Reading Triumph: Conquering Goals and Slumps
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Today on the podcast, Joe and Emma talk with their reading pals Andrea, Melissa and Shannon about how they set reading goals for the year to keep motivation and celebration high while also battling the reading slump. Join us for different ways to inspire how you view your year in books! Don’t forget toRegister to watchthe virtual Libby Book Awards ceremony presented by us, your very ownProfessional Book NerdsviaZoom, or tune in onYouTubeorFacebook Live. What Everyone's Reading Right Now: Nightbane by Alex Aster Fate Breaker by Victoria Aveyard This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings / House of Earth and Blood (GraphicAudio) by Sarah J. Maas Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode onOverDrive.comor in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace. Looking for more bookish content? Check out theLibby Life Blog! We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe onApple Podcasts,Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds onInstagram,Twitter, andTikTok@ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email [email protected]. We’ve got merch! Check out ourtwoshirtsinThe OverDrive Shop(all profits are donated to the ALA Literacy Clearinghouse). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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