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Who doesn't love a good murder to set off their summer vacation? In today's episode, Jill is joined by previous guests Emma, Meghan, and Kristin to discuss some of their favorite mystery, suspense, and thriller books! They also share some of the cozy mysteries they have been reading, complete with puntastic titles.  Books Mentioned In This Episode:  Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Behind Closed Do...

Tra la Laaa! Today's episode is a chat with legendary children's author and illustrator Dav Pilkey! Dav is best known for creating Captain Underpants which has been read by millions of children around the world and is responsible for countless people falling in love with reading.  Dav shares how he created his characters and what it feels like to interact with so many fans around the world. He als...

On today's episode, Adam and Jill chat with Nancy Pearl! Nancy regularly offers book recommendations on NPR, was named Librarian of the Year in 2011 by Library Journal and even has her own action figure. Nancy has long been known for her ability to recommend books and now she's written her own debut novel, George and Lizzie. During the conversation, Nancy discusses her new book, libraries and a wh...

On today's episode, Adam is joined by #1 bestselling author B. A. Paris whose debut novel, Behind Closed Doors, became an instant international sensation. Her latest novel, The Breakdown, is being released on July 18th and is already garnering massive amounts of buzz and praise.  During their chat, B. A. discussed the difference between writing her first novel as a complete unknown and writing her...

On today's episode, Adam and Jill travel to Chicago to speak with Colson Whitehead about his #1 New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Underground Railroad. Their conversation covered how this book came to be, how he views his book in relation to the incredible success it has achieved, race relations throughout American history and a dive into the music Colson listens to...

In today's episode, Adam and Jill sit down with bestselling and award winning author Jonathan Safran Foer. Well known for his immensely popular novels Extremely Loud and Incredible Close and Everything is Illuminated, Jonathan published his latest hit, Here I am, in 2016.   During their chat, Jonathan discussed how he takes on the craft of writing, how he traveled to Eastern Europe to research his...

It's our monthly episode of forthcoming books we can't wait to read! ::Insert Kermit Arms:: Like every month, Jill and Adam break down some of the books coming out this month that they can't wait to read. So get your TBR lists ready!  Books Mentioned in This Episode The Breakdown by BA Paris Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris Because You Hate To Love Me by Ameriie The Many Lives of Catwoman by Tim Ha...

On this week's author interview episode we feature Greg Iles, the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Natchez Burning series. Greg talks about his experiences as a writer of the South and the importance of dealing head on with the past and the real life situations that inspired his series. Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us...

Last weekend, Adam and Jill were in Chicago for the American Library Association. Along with getting to meet some of our library partners, podcast listeners, publishing company friends, they also got to interview some incredible authors and Jill, at least, got to do some sightseeing in the Windy City. Books mentioned in this episode The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Evicted by Matthew D...

This episode is presented by Libby, the new app from OverDrive that's the fastest and easiest way to enjoy your next great digital read. Today's episode is an interview Adam did with Doree Shafrir. Doree has worked at Buzzfeed and Gawker Media, amongst other sites and her new debut novel STARTUP is now available.  During their chat, Adam and Doree go into her book, working at Buzzfeed, having a po...

Today's episode is presented by Libby, the new app from OverDrive that's the fastest and easiest way to enjoy your next great digital read. Our episode today is a very special conversation as Jill and Adam sat down with two librarians who were integral in the creation of OverDrive. Both these women have decades of experience working as libraries and now they offer their services consulting IN OUR...

On today's episode, Adam & Jill are joined by Kyle Cassidy, author of This is What a Librarian Looks Like. The trio celebrate this week's American Librarian Association annual meetings by discussing all the amazing library stories Kyle has in his book. In This is What a Librarian Looks Like, Kyle not only shares hundreds of wonderful stories by librarians but also several essays and interviews fro...

On today's episode, Adam and Jill unveil their top 10 most bad ass female writers working today. Inspired by Wonder Woman, they decide to share this list of incredible ladies in the hopes that you'll discover some authors you may not have known about or never considered reading. You can click each name below to see that author's OverDrive page and borrow all their books. Once you've listened to th...

Episode Overview Today's episode is a conversation Jill had with Instagram yogi rockstar Jessamyn Stanley, author of Every Body Yoga. More than just a discussion about yoga, Jill and Jessamyn discuss body image, diet culture, and being an untraditional looking athlete. Episode was recorded live at the Parma-Snow branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library on May 18, 2017.  Say Hello! Find OverDri...

Adam and Jill are both back in the office this week! ::FLAILING KERMIT ARMS::  In our intro, Adam shares some of the adventures he had in New York City when he was visiting the Big Apple for Book Expo and then Jill has an interview with New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen! Her latest book Once and For All is out now.    Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and ...

Episode Overview: Today's episode is an interview Jill did with award-winning author and illustrator Marcus Sedgwick, whose latest book Saint Death was published back in April.    Other Books Mentioned in this episode:  The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdriv...

Episode Overview Adam and Jill are currently podcast hosts passing in the night, with Adam currently in New York City for Book Expo America while Jill is back in the office after having just returned from the Big Apple!  In the first half of the episode, Adam gives some book recommendations to some of our listeners who emailed in and in the second half Jill talks all about her recent trip to New Y...

On today's episode, Adam has the honor of chatting with Cat Clarke about her book The Pants Project. Cat has written a story about a Transgender student entering a new school where Liv is forced to wear a skirt even though he knows inside he was meant to be a boy. This powerful story about equality is something everyone should read. In their chat, Adam and Cat discuss what went into the decision t...

On this very special episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast, we sit down with Marie Benedict once more to discuss The Other Einstein which was chosen by our readers as the next Big Library Read global eBook club! Marie came to our offices in Cleveland and the three of us bonded and now we're the best of friends.  After you listen to this episode head to http://biglibraryread.com/ to join o...

Before Jill and Adam go on a series of travel adventures for work and play they get together to share the books coming out in June they're most excited to read. In this episode you'll hear discussions about new memoirs (HELLO EDDIE IZZARD), Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Young Adult and oodles more. Adam also reads a wonderful listener email and we lament how fast time is flying in 2017. Shout...

On today's episode, Jill & Adam chat with debut author Caite Dolan-Leach about her debut novel Dead Letters. In addition to being an amazing writer and overall human, Caite is a literary translator who studied at Trinity College and the American University in Paris (Hashtag jelly).  We discuss her life as a world traveler and, studying in the world's most beautiful university library and bucket lo...

We are an office full of readers and so for today's episode we decided to poll some of our co-workers and past podcast guests to see what everyone is currently reading or has recently finished. We love doing these episodes because they are always a great mix of titles so enjoy and be sure to let us know what YOU are reading by emailing us at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com or by finding us on...

The Fierce Reads tour kicked off May 9, 2017 and Cleveland's own Cuyahoga County Public Library was the first stop! Adam and I got to moderate a panel discussion with three incredible Young Adult authors: Scott Westerfeld, Erin Beaty, and Taran Matharu. Kristen Orlando was originally scheduled but was ill the night of our event so she is not part of the interview.  For more information about the t...

On today's episode we are discussing short reads and quick books! We love big books and we cannot lie but not everyone does or has the time so today's episode is all about shorter books that can be read over a long weekend (which is perfect for our American listeners with Memorial Day right around the corner).  Books Mentioned In This Episode The Ocean at the end of the lane by Neil Gaiman The sle...