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Emma and Joe talk with fellow OverDrive book lovers about which bookish fandoms they love to love! Morgan, Sydney, Christina, Laura, Sarah, and Andrea share their passion for Sherlock, Emily Henry, Fourth Wing, Star Wars, Serpent & Dove, and more in this very chatty episode.Books mentioned in this episode: Sherlock Holmes series Emily Henry Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Star Wars series Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin Gods & Monsters by Shelby Mahurin The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas The Remnant Chronicles series by Mary E. Pearson Dance of Thieves series by Mary E. Pearson Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today's episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Year, New Reads! Join Joe and Emma as they discuss the books they're most looking forward to in January 2024 🎉 We hope you're enjoying this holiday season and that this episode can keep you company while wrapping, baking, prepping, or just enjoying the chilly weather under a warm and cozy blanket.Books mentioned in this episode:Emma’s Titles:   House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas   The Fury by Alex Michaelides   The Breakup Tour by Emily Wibberly and Austin Siegemund-Broka   Come and Get It by Kiley Reid   One in a Millennial by Kate Kennedy   Good Material by Dolly Alderton   One of the Good Guys by Arminta Hall   Sugar, Baby by Celine Saintclare   The Immortal Games by Annaliese Avery    Joe’s Titles:  The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland   My Fair Brady by Brian D. Kennedy   So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole   The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh   Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham   Witchcraft by Marion Gibson   Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs   Cool Foods by Robert Downey Jr. & Thomas Kostigen  The Clinic by Cate Quinn   What Mother Won’t Tell Me by Ivar Leon Menger  Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!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

Emma is joined by author, Rebecca Ross, to chat about the epic conclusion to her Letters of Enchantment duology, Ruthless Vows. They also discuss symmetry in duologies, the book's original title, finding inspiration from Bronte, Austen, and Tolkien, and more. For more info on Rebecca's book tour, check out her website. Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today's episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!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

Come and join Emma and Joe as they share results from the 2023 PBN Reading Challenge and introduce the prompts for 2024! You can download the PDF version of our challenge here and the social sharing size here.This year's challenge includes:A genre you don’t normally read  The Humans – Matt Haig A book with main characters that are a different age than you  The Marlow Murder Club – Robert Thorogood A book on your TBR longer than 1 year  To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell An audiobook (full cast or dramatized!)  The Final Revival of Opal & Nev – Dawnie Walton A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – Holly Jackson  One of Us is Dead – Jeneva Rose  Sadie – Courtney Summers  A book in translation  Shoko’s Smile – Choi Eunyoung  The Dinner – Herman Koch  The Good Son – You-Jeong Jeong  Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One – Raphaelle Giordano  Reread a childhood favorite  Confessions of Georgia Nicholson series - Louise Rennison   Stranger with My Face – Lois Duncan  Howl’s Moving Castle – Diana Wynne Jones  A Series of Unfortunate Events – Lemony Snicket  Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - Alvin Schwartz  The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot   1-800-Where-R-U series - Meg Cabot/Jenny Carroll   A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray (Gemma Doyle series)   Book with dual POV  Betting on You - Lynn Painter   Icebreaker - Hannah Grace   Beard Science - Penny Reid   The Quiet Tenant - Clemence Michallon A book out of season Read a duology  Letters of Enchantment - Rebecca Ross   Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo  All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace   A book with a one-word title  Tombs – Junji Ito  Maame – Jessica George  You – Caroline Kepnes  Sadie - Courtney Summers   Haunted by Meg Cabot   A book from any bestseller list  Malibu Rising – Taylor Jenkins Reid  Untamed – Glennon Doyle  Then She Was Gone – Lisa Jewell  The Queen’s Gambit – Walter Tevis  The Storyteller – Dave Grohl  Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus  Every Summer After – Carley Fortune  The Invisible Kingdom – Meghan O’Rourke  A book you heard about first on PBN Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!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

In this episode, Eli Rallo spills the ink on essay escapades, spills the tea on meeting Sarah Jessica Parker, and spills some wisdom on finding your people. Join Eli and Joe, as they talk about all this, Eli's new book (I Didn't Know I Needed This - out December 12), and more!Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!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

Emma and Joe share their favorite books of 2023!Emma’s picks:   For You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes  Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams   None of This is True by Lisa Jewell  Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros   The Woman in Me by Britney Spears  The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth   The September House by Carissa Orlando   The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon  Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll  Happy Place by Emily Henry  Joe’s picks:   Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison  The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes  The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell (narrated by Daniel Henning)  Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine  Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson  Pageboy by Elliot Page  Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward  With My LIttle Eye by Joshilyn Jackson  Behind the Seams by Dolly Parton  The Big Reveal by Sasha Velour  Bonus pick: Meet me at the Lake by Carley Fortune For our favorite YA picks of 2023, be sure to listen to our episode here. If you want to go back and listen to any of the author interviews or episodes we’ve mentioned, we’ll link them below. Rachel Harrison & Clay McLeod Chapman Caroline Kepnes Santino Fontana Ana Reyes Rebecca Yarros  Jessica Knoll Emily Henry & Julia Whelan Joe Reads a Big Romance Emma Reads a HorrorReaders can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today's episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma and Joe chat about their most anticipated book releases for December! The final book picks episode featuring 2023 releases is here. Grab your hot cocoa and get ready to add a few more things to your TBR as we close out another great year.Books mentioned in this episode: December Author Interviews:  I Didn’t Know I Needed This by Eli Rallo  Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross   Emma’s Picks:   Here in the Dark by Alexis Soloski   The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner  The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson   #CrimeTime by Jeneva Rose & Drew Pyne   Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal   Fourth Wing (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] Graphic Audio  Gilded Youth by Tom Quinn   Never by Jessa Hastings    Joe’s Picks:   When I Was Your Age by Kenan Thompson   Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn   All the Hidden Paths by Foz Meadowns   Where There’s Smoke by EB Vickers   Heartstopper #5 by Alice Oseman   Murder Crossed Her Mind by Stephen Spotswood   Deep Fried Death by Maddie Day   Two Dead Wives by Adele Parks     Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today's episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of PBN Joe and Emma are starting to wrap up the year by sharing their favorite juvenile and young adult titles published in 2023. Come and hear what made the cut and why these nerds enjoyed it so much.Titles mentioned in this episode:Emma’s Titles:  Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood   Betting on You by Lynn Painter   House of Marionne by J. Elle   The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes   Divine Rivals & Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross   A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid   The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin   All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord   Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert   Just Because by Matthew McConaughey   Joe’s Titles:  Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington (July 2023 S&S)  The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosko Jackson (October 2023 Harper)  Beholder by Ryan La Sala (October 2023 Scholastic)  Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker (April 2023 Tor)  Totally Psychic by Brigid Martin In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune  The Golden Frog Games by Claribel A. Ortega One of Us is Back by Karen M. McManus On Air with Zoe Washington by Janae Marks Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Munoz Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!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

On this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast, Joe chats with author Naomi Alderman about her new book The Future (out November 7). Joe and Naomi talk about how an actual pandemic happening can really change how you write about a pandemic, buying $23 hand sanitizer, and what exactly would happen if the elite had private bunkers to escape to.Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!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

Grab your crystal ball, fire up the cauldron, and get ready to get witchy! Today, Joe, Kristin, and Claire share some recommended picks for the witching season. There's something magical in the air as you transition from Halloween horrors but before you get too cozy for the winter season.Titles mentioned in this episode:Kristin’s Titles:   Hex Life edited by Rachel Autumn Deering  In the House in the Dark of the Wood by Laird Hunt  The Witchery by Sophie Isabelle  The Witching Year by Diana Helmuth  Kiss and Spell by Celestine Martin  The Good House by Tananarieve Due   Claire’s Titles:  The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman  Steeped to Death by Gretchen Rue  The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec  A Season with the Witch by J.W. Ocker  Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt  Slewfoot by Brom  Into the Forest edited by Lindy Ryan   Joe’s Titles:  Cackle by Rachel Harrison  Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore  After the Forest by Kell Woods  Night of the Witch by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis  Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson  The Witches of Bone Hill by Ava Morgyn  Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!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