Professional Book Nerds

Emma is joined by author, Rebecca Ross, to chat about the epic conclusion to her Letters of Enchantment duology, Ruthless Vows. They also discuss symmetry in duologies, the book's original title, finding inspiration from Bronte, Austen, and Tolkien, and more. For more info on Rebecca's book tour, check out her website. 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

Come and join Emma and Joe as they share results from the 2023 PBN Reading Challenge and introduce the prompts for 2024! You can download the PDF version of our challenge here and the social sharing size here. This year's challenge includes: A genre you don’t normally read The Humans – Matt Haig A book with main characters that are a different age than you The Marlow Murder Club – Robert Thorogood A book on your TBR longer than 1 year To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell An audiobook (full cast or dramatized!) The Final Revival of Opal & Nev – Dawnie Walton A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – Holly Jackson One of Us is Dead – Jeneva Rose Sadie – Courtney Summers A book in translation Shoko’s Smile – Choi Eunyoung The Dinner – Herman Koch The Good Son – You-Jeong Jeong Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One – Raphaelle Giordano Reread a childhood favorite Confessions of Georgia Nicholson series - Louise Rennison Stranger with My Face – Lois Duncan Howl’s Moving Castle – Diana Wynne Jones A Series of Unfortunate Events – Lemony Snicket Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - Alvin Schwartz The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot 1-800-Where-R-U series - Meg Cabot/Jenny Carroll A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray (Gemma Doyle series) Book with dual POV Betting on You - Lynn Painter Icebreaker - Hannah Grace Beard Science - Penny Reid The Quiet Tenant - Clemence Michallon A book out of season Read a duology Letters of Enchantment - Rebecca Ross Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace A book with a one-word title Tombs – Junji Ito Maame – Jessica George You – Caroline Kepnes Sadie - Courtney Summers Haunted by Meg Cabot A book from any bestseller list Malibu Rising – Taylor Jenkins Reid Untamed – Glennon Doyle Then She Was Gone – Lisa Jewell The Queen’s Gambit – Walter Tevis The Storyteller – Dave Grohl Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus Every Summer After – Carley Fortune The Invisible Kingdom – Meghan O’Rourke A book you heard about first on PBN 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

In this episode, Eli Rallo spills the ink on essay escapades, spills the tea on meeting Sarah Jessica Parker, and spills some wisdom on finding your people. Join Eli and Joe, as they talk about all this, Eli's new book (I Didn't Know I Needed This - out December 12), and more! 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

Emma and Joe share their favorite books of 2023! Emma’s picks: For You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams None of This is True by Lisa Jewell Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros The Woman in Me by Britney Spears The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth The September House by Carissa Orlando The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Happy Place by Emily Henry Joe’s picks: Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell (narrated by Daniel Henning) Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson Pageboy by Elliot Page Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward With My LIttle Eye by Joshilyn Jackson Behind the Seams by Dolly Parton The Big Reveal by Sasha Velour Bonus pick: Meet me at the Lake by Carley Fortune For our favorite YA picks of 2023, be sure to listen to our episode here. If you want to go back and listen to any of the author interviews or episodes we’ve mentioned, we’ll link them below. Rachel Harrison & Clay McLeod Chapman Caroline Kepnes Santino Fontana Ana Reyes Rebecca Yarros Jessica Knoll Emily Henry & Julia Whelan Joe Reads a Big Romance Emma Reads a Horror 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. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma and Joe chat about their most anticipated book releases for December! The final book picks episode featuring 2023 releases is here. Grab your hot cocoa and get ready to add a few more things to your TBR as we close out another great year. Books mentioned in this episode: December Author Interviews: I Didn’t Know I Needed This by Eli Rallo Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross Emma’s Picks: Here in the Dark by Alexis Soloski The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson #CrimeTime by Jeneva Rose & Drew Pyne Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal Fourth Wing (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] Graphic Audio Gilded Youth by Tom Quinn Never by Jessa Hastings Joe’s Picks: When I Was Your Age by Kenan Thompson Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn All the Hidden Paths by Foz Meadowns Where There’s Smoke by EB Vickers Heartstopper #5 by Alice Oseman Murder Crossed Her Mind by Stephen Spotswood Deep Fried Death by Maddie Day Two Dead Wives by Adele Parks 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. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of PBN Joe and Emma are starting to wrap up the year by sharing their favorite juvenile and young adult titles published in 2023. Come and hear what made the cut and why these nerds enjoyed it so much. Titles mentioned in this episode: Emma’s Titles: Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood Betting on You by Lynn Painter House of Marionne by J. Elle The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Divine Rivals & Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert Just Because by Matthew McConaughey Joe’s Titles: Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington (July 2023 S&S) The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosko Jackson (October 2023 Harper) Beholder by Ryan La Sala (October 2023 Scholastic) Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker (April 2023 Tor) Totally Psychic by Brigid Martin In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune The Golden Frog Games by Claribel A. Ortega One of Us is Back by Karen M. McManus On Air with Zoe Washington by Janae Marks Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Munoz 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

On this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast, Joe chats with author Naomi Alderman about her new book The Future (out November 7). Joe and Naomi talk about how an actual pandemic happening can really change how you write about a pandemic, buying $23 hand sanitizer, and what exactly would happen if the elite had private bunkers to escape to. 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

Grab your crystal ball, fire up the cauldron, and get ready to get witchy! Today, Joe, Kristin, and Claire share some recommended picks for the witching season. There's something magical in the air as you transition from Halloween horrors but before you get too cozy for the winter season. Titles mentioned in this episode: Kristin’s Titles: Hex Life edited by Rachel Autumn Deering In the House in the Dark of the Wood by Laird Hunt The Witchery by Sophie Isabelle The Witching Year by Diana Helmuth Kiss and Spell by Celestine Martin The Good House by Tananarieve Due Claire’s Titles: The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman Steeped to Death by Gretchen Rue The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec A Season with the Witch by J.W. Ocker Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt Slewfoot by Brom Into the Forest edited by Lindy Ryan Joe’s Titles: Cackle by Rachel Harrison Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore After the Forest by Kell Woods Night of the Witch by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson The Witches of Bone Hill by Ava Morgyn 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

Emma spends roughly an hour fangirling at bestselling author, Rebecca Yarros, and chats about the highly-anticipated release of Iron Flame.They also discuss work-life balance, the biggest obstacles facing Xaden and Violet, Rebecca's favorite dragon and go-to coffee order, being a Dain apologist, and so much more in this casual, chatty interview. Books mentioned in this episode: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros Undelivered by Jeff Nussbaum Kindred by Octavia Butler Legendborn by Tracy Deonn The History of a Difficult Child by Mihret Sibhat Seven Days in June by Tia Williams 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

Emma is joined by librarian, Robin Bradford, to chat about her book, The Reader's Advisory Guide to Romance. They also chat all things Romancelandia, how to talk about spice levels, the cyclical nature of romance trends and tropes, libraries, and a bunch of recommendations! You can find Robin on Twitter @Tuphlos. Authors mentioned in this episode: Katee Robert Jill Shalvis Tasha Harrison D.L. White Naima Simone Tracey Livesay Eva Leigh Rosie Danan Samantha Chase Dylan Allen Rachel Howzell Hall Books mentioned in this episode: Icebreaker by Hannah Grace The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall Bride by Ali Hazelwood The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan Ana Maria and the Fox by Liana De la Rosa 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