Book Lounge by Libby

On today's episode, New York Times bestselling author Courtney Summers joins Jill to discuss her new book The Project. Along with discussing the fictional cult The Unity Project as seen in her book, Courtney discusses the research she did on real-life cults as part of her process, including Jonestown and The People's Temple. Today's episode is sponsored by Tommy John Visit Tommyjohn.com/PBN to sav...

Ep. #515 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill answer listener questions about their pets, snacks, non-book related life interests, and a whole bunch more. We'll get back to your regularly scheduled book recommendation content on Monday but this felt like a good time to pause for a brief moment and answer your questions! Jill's campus crime novel blogs mentioned in the podcast: 1st list: https://com...

Ep. #514 - On today's episode, Adam sits down with bestselling author Max Brooks. They chat about his latest books Devolution and Minecraft: The Mountain. They also discuss his lifetime love of audiobooks, growing up in a house filled with storytelling, and the importance of teachers. Sponsor: Literati Kids – Visit http://www. Literati.com/ProBookNerds for 25% off your first two orders Get some PB...

Eo. #513 - Everything feels really tough right now so if, like us, you need a distraction consider getting lost in one of these fictional worlds. Books mentioned in this episode Folk of the Air series by Holly Black Oryx and Crake By Margaret Atwood The Giver by Lois Lowry The Crane Wife By Patrick Ness Take a Hint, Dani Brown By Talia Hibbert The Princess Bride by William Goldman Fangirl By Rainb...

Ep. #512 - Adam is joined by Robert Jones, Jr., debut author of The Prophets and creator of the popular Son of Baldwin online community and blog. Robert's new book is receiving praise as a potential book of the year for its groundbreaking storytelling, immaculate prose, and shattering the notion of sexuality and love. This conversation was compelling and touched on not just the novel itself, but i...

Ep. #511- Jill and Adam are back together sharing their most recent reads before getting into their own reading resolutions for 2021 Then, they offer up book recommendations for one of the tasks on the Professional Book Nerds 2021 Reading Challenge- Read a book published in the 1990s. Take a listen! Sponsor: Kencko - Be one of the first 100 listeners to visit http://kencko.com/pbn for 25% off your...

Ep. #510 - Happy New Year, nerds! We're ushering 2021 with an author and a book that people are sure to be talking about all year long. Ashley Audrain's debut novel, The Push, has been generating buzz since it's massive 9 publishing house auction and now it's about to finally be released. This stunning thriller about motherhood and family is impossible to put down and will genuinely take your brea...

Ep. #509 - We're saying goodbye to 2020 in the best way we know how... by looking forward to the first month of 2021 and a whole bundle of new book releases to talk about! Books mentioned in this episode The Push By Ashley Audrain One of the Good Ones by Maika and Maritza Moulite Concrete Rose By Angie Thomas The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne The Charmed Wife B...

Ep. #508 - Happy holidays! On this special podcast crossover event, Adam joins our friends from the popular Reading Glasses podcast to discuss the Charles Dickens classic story A Christmas Carol and the truly perfect adaptation from The Muppets. This was the podcast Adam was always destined to record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. #507 - ~TREAT YO SELF 2020, IT'S THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR~ It's that time. These are our favorite books released in 2020. What was yours? Sponsors: Literati Kids – Visit http://www. Literati.com/ProBookNerds for 25% off your first two orders GiveWell – Visit http://www.givewell.org/probooknerds and select PODCAST and PROFESSIONAL BOOK NERDS at checkout to have your donation — up to $250 — matc...

Ep. #506 -- Back in May, Jill was joined by her friends Sydney and Tiffany to discuss the challenges of reading and finishing a book at the beginning of the pandemic. Jill has brought Sydney and Tiffany back to see if reading has gotten any easier over the past seven months (spoiler alert: it has and they have book recommendations!) Books mentioned in this episode: Power of Moments by Chip Heath a...

Ep. 505 - P. Djèlí Clark chats with Adam about his exceptional novella Ring Shout, his work as a professor teaching slavery in cinema, how to approach problematic content like H.P. Lovecraft, and the ways history shapes his fantasy writing. Sponsors: Headspace – Visit http://headspace.com/pbn for a free one-month trial with access to meditations for every situation Man Crates – visit mancrates.com...

Ep. #504 - On today's episode, we share all the tasks for our upcoming reading challenge! We kick off the show with what we've read lately before getting into the tasks. Visit professionalbooknerds.com to download the reading challenge and, if you participated in 2020, be sure to email your completed form to professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com! Sponsors Literati Kids – Visit http://www. Literati.c...

Ep. #503 - Marie Benedict, a true PBN all star, returns to chat about her latest book The Mystery of Mrs. Christie. This was a live Zoom event that you can also watch if you prefer on OverDrive's YouTube channel. This books tells a story about the 11 days when Agatha Christie disappeared and then reappeared but never discussed what happened during that time. It's a wonderful story you might not kn...

Ep. #502 - Robin Whitten of AudioFile Magazine joins the Nerds to discuss a few of their Best Audiobooks of the year. They also chat about the process for how the audiobooks are selected, and how the AudioFile staff manages to review more than 2,000 audiobooks per year. See the full "best of" list and subscribe to their daily podcast at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/ Sponsors: Headspace – Visi...

Ep. #501 - On today's episode, Jill is joined by actress Rachel True (Rochelle from the iconic 1996 THE CRAFT) to talk about her new book and Tarot deck TRUE HEART INTUITIVE TAROT. Rachel has been studying Tarot from a very young age, and in their conversation she discusses how her book and deck came about, how she first got into Tarot, busts some Tarot myths, and shares tips for first time writer...

Ep. #500 - On today's episode, the nerds talk about how this podcast came to be, say thank you to all the people who have helped make this happen, and share some of their favorite memories from the 5 years of doing this little side project. Sponsor: Headspace – visit http://headspace.com/pbn for a free one-month trial with access to meditations for every situation Memories discussed on today’s epi...

Ep. #499 - Layla Saad joined the nerds for a special Zoom event to discuss her bestselling book Me & White Supremacy, the new guided journal which is now available, and the upcoming version she's working on for young readers. We also have a conversation about the publishing world and the experiences of black authors, and her wildly successful podcast. Thank you to everyone who attended and a speci...

Ep. #498 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill share the new books coming out in December they both plan to read. It's a bit of a genre swap situation as they both have books the other one would normally recommend. Things are getting crazy in nerd land. Episode sponsors BlendJet - visit BlendJet.com/PBN for an extra 12% off your order Headspace - visit http://headspace.com/pbn for a free one-month t...

Ep. #497 - On today's episode, Mallory O'Meara joins Adam to chat about their post Halloween reading adventures, holiday bookish traditions, and her upcoming book Girly Drinks! Also, the paperback of Lady from the Black Lagoon is now available! Episode Sponsors: GiveWell - Get your first charitable donation matched - up to TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS when you go to http://givewell.org/probooknerds J...

Ep. #496 - On today's episode, Ryan La Sala is back and we're doing it live! This took place on 11/10 and it was our fabulous Big Library Read live event in which Ryan answered audience questions and Jill and Ryan used Tarot to interpret some dreams. Things got wild. If you'd like to watch the whole event you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverDriveInc/videos Also, be sure to sign up...

Ep. #495 - On today's episode, Adam sits down with Raj Haldar about his exceptional children's books, his life as a rapper, creating music and stories for all ages, and much more. Today's episode is sponsored by FRESHLY. Visit freshly.com/probooknerds to get forty dollars of your first two orders. Sign up for our live Big Library Read Zoom event with Ryan La Sala – https://overdrive.zoom.us/webina...

Ep. #494 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill share a few book recommendations   Sign up for our live Big Library Read Zoom event with Ryan La Sala – https://overdrive.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sBK7aDCRRuCRLfH5Y-yN7w   Sign up for our social justice conversation with Layla Saad on 11/16 – https://overdrive.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4VsN_FSYTm-_3AIiB_TbYA   Buy some PBN and Libby swag – http://s...

Ep. #493 - On today's episode, we're joined by Anne Helen Petersen, former senior culture writer for Buzzfeed and author of Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. We talk about burnout, stress, our collective anxiety leading up to the election, and trying to create a work-life balance amidst the pandemic. Sign up for our live Big Library Read Zoom event with Ryan La Sala - http...

The latest Big Library Read author is the one and only Ryan La Sala! His book Reverie is a wild fantasy title that can be described as Inception meets The Magicians and also there is a Drag Queen Sorceress. Back in the before times of January, Adam sat down with Ryan in Philadelphia to chat about this amazing story. Now, hundreds of thousands of people around the world are going to read it at the...