Please feel free to contact us or join us on Viber! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Ep: #232 -- June's Biggest Books

    31/05/2018 Duración: 24min

    Adam and Jill are back with their monthly list of books they can't wait to read in June!  Books mentioned in this episode:  The Mermaid by Christina Henry There There by Tommy Orange The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay Florida by Lauren Groff My Plain Jain by Cynthia Hand Bruja Born by Zoraida Cordova Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza Sex and the City and Us by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong The Book of M by Peng Shepherd Sick by Prochista Khakpour A Thousand Beginnings and Endings, ed. by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering Night-Gaunts and Other Tales of Suspense by Joyce Carol Oates Court of Shadows by Madeleine Roux   Say Hello! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at

  • Ep. #231 - Interview with Ruth Ware

    28/05/2018 Duración: 36min

    AHHHH! Today's episode is an interview Jill did with Ruth Ware, one of her absolute favorite mystery authors! Her latest book, The Death of Mrs. Westaway, is out tomorrow.   Say Hello! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com and join our Viber community for more great book recommendations!   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com   Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Ep. #230 - Join the new Professional Book Nerds reading community!

    24/05/2018 Duración: 26min

    We have news! We've partnered with Viber, a global messaging app, to launch a reading community for our listeners! Think of this as a Professional Book Nerds Digital Book Club! This community will be an ongoing conversation between us, our fellow book nerds at OverDrive AND all of you! You can download Viber and join the community by clicking this link:   https://vb.me/pbn   Once there, feel free to introduce yourselves, share what you're reading and join the conversation!   Book Recommendations in this episode: Wildcard by Marie Lu Uprooted by Naomi Novik Agent of Chaos by Kami Garcia Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Pachinko by Min Jin Lee   Visit our website: https://professionalbooknerds.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Ep. #229 - Interview with Claire Legrand

    21/05/2018 Duración: 29min

    Today's episode is an interview Jill did with YA author Claire Legrand about her new fantasy novel Furyborn. Claire discusses the long history of this book, the music that inspired her writing, and offers some book recommendations for our listeners.   Interview was recorded at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference     Say Hello! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com   Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi

  • Ep. #228 - Jessica Knoll, Bestselling author of The Favorite Sister and Luckiest Girl Alive

    19/05/2018 Duración: 34min

    The wildly talented and all-around wonderful Jessica Knoll took some time out of her post-pub day celebrations to chat with Adam on today's episode! They discuss how writing The Favorite Sister was different from her debut, what it feels like writing with newfound expectations, the truth behind her fiction and why you women shouldn't ever have to apologize for their success.  The Favorite Sister is now available and sure to be on every bestseller list so go borrow it today! Music: Provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview: We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Ep. #227 - Historical Fiction

    17/05/2018 Duración: 27min

    You asked and we listened! On our website professionalbooknerds.com, Historical Fiction was overwhelmingly the genre our listeners wanted us to talk about next, so on today's episode Adam and Jill offer up some historical fiction picks. They also talk about all of the non-historical fiction titles they've been reading recently.  Books Mentioned in This Episode Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Varina by Charles Frazier Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier The Red Tent by Anita Diamant Shadow Child by Rahna Reiko Rizzuto The Twelve Rooms of the Nile by Enid Shomer The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams White Houses by Amy Bloom    Allegedly by Tiffany D Jackson Pushout by Monique W Morris The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner   Say Hello! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overvie

  • Ep. #226 - Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass, authors of BOB, on the unique experience of co-writing a book!

    14/05/2018 Duración: 40min

    On today's episode, Adam sits down with award winning authors Rebecca Mass and Wendy Stead, who have co-written the middle-grade novel, BOB! They discuss their different writing styles and how important having an open mind is when co-writing a book. We had an absolute blast chatting in Philly! Click Here to read a sample of BOB and borrow it from your library. Music: Provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview: We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Ep. 225 - Book Recs from Cleveland Public Library

    10/05/2018 Duración: 51min

    Oh goodness was this a treat. We got a private tour of Cleveland Public Library's historic downtown library and then sat down with their Youth Services librarians for a book talk! They offer up everything from Adult and YA to comics, manga, graphic novels and even some pictures books!   Books discussed on this episode All Summer Long by Hope Larson There There by Tommy Orange Quiet Until the Thaw by Alexandra Fuller The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang Sunny by Jason Reynolds As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds The Milk of Dreams by Leonara Carrington We Are All Dots: A Big Plan for a Better World by Carolina Zanotti and Giancarlo Macri Real Friends by Shannon Hale Be prepared by Vera Brosgol Everything You Need to Build a Treehouse by Carter Higgins Wild by Emily Hughes Yona of the Dawn by Mizuho Kusanagi   Music: Provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview: We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at O

  • Ep. #224 - Interview with Ariel Lawhon

    07/05/2018 Duración: 28min

    Today's episode is an interview Jill did with Ariel Lawhon, historical fiction author of I Was Anastasia. Jill and Ariel discuss the mythology that surrounds the Romanov dynasty and Ariel's unique research and writing process. Ariel also shares some of her favorite historical fiction novels.    Say Hello! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com. Visit www.professionalbooknerds.com for more information about the podcast Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho

  • Ep. #223 - May's biggest new books

    03/05/2018 Duración: 35min

    Oh it's that time again! join us as we dive into a big pile of buzzy new books coming out this month.  Also... be sure to visit our website for lots of book nerd fun, more book recommendations, get in touch with us and much more!  https://professionalbooknerds.com/ Books discussed in this episode The Favorite Sister by Jennifer Knoll The Come in All Colors by Malcolm Hansen Not That Bad edited by Roxane Gay Landwhale by Jes Baker The Outsider by Stephen King The Glitch by Elisabth Cohen Calypso by David Sedaris The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon Furyborn by Claire Legrand The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang Legendary by Stephanie Garber Our Kind of Cruelty by Ariminta Hall He by John Connolly The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner The Death of Mrs. Westaway The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist Warlight by Michael Ondaatje Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Ep. #222 - Interview with Alison Green from Ask a Manager

    30/04/2018 Duración: 31min

    On today's episode, Jill is joined by Alison Green, author of the work advice column Ask a Manager. Her new book, Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work is out May 1st! Visit askamanager.org to read Alison's column! Say Hello! Find us on IG and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com. Visit professionalbooknerds.com for more information Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Ep. #221 - These Bookish Delights Have Bookish Ends

    26/04/2018 Duración: 34min

    Today, we are talking Westworld readalikes! Westerns! Artificial Intelligence! WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?  After sharing their readalikes, Jill and Adam also discuss the first episode of season 2 of Westworld. SPOILERS.  More Westworld Readalikes can be found on OverDrive Books Mentioned In This Episode Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman The Gunslinger by Stephen King True Grit by Charles Portis Reamde by Neal Stephenson The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt How to Survive a Robot Uprising by Daniel H. Wilson   Say Hello! Find us on Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com For more information, visit professionalbooknerds.com Music Theme Song: "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for

  • Ep. #220 - Paula McLain

    23/04/2018 Duración: 33min

    On today's episode, Jill is joined by bestselling author Paula McLain to discuss her new book Love & Ruin. This follow-up to her earlier novel The Paris Wife, Love & Ruin follows Ernest Hemingway's third wife, Martha Gellhorn.  Episode was recorded Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the Denver Convention Center  Say Hello! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Ep. #219 - OverDrive's Summer Read Program!

    19/04/2018 Duración: 35min

    On today's episode, Christina joins Adam and Jill to talk all about this year's Summer Read program! This annual program is designed to encourage students to keep reading all year long and runs June 6th - July 18th.  Our school partners interested in participating can find more information -- including a marketing kit -- at resources.overdrive.com/summer-read  Titles in 2018 Summer Read Program Man Sponge Saves the Day by Sarah Wilson The Earth Kingdom Chronicles: The Tale of Aang by Nickelodeon Publishing The Notations of Cooper Cameron by Jane O'Reilly Modo: Ember's End by Arthur Slade The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by FC Yee Camp So and So by Mary McCoy Splinter by Sasha Dawn   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and th

  • Ep. #218: Tricia Levenseller, author of the Daughter of the Pirate King duology

    16/04/2018 Duración: 31min

    On today's episode, Adam bonds with YA fantasy author Tricia Levenseller over their shared loved of pirates and vikings while getting into the incredible world she's created in both Daughter of the Pirate King and Daughter of the Siren Queen.  They discuss a pirate cruise Tricia went on as well as their mutual adoration for Pirates of the Caribbean. Join us, Maytee!  Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.   Learn more abou

  • Ep: #217 - Read Harder Challenge Part 2

    12/04/2018 Duración: 41min

    We're back with more recommendations for Book Riot's 2018 Read Harder Challenge! Today we are tackling:  A classic of genre fiction A book you can read in one sitting An essay anthology An assigned book you hated (or didn't finish)   The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien Watership Down by Richard Adams Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie The Old man and the Sea by Ernest hemingway We have always lived in the castle by Shirley Jackson The ocean at the end of the lane by Neil Gaiman The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris Dark Matter by Blake Crouch The Fire This Time, edited by Jesamyn Ward Rereadings, edited by Annie Fadiman Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture, edited by Roxane Gay Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to have Kids, edited by Meghan Daum Double Bind: Women on Ambition, edited by Robin Romm Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger Ab

  • Ep. #216 - Nathaniel Philbrick

    09/04/2018 Duración: 29min

    Today on the podcast, Jill is joined by National Book Award winning author Nathaniel Philbrick about his re-released memoir Second Wind. Nathaniel talks about his history with sailing and what made him write Second Wind, and also discusses some of his historical books including In the Heart of the Sea.   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Ep. #215 - Spring Picks with Nancy Pearl

    05/04/2018 Duración: 20min

    Our friend Nancy Pearl is back with some book picks for spring!    Books mentioned in this episode Greeks Bearing Gifts by Philip Kerr Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hooper A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjee The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai The Hundred Year House by Rebecca Makkai   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more

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