Book Lounge by Libby

Adam and Jill share some brief thoughts on Toni Morrison who was, truly, one of a kind. Her books, speeches, and commentary gave a voice to African Americans who felt underrepresented all their lives. She gave a voice to many who felt voiceless. There will never be another Toni Morrison  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Adam chats with debut authors Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones about their heartwrenching novel I'm Not Dying with You Tonight. In our opinion, this is the most important Young Adult novel to come out since The Hate U Give and should be read by every teenager and parent around. Despite the heavy material of the book, this conversation is very lighthearted as Gilly and Kim are hilarious ladies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Adam has a chat with Holly Throsby all the way from Australia. She is the author of Cedar Valley, which was selected as the next Together We Read book club pick for Australia and New Zealand. They discuss the difference between writing songs and books, creating stories in small-town settings, and they get rudely interrupted by Adam's pups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are more than halfway through the year (omg) and Adam and Jill are going through the PBN Reading Challenge to see what books they have read so far.  Visit professionalbooknerds.com to get your own Reading Challenge template to fill in! After you complete the challenge, be sure to send it to us at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com or tag us on social @ProBookNerds to be entered into a device giveaway.  Books mentioned in this episode What My Mother and I Don't Talk About, ed. by Michelle Filgate The Invasion by Peadar O'Guilin Believe Me by JP Delaney Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry The Giver by Lois Lowry War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzel Hall We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Just the Funny Parts by Nell Schovell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Adam nerds out with Elizabeth Eulberg, author of Past Perfect Life and the Shelby Holmes books! We discuss the difference between writing for middle grade and young adult, why she hated Sherlock Holmes growing up, and the creation of crime scene investigations. This was all over the place.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time once again! We're talking about the books we're most excited to read in August! Also, in case you missed it, we were profiled by Authority Magazine for being a binge-able podcast. You can check that article right here: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/how-to-become-the-center-of-influence-through-nerdy-podcasting-with-the-hosts-of-show-of-the-3be028f2f81f Also, also - We're interviewing Elvis Duran LIVE this October in Parma, Ohio. Get tickets here: https://www.beyondbookjackets.com/duran Books mentioned in this episode The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware Here There Are Monsters by Amelinda Bérubé The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai Inland by Téa Obreht Is There Still Sex in the City? By Candace Bushnell Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks Bottle Grove by Daniel Handler The Warehouse by Rob Hart The World Doesn't Require You by Rion Amilcar Scott Beneath the Attic by VC Andrews I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal & Kimberly Jones We Are All Good People Here by Susan Rebecca White The Swallows by Lisa Lutz The Sea Witch Rising by Sarah Henning Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton Consent by Donna Freitas Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying by Bassey Ikpi Hello Girls by Brittany Cavallaro & Emily Henry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Adam sits down with Kat Cho, debut YA author of the splendid and fantastical Wicked Fox! They discuss how Kat realized her story and heritage were interesting to others, how K-Dramas relate to Young Adult literature, and the power of having a positive writing group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the podcast, Jill has an interview with New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva. His new book The New Girl is out now. Daniel shares the real-life kidnapping that inspired the book and why he decided to get rid of the first 200 pages and start over.   Music: Provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview: We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. We are proud to be an Evergreen Podcast Signature Program. For more information visit www.evergreenpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know her from her podcast and writing for NPR. Now getting to discover Linda Holmes as one of the best debut writers of 2019. Evvie Drake Starts Over will make you laugh and move you to tears. Her writing is so powerful and real and the characters jump off the page. In this conversation, Adam and Linda discuss baseball, the struggle to break the 25,000-word barrier and act two of books, and the everlasting awesomeness of Nick Offerman and Keanu Reeves.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Adam and Jill welcome Lizzy Saxe to the show to nerd out about the connection between food and stories. We get into the power of food in fantasy novels, their favorite fictional meals from books, wonderful food memoirs of the past, and the new and unique forms of cookbooks coming out including graphic novels and comics. Fair warning, this episode will make you hungry! Book mentioned in this episode Food Politics by Marion Nestle A Feast of Ice and Fire by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel & Sariann Lehrer Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire To Drink and to Eat by Guillaume Long Heat by Bill Buford Blood, Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton Cook Korean! by Robin Ha Dirt Candy by Amanda Cohen & Ryan Dunlavey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices