Book Lounge by Libby

Jill and Adam share some of their favorite recent Young Adult anthologies loaded with diverse stories including various cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, and stories from authors with disabilities. These stories are a perfect way for readers to discover the world through people who may not look or sound like them. You'll love every one of them! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is an interview Jill did with Gail Honeyman, author of the bestselling book Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. They discuss what inspired Gail to write the book and what it's like to have your debut do so well. Say Hello! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" 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

Adam and Jill are back with their monthly picks! Today they offer up some incredible books coming out in August.   Books Mentioned In this Episode Vox by Christine Dalcher Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter The Fall of Gondolin by JRR Tolkien The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis French Exit by Patrick deWitt Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz Nightblood by Elly Blake Our House by Louise Candlish Soul Stealer: Catwoman by Sarah J. Maas Rust & Stardust by T Greenwood Whiskey When We're Dry by John Larison Captive by Catherine Oxenberg Flights by Olga Tokarczuk Dopesick by Beth Macy Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris Our Stories Our Voices ed. by Amy Reed Relic by Alan Dean Foster Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram The Sacrifice Box by Martin Stewart Praise Song for the Butterflies by Bernice L. McFadden  Toil Trouble by Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe   Say Hello! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" 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 is joined by two of the defining voices in Science Fiction writing, Ann Leckie and NK Jemisin! They discuss tired tropes of Science Fiction, diversity in writing and whether or not it's okay to tell another culture's story. This might just be my favorite conversation I've ever had... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Jill is joined by Emma and Meghan to offer up some Sharp Objects readalikes. Mother / daughter relationships! Small town secrets! Unreliable narrators! Books mentioned in today's episode: Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter When the Light's Go Out by Mary Kubica Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica The Good Girl by Mary Kubica You by Caroline Kepnes Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes The Breakdown by B.A. Paris Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney Mine by J.L. Butler Final Girls by Riley Sager Dark Places by Gillian Flynn Mister Tender's Girl by Carter Wilson Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J Sullivan Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne Room by Emma Donoghue Educated by Tara Westover The Fever by Megan Abbott Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara   Say Hello! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" 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 chats with Joe Abercrombie, author of the ridiculously popular First Law series. They chat about the new covers of the original trilogy, the new trilogy he's currently writing (!!!) and what he discovered while re-reading his books as research.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show we have the wildly popular blogger Janssen Bradshaw, creator of the amazing everyday-reading.com. We discuss how she started blogging, how she finds time to read with a bunch of children running around the house, ways to get the youngsters to love reading and how audiobooks are a book nerds' lifesaver!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Adam bonds with Sarah Jacoby over her jawdropping illustrations, her wonderful children's book and Jim Henson. It's amazing and she's amazing and you should all go read Forever or a Day right now.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with a bunch more recommendations to help you tackle the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge! Here's what we're chatting about today:   Book About Nature Animals Strike Curious Poses by Elena Passarello The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia Barnett Shark Drunk by Morten Strøksnes Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson   Western True Grit by Charles Portis The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark World, Chase Me Down by Andrew Hilleman Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx The Assassination Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford by Ron Hansen The Pinks by Chris Enss   Celebrity Memoir Vacationland by John Hodgman Troublemaker by Leah Remini Ginger Kid by Steve Hoffstetter This is Me by Chrissy Metz You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost) by Felicia Day The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide by Jenna Fischer   Children's Classic published before 1980 Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by EL Konigsburg The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis  The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Adam is sitting down with author Katie Ganshert, a wonderful woman who writes Christian inspired titles for both adults and young readers. Her latest novel No One Ever Asked, is inspired by real world events, this is a riveting tale about the way we see one another, the lies we tell ourselves, the questions and stories that go unexplored. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices