Book Lounge by Libby

Ep. #451 - On today's episode, Janet Skeslien Charles sits down with Adam to discuss her new book The Paris Library. This astonishing true story is set in World War II France and the American Library in Paris. Literature has long brought people together and this book shows how words on pages are so much more than just stories to entertain and inform. Sometimes, they also help save us.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #450 - On today's episode, Jill and Adam share a list of antiracism books written by black authors. These books are meant to inform and educate readers about the ongoing experience of Black Americans including racial profiling, police brutality, abuse, and more.  *Note: The titles selected lean more in the adult and young adult levels. If you're looking for titles more appropriate for young children, email us at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com and we'll provide you additional suggestions. Books mentioned in this episode: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad  So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Blackballed by Darryl Pickney How to be Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi  They Can't Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange  The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin The Fire This Time collected and edited by Jesmyn Ward When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode #449 - Adam interviews Alex Aster, debut LatinX author of Emblem Island, Curse of the Night Witch. They discuss the joy she experiences of turning the stories she heard growing up into novels, her writing process, her experience as a debut author, and much more. This chat from back in January was a delight and her book is fabulous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode #448 - We highlight the new books coming out in June that we are most excited about. We also share what we think about the news that a sequel to the Labyrinth is being released. Dance magic dance!   Books mentioned in this episode: Burn by Patrick Ness Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Home Before Dark by Riley Sager Engagement and Espionage by Penny Reid Heroes by Stephen Fry The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho The Guest List by Lucy Foley The Daughters of Erietown by Connie Schultz Agnes at the End of the World by Kelly McWilliams Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh A Burning by Megha Majumdar The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho The Voyage of the Morning Light by Marina Endicott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Adam sits down with Mikel Jollett to discuss his debut novel, Hollywood Park. Mikel grew up in the infamous Synanon Cult and is now the lead singer of one of Adam's all-time favorite bands The Airborne Toxic Event. They discuss how Mikel crafted his memoir through introspection, research, and magical realism. They also discuss how our brains work through childhood trauma, literary influences, and family.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Jill is joined by her friends Sydney and Tiffany! Along with talking about some of the books they have been reading, they also discuss how difficult it can be to read during the pandemic and what television shows and movies they are watching instead. Books mentioned in this episode: Crisis in the Red Zone by Richard Preston The Hot Zone by Richard Preston To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer Fifty Shades of Grey series by E.L. James Good Talk by Mira Jacob One by One by Ruth Ware The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook by Thomas Perry A Feast of Ice an Fire by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sariann Lehrer Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg Untamed by Glennon Doyle You Were Born for This by Chani Nicholas Normal People by Sally Rooney Locke & Key series by Joe Hill In the Woods by Tana French The Likeness by Tana French  Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman The Witch Elm by Tana French   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is an interview Jill did at ALA Midwinter with bestselling author Emma Straub. Along with discussing her new book ALL ADULTS HERE, Jill and Emma talk Miss Piggy and Gilmore Girls.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode is sponsored by Literati. Use https://literati.com/probooknerds to get 25% off your first two orders   On today's episode, we're doing another round table of book recommendations with Maria and Regis. Before that, though, Maria tells us about her amazing cereal bracket she's doing with her fiance. Maria's Instagram to follow the Golden Bowl: @feszml   Books mentioned in this episode (Recommendations start at 9:00 mark) Family Meal by Penguin Random House Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth Blindness by Jose Saramago The Winters by Lisa Gabriele Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed The Chris Farley Show Tom Farley, Jr. & Tanner Colby The Tradition by Jericho Brown Killing November by Adriana Mather All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore The Ruins by Scott Smith The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Kill the Farm Boy by Kevin Hearne & Delilah S. Dawson The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PBN legend Brad Meltzer returns to chat with Adam about his latest book, The Lincoln Conspiracy. They get into how Brad and his family are handling the Stay At Home order, the creative ways they've been entertaining themselves, and a whole bunch of interesting stuff about Abraham Lincoln. There's nothing better than catching up with Brad and the new book is wonderful.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're still here, in our respective homes, dishing out reading recommendations for all the fellow book nerds of the world. Join us as we bring it back to the beginning of the #SocialDistance reading odyssey by having Andrea and Abbey join us to discuss what they've been reading these some 7 odd weeks.  Books mentioned in this episode Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker The Reason You're Alive by Matthew Quick I Must Say by Martin Short A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Beauty in the Broken Places by Allison Pataki One by One by Ruth Ware Point B by Drew Magary Dear Girls by Ali Wong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices