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Read an Ebook Day is Sept. 18 and we're celebrating! For today's episode, Joe, Emma, and Jill talk with coworkers to find out what everyone is planning on reading for Read an Ebook Day. From graphic novels to steamy romance and lots and lots of fantasy, there's a little bit of everything.Let us know what you'll be reading by finding us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @ProBookNerds or email us at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com. You can also join the conversation online with the hashtag #bookloveBooks mentioned in this episode:Secretly Yours by Tessa BaileyThe Shadows Between Us by Tricia LevensellerHow to Sell a Haunted House by Grady HendrixMarple by Agatha Christie, et al.Hide by Kiersten WhiteOleander Sword by Tasha SuriI Hope This Finds You Well by Kate BaerMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaDance of Thieves by Mary E. PearsonA Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. MaasThe House Across the Lake by Riley SagerNona the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Final Empire by Brandon SandersonTerms of Enlistment by Marko KloosSo Happy For You by Celia LakseyCrown of Midnight by Sarah J. MaasOceans Echo by Everina MaxwellWinter's Orbit by Everina MaxwellA Night In the Lonesome October by Roger ZelaznyThe Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox OstertagLove on the Brain by Ali HazelwoodThe Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodTrue Biz by Sarah Novic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of the pod, Joe is joined by Adam Sass to discuss his new book The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers. They talk about the importance of queer YA romance, how Adam crafts such compelling characters (and why it can be dangerous to write people you know into your characters), and of course, soy milk.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

Tiffany joins Emma, Jill, and Joe to discuss all things series and how to tackle them when it feels daunting. They also share their favorite series of all time, if they prefer stand-alone books, how they feel about re-reading, and more. It's like book therapy!Titles mentioned in this episode (we've linked the first book in each series): Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas Winston Brothers series by Penny Reid Knitting in the City series by Penny Reid The Mediator series by Meg Cabot  You series by Caroline Kepnes A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin All Souls series by Deborah Harkness  A Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins Ready Player One by Ernest Cline The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer The Wicked Years series by Gregory Maguire Beartown series by Fredrik Bacman Will Trent series by Karin Slaughter 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 today's episode Jill is joined by Kathleen West to discuss her new book Home or Away. Kathleen is a hockey mom herself and discusses how her own experiences raising two hockey players played a role in her book, along with writing complicated female friendships and one character with zero redeeming qualities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk a lot about the published books, the final stage in the publication process. But what about how authors get there? In today's episode, Jill is joined by Sydney and the two writers discuss how they go about starting a story, the importance of beta readers, and Jill shares her journey to get a literary agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of the podcast, Emma got to chat with Jennifer Lynn Barnes about the epic conclusion to the Inheritance Games trilogy, The Final Gambit. They talk about Avery and her love triangle, The Vampire Diaries, how it's been writing this series the last few years, and how Barnes crafts her characters so thoroughly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma, Joe, and Jill are back to discuss their must-read books coming out in September.Joe's Picks: The Book Haters’ Book Club by Gretchen Anthony   On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton  Ghostlight by Kenneth Oppel  Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn   The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror by Various YA Authors  Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman  Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young  Honorable mention: Jessi’s Secret Language by Ann M. Martin, illustrated by Chan Chau Jill's Picks: The Weight of Bood by Tiffany D. Jackson  Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower  The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy  I’m the Girl by Courtney Summers  Bliss Montage by Ling Ma  Daphne by Josh Malerman  The Night and Its Moon by Piper CJ   Emma's Pick: Folk Around and Find Out by Penny Reid (Good Folk, Book 2)   Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne   The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber (Once Upon a Broken Heart series, Book 2)   Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer (Defy the Night series, Book 2)   When in Rome by Sarah Adams   American Demon by Daniel Stashower   House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson   Honorable mention: Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode of the podcast is a fun one! Emma got to chat with Adalyn Grace about her new book, Belladonna. They discuss where the book title came from (and the sequel!), what the inspiration behind the story was, spicy scenes, Sweeney Todd, book collecting, Hadestown, and so much more. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all, strap in for a long episode as Joe and Emma close out their Twilight Saga retrospective with their thoughts on Midnight Sun and Life & Death. We may be sad to see this time with the Twilight Saga end, but we're so excited to hear what series you'd like us to dive headfirst into next! Let us know your suggestions via email: professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com!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.Happy reading! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma is joined by Alicia Thompson, author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers, to discuss the book, the importance of acknowledgements, Paramore’s prime, and what it’s like to write spicy, relatable romance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices