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Today on the pod, Joe chats with Ana Reyes about her debut title (and Reese's Book Club January pick) The House in the Pines. They talk about writing twists, researching in your hometown, and why she thought TS Elliot was her mother's enemy!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. 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 today's episode, Jill is joined by Sydney and Jane to share juvenile and young adult titles that showcase body diversity. They share what (if any) representation they saw when they were kids, discuss of these types of books for young readers, and even offer some romance novels with fat bodies for those adults looking for something to read.Books mentioned in this episode:Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder Starfish by Lisa Fipps 45 Lbs (More or Less) by Kelly Barson Taking Up Space by Alysen Gerber My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmerman Beautifully Me by Nabela Noor Smaller Sister by Maggie Edkins Willis How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone The Brown Sisters books by Talia Hibbert Any book by Olivia Dade Brontorina by James Howe Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle Hilda Must be Dancing by Karma Wilson Laxmi's Mooch by Shelly Anand Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos Fat Angie by E.E. Charlton-Trujillo Dumplin by Julie Murphy Puddin by Julie Murphy Pumpkin by Julie Murphy Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy Every Body Shines by Cassandra Newbould The Other F Word ed. By Angie Manfredi 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

Aubrey Gordon, co-host of Maintenance Phase, comes on the Professional Book Nerds to talk about her new book "You Just Need to Lose Weight!" and 19 other myths about fat people. She and Jill discuss some of the myths contained in her book, Taylor Swift's "Anti Hero" music video, and ways to break free from yet again setting a diet-related New Year resolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2023 is almost here, and with it comes a new month of amazing books we can't wait to read!Emma’s Picks  Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex   Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica   Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo   The Villa by Rachel Hawkins  Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey   Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn   Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert    Jill’s Picks  You Just Need to Lose Weight by Aubrey Gordon  Regrets Only by Kieran Scott  The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz  Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor  They’re Watching You by Chelsea Ichaso  Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni  River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer   Joe’s Picks  City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer  Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson  What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall  One – Simple One-Pan Wonders by Jamie Oliver  The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff  The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley  Please Report Your Bug Here by Josh Riedel  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma chats with Scarlett St. Clair about her new book, Queen of Myth and Monsters! They discuss where the action picks up with Adrian and Isolde after King of Battle and Blood, morally grey characters, what growth we might see for these characters in this world in future books, Grimm retellings, how librarians helped Scarlett enjoy reading romance, and more.Note: We had some audio difficulties with this episode. We don't think it impacts the conversation, but we apologize that it isn't the best. Book's mentioned in this episode:Hades x Persephone seriesAnastasia by Sophie LarkGrimm retellings (The Rose Elf)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, Joe, and Jill discuss the best books they read this year! Join for a lively conversation about the books the nerds loved the most. We loved these books so much that Joe refers to "before" and "after" this book, Jill loves a title so much she'd marry it if she could, and Emma owns five print copies (soon to be seven) of one of these titles. Let us know what books YOU loved this much by sending us an email or a comment on social media. Emma’s Picks  A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson  Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison  The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith   Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid   Book Lovers by Emily Henry   House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas  The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager   Happy Place by Emily Henry    Joe’s Picks  Jackal by Erin E. Adams  The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass  Lock Every Door by Riley Sager  Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega (Book 2 May 2023!!)  Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer  I Woke Up Dead at the Mall by Judy Sheehan   Wicked Little Things by Justin Arnold  Holes by Louis Sachar   Jill’s Picks   The Honeys by Ryan La Sala  Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng  Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid  Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey  The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead  The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke   Catch up on our conversations with some of the author's mentioned!Interview with Emily Henry Chat with Riley Sager Justin Arnold Curating the Vibe with Rachel Harrison   Erin E. Adams Other Books Mentioned: The Only One Left by Riley SagerFinal Girls by Riley SagerSurvive the Night by Riley SagerHome Before Dark by Riley SagerLock Every Door by Riley SagerThe Golden Frog Games by Claribel A. OrtegaWe 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

Today's guest is Evette Dion, author of the new book Weightless. Jill and Evette discuss navigating the world in a fat body, medical fatphobia, reality TV, and Evette recommends some books about body positivity and fat liberation.Books mentioned in this episode:Landwhale by Jes BakerHunger by Roxane GayBad Fat Black Girl by Sesali Bowenanything by Marianne KirbyBelly of the Beast by Da'Shaun HarrisonFearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robin from AudioFile is back again to share some of the best audiobooks of the year! Visit AudioFile's website for the full list of best audiobooks of 2022.Books mentioned in this episodeThe Angel of Rome by Jess WalterThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellLife Between the Tides by Adam NicolsonInside Voice by Lake BellWitches Abroad by Terry PratchettThe Atlas Six by Olivie BlakeEyes that Speak to the Stars by Joanna HoHow Do You Live? by Genzaburo YoshinoFinding Me by Viola DavisI Was Better Last Night by Harvey FiersteinThe Bullet That Missed by Richard OsmanBirds of Prey, ed. by Harlan CobenThe Match by Harlan CobenThe Maid by Nita ProseHis Name is George Floyd by Robert Samuels and Tolouse OlorunnipaThe Revolutionary by Stacy SchiffYou Don't Know Us Negroes by Zora Neale HurstonThank You For Listening by Julia WhelanDelilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring BlakeAin't Burned That Bright by Jason ReynoldsThe Honeys by Ryan La SalaWe 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

Today on the podcast, Joe talks with Amy Clark from MomAdvice.com. Amy shares about her career as a blogger, her book club, and her brand-new podcast- Book Gang. Then, Amy and Joe recommend some wintry titles to curl up with as the season gets a bit more biting.Books Mentioned in This Episode:Amy’s Titles:   The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathaniel Ian Miller  A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella  These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant  Fingersmith by Sarah Waters  Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan   Joe’s Titles:  One by One by Ruth Ware  Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley  Cold by Mariko Tamaki  Breathless by Amy McCulloch  Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie  Here's more about Amy!Amy Allen Clark has been the driving force behind the MomAdvice.com community since 2004. Her website has helped thousands of families learn to live a good life on a small budget. She leads the MomAdvice Book Club and a brand-new podcast, Book Gang, that caters to the literary tastemakers of the world. The show focuses on debuts, under-the-radar book choices, and helping you expand your stack with backlist selections.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

December is upon us, and with that are many amazing releases (most on the same day)! Join Emma, Jill and Joe as they share their December books to watch out for.Books Mentioned in This Episode:Emma’s Picks:   Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlet St. Clair   Screaming on the Inside: the Unsustainability of American Motherhood by Jessica Grose  The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford   Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca   You Had Your Chance, Lee Burrows by Piper Rayne    Jill’s Picks:   Witcha Gonna Do by Avery flynn  The Opportunist by Elyse Friedman  The White House Plumbers by Egil “Bud” Krogh  Your Table is Ready by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina  Weightless by Evette Dionne   Joe’s Picks:   A Dash of Salt and Pepper – Kosoko Jackson   A Million to One – Adiba Jaigirdar  Elizabeth Taylor - Kate Andersen Brower   The Ingenue – Rachel Kapelke-Dale  The Last Invitation – Darby Kane  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