Book Lounge by Libby

Adam chats with Mallory O'Meara, bestselling author and cohost of the wildly popular Reading Glasses podcast, about her upcoming book, Girly Drinks, before doing what they do best - swapping book recommendations! Pre order Mallory's book right here! Books mentioned in this episodeGirly Drinks by Mallory O'MearaThe All-Consuming World by Cassandra KhawFootnotes by Caseen GainesPeaces by Helen OyeyemiFor the Wolf by Hannah WhittenThe Magic Fish by Trung Le NguyenRainbow Milk by Paul MendezSwitch by A.S. KingThe Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate SummerscaleGood Neighbors by Sarah LanganLife Among the Savages by Shirley JacksonRaising Demons by Shirley JacksonSecond Place by Rachel CuskWelcome to the Pine Away Motel and Cabins by Katarina BivaldThe Night Always Comes by Willy VlautinParakeet by Marie-Helene BertinoBefore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu KawaguchiCast No Shadow by Nick TapalanskyScritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam interviews instant New York Times bestselling author and Good Morning America Book Club pick for June, Zakiya Dalila Harris about her debut novel, The Other Black Girl! They get nerdy about the publishing world, how readers from different cultural backgrounds will approach her book, and so much more. Register for our virtual event on 6/17 with Kate MooreGet your own Libby PRIDE t-shirtLibrarians: sign up for Digipalooza where we’ll be interviewing Andy Weir live! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lights up on Washington Heights! On this bonus episode, Adam chats with Quiara Alegría Hudes, the iconic Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and co-creator of In The Heights. They discuss Quiara's memoir My Broken Language, the women in her life, the books that shaped them as children, and remembrance. There is so much joy in this conversation.Register for our virtual event on 6/17 with Kate MooreGet your own Libby PRIDE t-shirtLibrarians: sign up for Digipalooza where we’ll be interviewing Andy Weir live! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nerds are sharing a few books to celebrate PRIDE Month! These books, authors, and stories are, of course, valid and essential all year round but we want to spread the PRIDE joy and love so here you go!Register for our virtual event on 6/17 with Kate MooreGet your own Libby PRIDE t-shirtLibrarians: sign up for Digipalooza where we’ll be interviewing Andy Weir live!Books mentioned in this episodeThe Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr. Fat and Queer edited by Miguel M. Morales, Bruce Owens Grimm and Tiff Joshua TJ FerentiniBurn It All Down by Nicolas DiDomizioThe Secret to Superhuman Strength bBy Alison BechdelDetransition, Baby by Torrey PetersFilthy Animals by Brandon TaylorWith Teeth by Kristen ArnettLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoEven If We Break by Marieke NijkampKing and the Dragonflies by Kacen CallenderPizza Girl by Jean Kyoung FrazierThe 2000s Made Me Gay by Grace PerryTransmutation by Alex DiFrancesco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Jill is joined by author Emiko Jean to discuss her new book Tokyo Ever After. The pair discuss the importance of writing a character she wanted to see growing up, the interesting nuances of the Imperial Family of Japan, and stories from Emiko's time working with bugs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey Nerds! We'll be doing PRIDE episodes all month long and we'll have fresh episodes coming next week. For now, enjoy our 2020 episode in support of Trans authors.If you're looking for ways to support the LGBTQIA+ community you can visit the Human Rights Campaign and The Trevor Project, two organizations we adore.Books mentioned in this episodeAll the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane AndersIf I Was Your Girl by Meredith RussoThe Subtweet by Vivek ShrayaAmateur by Thomas Page McBeeNinefox Gambit by Yoon Ha LeeAn Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonLittle Fish by Casey PlettDon’t Call Us Dead by Danez SmithDreadnought by April DanielsThe Pants Project by Cat ClarkeThe Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes an author comes on and instantly hits it off with one of the nerds. Adam and Josh discuss Goblin, Bird Box, his writing process, building out a creepy world, and the fact that they BOTH have a Weimaraner and a Vizsla! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time again, Y'all! let's celebrate June's big book releases!Books mentioned in this episode:The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisSomebody's Daughter by Ashley C. FordThe Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi VoMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne CroninAnimal by Lisa TaddeoFor the Wolf by Hannah WhittenOne Last Stop by Casey McQuistonAce of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéNeon Gods by Katee RobertThe Library of the Dead by T. L. HuchuRainbow Milk by Paul MendezThe Witness for the Dead by Katherine AddisonThe Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Weiner is back on the Professional Book Nerds podcast, this time to talk about her newest book THAT SUMMER. She and Jill discuss cottagecore, writing a book in the pandemic, and getting emails meant for someone with the same name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Past guests Maria and Quinton join Adam to share a massive grab bag of science fiction and fantasy book recommendations that you will love no matter what your level of exploration into those genres has been. We have something for everyone here. Books mentioned in this episodeHench by Natalie Zina WalschotsOne More Last Time by Eric UglandThe Echo Wife by Sarah GaileyThe End of Men by Christina Sweeney-BairdThe Poppy War by R. F. KuangHead On by John ScalziThe Expanse by James S.A. CoreyThe Murderbot Diaries seriesPeace Talks by Jim ButcherCurses by Lish McBrideLost in the Never Woods by Aiden ThomasFor the Wolf by Hannah WhittenThe Last Emperox by John ScalziWill Save the Galaxy for Food by Yahtzee Croshaw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices