Book Lounge by Libby

This episode is all about the books we've been reading lately but we also dive into some truly crazy true-life murder stories involving authors and embrace our final form... A Pagemaster Podcast. Books mentioned in this episode You Will Know Me by Megan Abbot Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Dare Me by Megan Abbott The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott The Library of the Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel Criminal by Karin Slaughter Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah Sunnyside Plaza by Scott Simon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surprise! Adam went down to Atlanta for a day to record a bonus episode with Big Library Read authors Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal! They chat with a bunch of incredible students from DeKalb Early College Academy about the creation and importance of I'm Not Dying With You Tonight. Visit https://biglibraryread.com/ to join our global discussion of this incredible book!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Adam sits down with Kacen Callender to discuss their new adult fantasy novel Queen of the Conquered. They also discuss writing for marginalized readers and helping people see themselves in stories.   This episode is sponsored by https://scandigital.com/. Use our promo code BOOKNERDS for 50% off your order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Jill and Adam dive into National Novel Writing Month, how they're approaching this monumental task, and offer up loads of books to help you get through #NaNoWriMo. Need help? We've got your back.  Below you'll find the books mentioned in this episode broken out by what you might need help with for your writing journey.   General guides for writing Writing Radar by Jack Gantos Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott On Writing by Stephen King How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method by Randy Ingermanson   On setting and changing expectations through your narrator The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie   -Figuring out your pacing-   If you're novel takes place in a short amount of time The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds   If your novel is a sweeping saga Pachinko by Min Jin Lee A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan   If your novel has multiple timelines The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi   If you need help with how you're using language The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway   If you need help with character development Uprooted by Naomi Novik Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Devil in White City by Erik Larson Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn The First Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's quick episode, Adam discusses why Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea affected him so much and why he hopes everyone reads this book about magical hidden worlds and the importance of stories.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halloween has come and gone and so now turn our gaze to the books we plan on reading all November long. Books mentioned in this episode The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern The Witches are Coming by Lindy West The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White Little Weirds by Jenny Slate Beard Necessities by Penny Reid All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney Sisters of Shadow and Light by Sara B. Larson The Innocents by Michael Crummey The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel José Older The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell It's Garry Shandling's Book by Judd Apatow The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Mary Toft; or, the Rabbit Queen by Dexter Palmer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Adam sits down for a live interview with Michael Connelly, creator of the legendary and wildly popular Harry Bosch series of books. His latest book, The Night Fire is out now and reconnects Bosch and Ballard and will keep you guessing until the very end.  Thank you, as always, to our home away from home, Cuyahoga County Public Library, for hosting this event in front of a sold-out crowd of 500 people! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Okay, nerds. We can't tell you how many times people have requested more nonfiction book recs. Well, here are a whole bunch of crazy stories that are completely true. Enjoy! Books mentioned in this episode The Radium Girls by Kate Moore A False Report by T. Christian & Ken Armstrong The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan American Predator by Maureen Callahan Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres What If? by Randall Munroe Live From New York by James Andrew Miller & Tom Shales The Year of Living Biblically by A J Jacobs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Jill and Adam sit down with JoJo Moyes to discuss her brand new book, The Giver of Stars. In this live interview in front of a few hundred fellow nerds, they chat all about her research visiting Kentucky, the fascinating people she met, the intense research holes she falls down, and Jojo shares a harrowing story about a dog she rescued.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab your blanket and a flashlight! We're reliving the books that scared us as kids. Listener beware...   Books mentioned in this episode   Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Bunnicula by Deborah Howe Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan Stonewords by Pam Conrad The Dark and Deadly Pool by Joan Lowery Nixon The Weekend Was Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon Remember Me by Christopher Pike The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed by Bruce Coville The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey Doll Bones by Holly Black   ERMERGERD GOOSEBUMPS Welcome to Dead House One Day at Horrorland The Cuckoo Clock of Doom The Haunted Mask The Werewolf of Fever Swamp Attack of the Jack-O-Lanterns Escape from the Carnival of Horrors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices