Professional Book Nerds

We've got Olympic Fever and the only prescription is an interview with the resplendent Megan Abbott! In addition to being a former Librarian and a true champion of libraries, Megan Abbott's most recent book, You Will Know Me, is a suspenseful thriller about a talented gymnastics team with a dark secret. Whether you're a fan of Megan's previous books, mysteries or Olympic sports (we happen to be all 3) you're going to love both this conversation and You Will Know Me!   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at [email protected]    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

Everyone loves to laugh, right? You totally do. So in this episode Adam is joined by Melissa to discuss their favorite comedic audiobooks. They begin with their all time favorites before moving on to the audiobooks their excited to listen to in the near future. They end the episode with a conversation about the audiobooks they wish existed. There are a lot of them... You can borrow and sample every book discussed (well, the real ones) at https://www.overdrive.com/explore.  Comedic Audiobooks sure to make you laugh   Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling   Billy Crystal - Still Foolin' Em   Is Everyone Hanging out without me? By Mindy Kaling   Bossypants by Tina Fey   Food by Jim Gaffigan   Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris   Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. by Rob Delaney   Almost Interesting by David Spade   Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson   You'll Grow Out of it by Jessi Klein   Kanye West Owes Me $300 by Jensen Karp   Born Standing up by Steve Martin   That is All by John Hodgman   Nothing's Sacred by Lewis Black   You're Never Weird on the Internet…Almost by Felicia Day   I Must Say by Martin Short   Party of One by Dave Holmes   Shrill by Lindy West     The Parks and Rec recs…   Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption by Nick Offerman   Yes Please by Amy Poehler   Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari   Stories I only tell my friends by Rob Lowe     Audiobooks we want to listen to:   I'm just a person by Tig Notaro   The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer   Where am I Now? By Mara Wilson   Talking as Fast as I can by Lauren Graham   You Can't Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson   Scrappy Little Notebook by Anna Kendrick   Thanks for the Money by Joel McHale   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at [email protected]    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

In this episode Jill returns for our intro with Adam! The actual episode is an interview with Duane Swierczynski, author of the crime novel, Revolver, which is about the murder of two cops and their family efforts to solve the mystery. The story is told over three timelines and the generations of the families living during those times as they struggle to come to grips with what really happened. Duane also shared where his inspiration comes from as well as the different processes he goes through when writing novels compared to writing comics, which he is also well known for.  Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at [email protected]    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

In today's episode Jill chats with Christina and Sarah about why they all love Dystopian books and what makes these titles so enchanting. They also discuss the idea of Utopias and if they can exist without dystopias being a part of the world. Naturally, they also have loads of book recommendations as well. Be sure to check out overdrive.com for a complete Professional Book Nerds reading list to sample and borrow all the titles they discussed!  Reading Recommendations: Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge   Fire and Flood by Victoria Scott   A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess   The Road by Cormac McCarthy   The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood   Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro   Children of Men by P.D. James   Matched by Allie Condie   The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey   Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen   The Selection by Kiera Cass   The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson   Prince of Thornes by Mark Lawrence   Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood   Seveneves by Neal Stephenson   On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Dyvis   The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan   The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at [email protected]    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 the 36th episode of the pod, Adam chats with debut author, Nathan Hill. The Nix, which comes out August 30th, explores the resilience of love and home, especially in times of radical change. Nathan shares his love of libraries and choose your own adventure books and also discusses how a book can provide a different outcome for every reader depending on how you go into the story. Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at [email protected]    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

In today's episode Emma, Meghan and Kristin return to share the latest books they've been reading and listening to in the Mystery genre. Back by popular demand, they also provide a pretty amazing list of punny-named cozy mysteries that you're going to love. You can find links to sample and borrow all the books discussed from your library below or by visiting our Professional Book Nerds reading list. Murder & Mystery Book Recommendations:   Melancholy Accidents by Peter Manseau   Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica   You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott   Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris   In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware   A Killer Crop by Sheila Connolly   Wytches by Scott Snyder   Bram Stoker's Dracula adopted by Michael Burgan   We could be Beautiful by Swan Huntley   Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye   The Vegetarian by Han Kang   The Girls by Emma Cline   Dark Matter by Blake Crouch   Upcoming Books we can't wait for   The Trespasser by Tana French   Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty   End of Watch by Stephen King   To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey   The Last Interview by David Bowie   Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood   Pun-tastic Mystery Titles   Assault and Beret (Hat Shop Mystery Series) by Jenn McKinlay   Stick and Scones (Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery Series) by Diane Mott Davidson   Going, Going, Ganache (Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series) by Jenn McKinlay   Curried Away (Spice Shop Mystery Series) by Gail Oust   The Cracked Spine (Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series) by Paige Shelton   Roast Mortem (Coffeehouse Mystery Series) by Cleo Coyle   The Good, The Bad and the Guacamole (Taste of Texas Series) by Rebecca Adler   We'll Always have Parrots (Meg Langslow Mystery Series) by Donna Andrews   Éclair and Present Danger (Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery) by Laura Bradford   Crepes of Wrath (Pancake House Mystery Series) by Sarah Fox   It's Your Party, Die if you Want To (Live and Di Dixie Mystery Series) by Vickie Fee   Shades of Earl Grey (Tea Shop Mystery Series) by Laura Childs   If You've Got It, Haunt It (Haunted Vintage Mystery Series) by Rose Pressey   If Books Could Kill (Bibliophile Mystery Series) by Kate Carlisle   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at [email protected]    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

In our 34th episode Adam interviewed Zoraida Cordova in Orlando where she was promoting her upcoming Young Adult Fantasy title, Labyrinth Lost. Zoraida shared her inspirations for this book as well as her love of mermaids and a fun story about how she learned to speak English. She also spoke about the importance of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks movement and offered some great diverse book recommendations. Zoraida's reading recommendations: Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton   The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi   The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore   Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at [email protected]    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

Our 33rd episode is packed with book recommendations as Adam is joined by Jim and Quinton in the OverDrive offices to offer up the books they've loved lately. See the list below for links to all the titles discussed on the episode. As this was the first ever "all male" episode they also brainstormed some ideas for getting reluctant, young males into reading and they all shared their first experiences of falling in love with books.  Book Recommendations Preacher graphic novel series   Constantine (comics)   Mechanical Failure by Joe Zieja   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows   Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams   Small Favor by Jim Butcher   The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers   Revolver by Duane Swierczynski   You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott   Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo   The Way of the Kings by Brandon Sanderson   Ready Player One by Ernest Cline   The Martian by Andy Weir   This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp   Thirteen Reason Why by Jay Asher   Red Rising by Pierce Brown   The books that made Adam, Quinton and Jim fall in love with reading:   The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien   The Outsiders by SE Hinton   Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls   Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald   Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card   Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard   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

Our 32nd episoee features Dawn Kurtagich, author of And The Trees Crept In, a Young Adult psychological horror that is both breathtaking and terrifying. Dawn, however, could not be more cheerful! She spoke with Adam at the American Library Association Annual Convention in Orlando where they discussed the difficult life situations that inspire her writing, the importance of color in her life and her secret to always have a bright outlook no matter what is going on around her. Dawn's reading recommendations: House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine The Foretelling by Alice Hoffman Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at [email protected]    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.  Read more at http://overdrive.libsyn.com/#Sclp5FqmFJ0TbFpR.99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Overview Our 31st episode features Jordanna Max Brodsky, author of the The Immortals, book one in the Olympus Bound series. She shares with Adam her writing process of needing to write five days a week and all about the places she has traveled for research places. She and Adam also discuss their shared love of musicals, many of which are based on books including Bridges of Madison County, Once, and, of course, Hamilton.   Jordanna's reading recommendations: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare The Stormlight Archive Series by Brandon Sanderson Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at [email protected]    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