Book Lounge by Libby

Ep. #480 - On today's episode, we're sharing what our coworkers are reading for Read an Ebook Day! September 18th (Friday) is Read an Ebook Day and what better way to prepare than with a bunch of book recs!?!?Today's episode is sponsored by Fast Growing Trees. Visit FastGrowingTrees.com/PBN for 10% orders through November 15th!Books mentioned in this episodeHis & Hers By Alice FeeneyThe Evening and the Morning By Ken FollettFinding Freedom by Omid ScobieDarling Rose Gold by Stephanie WrobelWatch Over Me by Nina LaCourSerpent and Dove & Blood & Honey by Shelby MahurinBig Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann FriedmanThe Organ Thieves By Chip JonesA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas American Royals by Katharine McGee Then She Was Gone by Lisa JewellThe Last Flight by Julie ClarkCatherine House by Elisabeth ThomasThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternBook of the Little Axe By Lauren Francis-Sharma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#479 - On today's episode, Jill interviews Caroline B. Cooney, author of the iconic Face on the Milk Carton, about her new adult book Before She Was Helen. Caroline talks about the "What if?" question that inspired her to write Before She Was Helen, transitioning creatively from writing young adult to adult, and tells the best librarian story ever (according to Jill).Today's episode is sponsored by Freshly. Get $40 off your first two orders at freshly.com/probooknerds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #478 - Back to school time has arrived and who doesn't love books set around fancy private schools? Also, there is a lot of murdery mysteries in these selections.Books mentioned in this episodeThe Sidekicks By Will KostakisThe Secret History By Donna TarttTruly Devious By Maureen JohnsonBlack Chalk By Christopher J. YatesThe Tenth Girl By Sara FaringCatherine House By Elisabeth ThomasA Spy in the House By Y. S. LeeSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics By Marisha PesslEcho After Echo By Amy Rose CapettaUndead Girl Gang By Lily Anderson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 477 - On today's episode, Jill talks with Yaa Gyasi about her new book Transcendent Kingdom. The pair discuss the opioid crisis, family relationships, and the differences in her research process between this contemporary novel and her historical fiction debut Homegoing (which was Jill's favorite book of the previous decade!)Interview was recorded in person at PLA 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #476 - On today's episode, Jill and Adam catch you up on what they've been reading lately! It's pretty straightforward. They also discuss the amazing Fall book bingo template that Jill made which you can find at professionalbooknerds.com or on our instagram (@probooknerds) Books mentioned in this episodeGrown by Tiffany D. JacksonEven If We Break by Marieke NijkampSlay by Brittany Morris A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor By Hank GreenMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaClown in a Cornfield by Adam CesareShit, Actually by Lindy WestThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue By V. E. SchwabYou Had Me at Hola by Alexis DariaThe Bridge By Bill Konigsberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #475 - On today's episode, Adam interviews Christina Henry about her newest book, The Ghost Tree. They chat about how Christina lets character choices drive her plot, discovering them in real time, and the various subgenres within horror. They also discuss re-imagining existing titles and making it your own, and how scary stories are best when they're shared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #474 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill preview the new books coming out in September that they can't wait to read. Buckle up, because there are so many! This month features books ABOUT books, spooky mysteries, stories by some of our favorite writers of all time, and more than a few ghosties.Books mentioned in this episodeThe Evening and the Morning By Ken FollettTranscendent Kingdom By Yaa GyasiA Deadly Education By Naomi NovikBefore She Was Helen By Caroline B. CooneyPiranesi By Susanna ClarkeThe Lying Life of Adults By Elena FerranteThe Ghost Tree by Christina HenryHis Only Wife By Peace Adzo MedieCemetery Boys By Aiden ThomasDaughters of the Wild By Natalka BurianEat a Peach By David ChangThe Book of Hidden Wonders By Polly CrosbyPunching the Air By Ibi ZoboiAnd Now She's Gone By Rachel Howzell HallThe Left-Handed Booksellers of London By Garth NixThe Loop By Jeremy Robert JohnsonIt Will Just Be Us By Jo KaplanFable By Adrienne YoungNight of the Mannequins By Stephen Graham Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #473 - On today's episode, Adam interviews Margaret Owen about her books The Merciful Crow and The Faithless Hawk. They talk about her unique magical systems, the caste structure she developed, the similarities between her fantasy world and current world, and how Dungeons and Dragons has helped her writing process. They also have some fun chatting about absolutely wild birds.Today's episode is sponsored by GiveWell. Visit givewell.org/probooknerds to have your first donation matched up toe $100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #472 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill share some book recommendations for another task in the Professional Book Nerds 2020 Reading Challenge. This time, they're sharing some of their favorite first books in a series!Get your special "Libby Brings Readers Together" shirt here: http://shop.overdrive.com/Books mentioned on this episodeMr. Mercedes by Stephen King The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid Suspicious Minds: The First Official Stranger Things NovelCrime and Poetry by Amanda FlowerSeafire Series, Book 1 by Natalie C. ParkerThe Darkness Knows by Cheryl HonigfordAce of Shades by Amanda FoodyAn Extraordinary Union by Alyssa ColeThe Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen"A" is for Alibi by Sue Grafton The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #471 - On today's episode, Adam interviews Jordan Ifueko, debut author of Raybearer. Her book is being compared to Tomi Adeyemi and Sabaa Tahir and rightfully so. They discuss how her small class growing up affected her story, how her loneliness led to creating world building and character development, figuring out how to set timelines when there are large passages of time, and so much more. TODAY'S EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY LORD JONES. VISIT LORDJONES.COM/PBN FOR 25% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER.Check out shop.overdrive.com to get our special Libby t-shirt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices