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On today's very special episode, Jill and Adam speak with Abu Bakr al Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung, co-creators of Homes: A Refugee Story. Abu Bakr is an ESL student of Winnie's, who helped him tell his family's story of leaving the Middle East to start a new life in Canada and how the challenges they overcame, all while maintaining a beautiful outlook on life. Hear how they put the book together using frequent interviews, Google Translate, and the stories of Abu Bakr's family.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April is around the corner, which means it's time for Jill and Adam to return with their picks of books being published next month!  Books Mentioned In this Episode: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold The Invited by Jennifer McMahon Wicked Saints by Emily Duncan No Country for Old Gnomes by Kevin Hearne & Delilah S. Dawson Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis Odd Partners edited by Anne Perry Trust Exercise by Susan Choi Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston Miracle Creek by Angie Kim Little Darlings by Melanie Golding The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell White by Bret Easton Ellis The Better Sister by Alafair Burke The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth King of Fools by Amanda Foody   Other April Picks: Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb What My Mother and I Don't Talk About, ed. by Michele Filgate Mentors by Russell Brand   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. Professional Book Nerds is an Evergreen Podcasts signature program. To learn more, visit www.evergreenpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is an interview Jill did with New York Times Bestselling author Jasper Fforde. His latest book Early Riser is out now. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get your tissues ready, folks! No buzzer beaters. No brackets. Just a bunch of books that will absolutely make you cry. Adam and Jill are joined by Christina and Rickie to take a deep dive into some emotional reads. We also break the tension A LOT with jokes. Does Christina still cry? You'll have to listen to find out!   Books mentioned in this episode Me Before You by JoJo Moyes Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner Everything is Horrible and Wonderful by Stephanie Wittels Wachs We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Beautiful Boy by David Sheff Shrill by Lindy West Room by Emma Donoghue A Taste for Monsters by Matthew J. Kirby He by John Connolly Atonement by Ian McEwan Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is an interview Jill did with Wayétu Moore, author of She Would Be King, which was a Sarah Jessica Parker Book Club Central Pick. Wayétu shares the impact of storytelling in Liberia's cultural history and the importance of African voices in literature. She also discusses her non-profit One Moore Book.  Interview was recorded at Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA during ALA Midwinter 2019  Music: Theme song 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode Adam and Jill chat with Gretchen Rubin about her new book OUTER ORDER INNER CALM and offer tips about how decluttering our lives can help bring us happiness. Before that, Jill and Adam share the books that spark joy within them as well as share some answers from former guests!   Books mentioned in this episode: Outer Order Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin     The Books that Spark Joy for us Jill's Books: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Misery by Stephen King Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann   Adam's Books The Annotated Alice by Lewis Caroll The works of Henrik Ibsen This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp   R.O. Kwon - Episode 245 HOPSCOTCH by Julio Cortazar   Joe Abercrombie - Episode 248 Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien   Melissa Hartwig  - Episode 263 The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein   Mallory O'Meara - Episode 315 Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski   Kerri Maniscalco - Episodes 168 & 266 A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC by Shel Silverstein   Brad Meltzer - Episodes 26 & 299 Justice League of America #150   Marie Benedict - Episodes 52, 121, & 302 The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley   Madeline Miller - Episodes 278 & 300 Watership Down by Richard Adams    Alanna by Tamora Pierce    Zoraida Cordova - Episodes 34, 75, & 90 DONE DIRT CHEAP by Sarah Nicole Lemon   Marieke Nijkamp - Episodes 4, 56, and 200 HET RAD VAN FORTUIN by Thea Beckman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh my we have a superb episode for you fellow nerds! Adam chatted with Victoria (V.E.) Schwab about her all of her new upcoming projects including The Steel Prince (graphic novel), the re-release of The Near Witch (Fantasy), and her new Cassidy Blake series book coming later this year. She breaks down the difference between novel and comic writing and her need to inject humor into dark stories for the readers' sake. We also discuss our shared love of nonfiction audiobooks and dish out loads of recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For today's episode, Jill is joined by Tiffany and Sydney for a "No Boys Allowed" episode celebrating Women's History Month. Books by women, books about women, and all things awesome.  Books mentioned in this episode: Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi On the Come Up by Angie Thomas The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Sing Unburied Sing by Jessamyn Ward You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters Fingersmith by Sarah Waters Buffering by Hannah Hart Hunger by Roxane Gay We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby Shrill by Lindy West Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell What My Mother and I Don't Talk About, ed. by Michele Filgate One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker In the Woods by Tana French The Witch Elm by Tana French The Likeness by Tana French The Secret Place by Tana French Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer The Passage by Justin Cronin The Little Friend by Donna Tartt The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara Reading Behind Bars by Jill Grunenwald Warcross by Marie Lu The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton The Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zenter Jane Unlimited by Kristin Cashore   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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Adam interviews friend of the show, Mallory O'Meara about her new book Lady from the Black Lagoon! In this story Mallory tells the life story of the woman behind the design of the Creature from the Black Lagoon while also sharing her own experiences in the film world.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jill and Adam are back with their monthly picks episode! This week they are diving into upcoming March books they can't wait to read.    Books Mentioned In This Episode The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara The F*ck it Diet by Caroline Dooner The Trials of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books by Edward-Wilson Lee Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams The River by Peter Heller The Quintland Sisters by Shelley Wood A Question of Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro Inspection by Josh Malerman The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson Woman 99 by Greer Macallister Internment by Samira Ahmed Funny Man by Patrick McGilligan The Near Witch by V. E. Schwab Once & Future by Cori McCarthy & Amy Rose Capetta     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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices