Professional Book Nerds

Episode Overview In our fifth episode, host Jill is joined by Adam and Sheila as they discuss some of the top award winners to come out of 2016 ALA Midwinter conference as well as some of the titles they've recently finished reading. Our reader recommendations are pulled from some of our Twitter followers and we also spend time remembering the late great David Bowie and Alan Rickman.  Be sure to follow OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter and maybe you'll get a personalized recommendation on the podcast, too!   Featured OverDrive Staff Jill, Sheila, and Adam   Intro (0:00-2:38)   ALA Award Winners (2:39-6:11) Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena, Illustrated by Christian Robinson The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak   Recent Reads (6:12-15:39) Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld A Wild Swan and Other Tales by Michael Cunningham The Gap of Time by Jeannette Winterson William Shakespeare Star Wars by Ian Doescher Evicted by Matthew Desmond Jim Henson by Brian Jay Jones A Step Toward Falling by Cammie McGovern These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly Accidental Saints by Nadia Bolz-Weber Pastrix by Nadia Bolz-Weber Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Every Day I Fight by Stuart Scott   Readers Advisory Recommendations (15:40-23:16)  Readalikes for Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Walking Dead Graphic Novels by Robert Kirkman The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancy We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson Bluescreen by Dan Wells Willful Machines by Tim Floreen The Martian by Andy Weir Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke   Readalikes for Moby Dick by Herman Melville In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick The Revenant by Michael Punke The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett   Readalikes for In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson Dead Wake by Erik Larson Hitlerland by Andrew Nagorski The Nazi Hunters by Andrew Nagorski The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt   Pre-Pubs and Other Books (23:17-30:12) Morning Star by Pierce Brown, Book 3 in the Red Rising Trilogy View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman Up From the Sea by Leza Lowitz Pax by Sara Pennypacker, author of the Clementine Series Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell The Oxford Inheritance by Ann A. McDonald The Secret History by Donna Tartt Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates The Likeness by Tana French At the Existentialist Cafe by Sarah Bakewell   Remembering Alan Rickman and David Bowie (30:13-End) Their bookish roles include Labyrinth: The Novelization, Harry Potter series, Sense and Sensibility, and The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood   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

Episode Overview Today's episode features OverDrive's own social media guru Adam as he interviews Marieke Nijkamp, Dutch author of the brand new YA novel This Is Where It Ends which focuses on the terrifying 54 minutes of a school shooting as seen through the eyes of four different perspectives. Marieke discusses her writing and research process as well as the incident that proved to be the catalyst for her debut novel. A strong advocate of #WeNeedDiverseBooks, Marieke shares her own personal perspective of why diversity in literature, and especially YA literature, is so very important.  Along with talking about her own book, Marieke offers her own book recommendations for our podcast listeners. Some of her recent reads and favorite books are as follows: The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt Last Leaves Falling by Sarah Benwell Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler The forthcoming book she's most looking forward to reading is:  The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig   Episode was recorded in Boston at 2016 ALA Midwinter.    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

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.  Featured Librarians Jill, Todd, and Sheila   Intro (0:00-1:55)   Recent Reads (1:56-16:33) The Nest by Kenneth Oppel Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory   Readers Advisory Recommendations (16:34-24:40)  Books to celebrate Appreciate a Dragon Day A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans by Laurence Yep and Joanne Ryder Eragon by Christopher Paolini The Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke Audiobook road trip recommendations for someone who likes storyteller comedians and humorous biographies like Amy Poehler's Yes Please Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Dad is Fat and Food by Jim Gaffigan Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari You Better Not Cry by Augusten Burroughs The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman The Wordy Shipmates and Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell Books for someone who likes "wizards and stuff." Favorite series is The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher which starts with Storm Front. Hounded by Kevin Hearne. Book 1 of The Iron Druid Chronicles Bloodlist by P. N. Elrod. Book 1 of The Vampire Files  The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Book 1 of The Kingkiller Chronicle The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima. Book 1 of The Heir Chronicles   Pre-Pubs and Other Books (24:41-End) Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler Dodgers by Bill Beverly Booked by Kwame Alexander City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Book 1 of Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments Series The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Notes From a Small Island  by Bill Bryson Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson The Lost Continent by Bill Bryson Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.  Featured Librarians  Jill, Liz, and Kristin   Intro (0:00-1:50)   Recent Reads (1:50-14:00) Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaimen Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell   Readers Advisory Recommendations (14:00-26:30) Holiday gift for a single father who isn't a big reader, but enjoys Star Wars and superheroes. Velvet Blackwidow Hawkeye Saga, volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan Darth Vader and Son and Vader's Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown All My Friends are Dead by Jory John and Avery Monsen First grader who is a strong reader but still wants some pictures in his books. The Not So Itty Bitty Spiders by Amy Marie Stadelmann, Book 1 of the Olive & Beatrix series Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look, Book 1 of the Alvin Ho series El Deafo by Cece Bell Holiday gift for a woman who has previously enjoyed Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, The Paris Wife by Paula McLain, and Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.  The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Circling the Sun by Paula McLain Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Pre-Pubs (26:30-End)  American Housewife by Helen Ellis Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente, illustrated by Ana Juan Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh In a Different Key: The Story of Autism by John Donvan and Caren Zucker The Lost Tudor Princess: The Life of Lady Margaret Douglas by Alison Weir   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.    Librarians Featured   Jill, Emma, and Rachel K.   Intro (0:00 - 2:20)   Recent Reads (2:20-18:56) City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg M Train by Patti Smith American Wife by Taya Kyle Career of Evil by Robert Gailbraith After You by JoJo Moyes Girl Online on Tour by Zoe Sugg (Zoella)  Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Ted Hughes: An Unauthorised Life by Jonathan Bate Walking Dead Series, Book 1 by Robert Kirkman   Readers Advisory Recommendations (18:56-30:43) Narrative non-fiction titles The Job by Steve Osbourne On the Move by Oliver Sacks A Deadly Secret by Matt Birkbeck Beneath the Surface by John Hargrove Readalikes for The Good Girl by Mary Kubica and The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware The Silent Wife by A. S. A. Harrison Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica Good Book Club picks The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt The Martian by Andy Weir  The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins   Pre-Pubs (30:43-End) A Wild Swan and Other Tales by Michael Cunningham Power Corruption and Lies: Inside New Order by Peter Hook Strong Looks Better Naked by Khloe Kardashian Hello Life by Marcus Butler Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King After Alice by Gregory Maguire   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices