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Ep. #470 - On today's episode, Adam is joined by Kristin and Emma to dig into what they've been reading lately. Buckle up, because this is random list loaded up with all sorts of books!Today's episode is sponsored by GiveWell. Visit https://www.givewell.org/probooknerds and select [Podcast] and [Professional Book Nerds] at checkout to have your donation matched up to $100.Books mentioned in this episode Me and White Supremacy By Layla F. SaadReally Truly By Heather Vogel FrederickMidnight Sun By Stephenie MeyerThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes By Suzanne CollinsCobble Hill By Cecily von ZiegesarScritch Scratch By Lindsay CurrieSmall Spaces By Katherine ArdenThe Year of the Witching By Alexis HendersonBringing Down the Duke By Evie DunmoreA Rogue of One's Own By Evie DunmoreFinding Freedom By Omid ScobieEngagement and Espionage By Penny ReidThe Shadows By Alex NorthThe Only Good Indians By Stephen Graham JonesMonster, She Wrote By Lisa KrögerCode of Conduct By Smartypants RomanceThe Once and Future Witches By Alix E. HarrowStepping Stones By Lucy Knisley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #469 - On today's episode, Adam interviews author Interview with Francisco X. Stork about his newest book, Illegal. They discuss immigration and asylum in the United States, Francisco's career as a lawyer, and injecting important adult themes into YA books.Today's episode is sponsored by Literati and Freshly.-Get 25% off your first two orders by visiting literati.com/probooknerds-Get $40 off your first two orders at freshly.com/probooknerdsGet your own ProBookNerds and Libby swag and support libraries at shop.overdrive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. # 468 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill offer up book recommendations for another task in the Professional Book Nerds 2020 Reading Challenge. This time, we're looking at books published between 2000 and 2010.Books mentioned in this episodeThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerAndy Catlett by Wendell BerryThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussSag Harbor by Colson WhiteheadThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova The Monstrumologist by Rick YanceyOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodDowntown Owl by Chuck KlostermanOn Beauty by Zadie SmithJonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Jill is joined by Emily Levesque to talk about her new book The Last Stargazers. Emily talks about her experiences working in the astronomy field, some of her favorite stories from her and her colleagues careers, and that incredible photo of a black hole.Today's episode is sponsored by Literati. Visit http://www.literati.com/probooknerds to save 25% on your first two orders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Playwright and novelist Tim Mason joins Jill and Adam to discuss The Darwin Affair, his historical fiction mystery novel set in London. They also discuss his life as a playwright, his inspirations, and working with Dr. Seuss.About the Big Library ReadBig Library Read (BLR), facilitated by OverDrive, is a reading program through your library that connects readers around the world with the same ebook at the same time without any wait lists or holds. It’s a worldwide digital version of a local book club, the program is free through your local library or school library and all you need to get started reading is a library card or student ID. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #466 - On today's episode, we're diving into the new book releases we're excited for in August! There are incredible titles coming in all genres and we had a blast breaking them all down.Books mentioned in this episodeClown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona DavisThe Space Between Worlds by Micaiah JohnsonBookish and the Beast by Ashley PostonRaybearer by Jordan Ifueko Being Lolita by Alisson WoodCaste by Isabel WilkersonThe Last Stargazers by Emily LevesqueThe Hollow Ones by Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan Wandering in Strange Lands by Morgan JerkinsSitting Pretty by Rebekah TaussigThe Eighth Detective by Alex PavesiThe Game by Linsey MillerWhere Dreams Descend by Janella AngelesBody Talk by Kelly JensenHarrow Lake by Kat EllisThe Companion by Katie Alender  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #465 - In today's episode, Jill is joined by author Alisson Wood to talk about her new memoir Being Lolita. Alisson's book is the powerful and personal story of a seventeen-year-old girl who was groomed by an English teacher at her high school who used the book Lolita to transform Alisson from student to lover to victim. But Alisson's book is also a memoir of survival that looks at the ways she rewrote her own story.Today's episode is sponsored by Lord Jones. Visit http://www.lordjones.com/pbn to save 25% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #464 - Last week, we held a special social justice event via Zoom with Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal, the New York Times bestselling co-authors of I'm Not Dying With You Tonight. We wanted to make sure as many people as possible could listen in so we decided to release the full conversation and Q&A here as well. We discuss what's going on in the world related to the Black Lives Matter movement and Covid-19, having difficult conversations with those you're close with and those you aren't, performative brand management, white fragility and much more. We end with a bit of book recommendation fun.Today's episode is sponsored by Literati. Visit literati.com/PROBOOKNERDS for 25% of your first two orders.Get your PBN and Libby swag at http://shop.overdrive.com/Books recommended during the social justice conversationOdd One Out By Nic StoneFresh Ink - Anthology edited by Lamar GilesJuliet Takes a Breath by Gabby RiveraThe Brave by James BirdCinderella Is Dead by Kalynn BayronThe Year of the Witching by Alexis HendersonWhen You Were Everything by Ashley WoodfolkA Princess in Theory by Alyssa ColeIncendiary by Zoraida CordovaReverie by Ryan La SalaSLAY by Brittney MorrisI Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-MorrisonAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirEven If We Break by Marieke NijkampDon't Read the Comments by Eric Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #463 - On today's episode, Adam interviews debut author Alexis Henderson about her buzzy new book The Year of the Witching. They discuss how horror novels and movies help her deal with her anxiety, portraying witches in various mediums, and the line between extreme religions and cults.Today's episode is sponsored by Freshly. Visit http://freshly.com/probooknerds to get $40 off your first two orders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #462 - Jill is joined by her friends Kate and Lauryn from the Generation BSC podcast to talk all things Baby-Sitters Club! From the beloved books they all grew up reading to the recent Netflix television adaptation, the women discuss why the books are still cherished so many years later, which of the BSC members they most identify with, and more.Follow Generation BSC on Twitter and Instagram @generationbsc and find them on all podcast platforms.Today’s episode is sponsored by Literati. Use https://literati.com/probooknerds to get 25% off your first two ordersBuy PBN or Libby swag and help support libraries: http://shop.overdrive.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices