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 OFFICES. They have worked closely with OverDrive's CEO, Steve Potash, over the years and have helped make OverDrive the global company it is today. Hear how the company came to be while also celebrating the importance of libraries in our community on this American Library Association special episode.
Book Recommendations
Check out these two lists at overdrive.com for some perfect books to enjoy now that summer has arrived.
OverDrive Staff Librarians Summer Picks
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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.
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 from bestselling authors including Neil Gaiman, Paula Poundstone and George R.R. Martin.
As Kyle states in the episode, "Every author I spoke to had stories about librarians because they all grew up in libraries. They wouldn't be who they are today If it wasn't for libraries."
Take a listen and support your local libraries!
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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 the episode, be sure to send us some tweets or emails to let us know who would be on your list!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 York and hitting the Great White Way for a musical.
Book Recs:
Nonfiction books for teens about the Holocaust:
The Historian Read-alikes
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
Crime novels with body language
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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 to write this book, Cat's research process and so much more. Take a listen and then go borrow, buy or place a hold on this title. You won't regret the new perspective it provides.
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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 our global discussion around The Other Einstein as the Big Library Read kicks off once again on June 12th.
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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 at us with the books your most excited for this month for a chance to be mentioned on the podcast! Cheers and Happy Reading.
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard
The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder
If I Understood you Would I Have this Look on my Face by Alan Alda
The Waking Land by Callie Bates
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman by Anne Helen Petersen
Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy
The City Always Wine by Omar Robert Hamilton
The Space Between Stars by Anne Corlett
Saints and Misfits by S. K. Ali
Sweet Spot: An Ice Cream Binge Across America by Amy Ettinger
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Quiet until the Thaw by Alexandra Fuller
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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 loads more. Have a listen!
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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 Twitter @ProBookNerds
Books Mentioned In Today's Episode:
Empire Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen by Alison Weir
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Hunted by Meagan Spooner
By Your Side by Kasie West
The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
A $500 House In Detroit by Drew Philp
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
A Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar
Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
If You've Got It, Haunt It by Rose Pressey
The Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig
It by Stephen King
Since We Fell by Denis Lehane
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
You Are a Badass At Making Money by Jen Sincero
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
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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 tour and the authors we interviewed, visit www.fiercereads.com
Episode was recorded live on May 9, 2017 at the Parma-Snow branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library
Books Mentioned In This Episode:
Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld
The Traitor's Kiss by Erin Beaty
Summoner's Series by Taran Matharu
You Don't Know My Name by Kristen Orlando
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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 sleeper and the spindle by Neil Gaiman
Fortunately the milk by Neil Gaiman
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahesi Coates
Different Seasons by Stephen King
The Giver by Lois Lowrey
Shopgirl by Steve Martin
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman
Dirty Daddy by Bob Saget
Almost Interesting by David Spade
I'm Just a Person by Tig Notoro
Diary of a Mad Diva by Joan Rivers
Rickle's Letters by Don Rickles
Bad Days in History by Michael Farquhar
The Hours by Michael Cunningham
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
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On today's episode, Adam chats with Kate Moore, author of the incredible book The Radium Girls. This work of nonfiction recounts the story of the women who worked with Radium-based paint, ingesting poison every single day, and their fight to make sure the tragedies they endured never happened again.
Kate discussed the massive amount of research she did to bring this story to life and also shared her experiences as a ghost writer and editor. Take a listen and then borrow, purchase and recommend this book. It's astonishing.
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We're back with round two of our Book Riot Read Harder Challenge suggestions! Completing this challenge is a lot of fun and can help broaden your literary scope but it can be tough to find books that fit the categories. That's where we come in! In ep. 82 we did five different categories and today we have 5 more for you. Below are links to all the books we discuss. Take a listen!
Read a Debut Novel
Read a book published between 1900 & 1950
Read a book about books
Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country
Read a classic by an author of color
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It's Children's Book Week and we are celebrating with a three-in-one author interview episode featuring authors Pat Mora, Cynthia Leitich-Smith, and Don Tate.
Interviews were recorded at the Virginia Hamilton Conference, April 6-7, 2017.
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May is just around the corner which means it's time for Adam and Jill to offer up their top picks for books coming out in May 2017!
Books Mentioned In This Episode:
We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby
This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare by Gabourey Sidibe
The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane
Theft by Finding by David Sedaris
Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton
The Last Neanderthal by Claire Cameron
Astrophysics for People In a Hurry by Neil Degrasse Tyson
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
Dating-ish by Penny Reid
Flame In the Mist by Renee Ahdieh
New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
Mr. Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker
Men Without Stories by Haruki Murakami
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir
Where The Lost Girls Go by R.J. Noonan
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In today's episode, Adam speaks with Scottish author Denzil Meyrick. Denzil's book, Whisky From Small Glasses was selected as our Together We Read Digital Book Club choice for our U.K. libraries. Together We Read is a Digital Book Club being featured through participating libraries in the United Kingdom from 11 – 25 May 2017. The club connects readers all across the United Kingdom with the same eBook, at the same time.
Denzil discusses how he went from being on the police force to writing crime novels as well as the importance of setting in his books, why you need to visit Scotland and so much more.
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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
On Today's episode, Jill & Adam sit down with John Scalzi, one of the most prolific and success Science Fiction Writers of our time. John provides an introduction to his new book, The Collapsing Empire, and then explains what makes a good Sci-Fi story in his mind. John even provides some great "gateway" books for newcomers to the genre while also offering some graduate level options for Sci-Fi veterans.
John offers up some secrets to his writing process, where he sees this latest series going and then tells an incredible story about a fake story he wrote that every wishes he'd turn into a full length novel.
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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.
On today's episode, Adam and Jill are joined by Christina, who tells us all about the titles included in this year's Summer Read program.
OverDrive Summer Read is an annual program designed to encourage K-12 students to keep reading all year long. The titles selected can supplement other summer reading programs and will offer free, simultaneous access to students from June 7th - August 7th.
More information can be found at http://resources.overdrive.com/summer-read/
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Wild World of Buck Bray: The Miss Grizzly Cubs by Judy Young
Tig Ripley: Rock 'n' Roll Rebel by Ginger Rue
Happy Birthday, Spongebob! by JP Chanda
Pandas on the Eastside by Gabrielle Predergast
Meet Shimmer and Shine by Nickelodeon Publishing
Mikey's Monster by Nickelodeon Publishing
Ray of Sunlight by Brynn Stein
Instant Winner by Gary Soto
Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin
The Pigeon Man by Joel Edward Stein
Audacious by Gabrielle Predergast
At the Edge of the World by Kari Jones
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It's National Library Week! As a library company, OverDrive knows the importance of libraries and as podcast hosts, we often ask our guest authors for their thoughts and memories about the importance of libraries as well.
For this episode, we pulled together some of our favorite quotes from past guests. They talk about getting their first library card, the book that changed their life, the importance of reading, and so much more. Episode numbers are listened next to each author if you'd like to hear the full interview.
Authors in this episode:
Jodi Picoult (Episode #64)
Jewell Parker Rhodes (Episode #22)
Kwame Alexander (Episode #97)
Brad Meltzer (Episode #26)
Marie Benedict (Episode #52)
Sunil Yapa (Episode #8)
Matthew Quick (Episode #18)
Marieke Nijkamp (Episode #4)
James Patterson (Episode #28)
Min Jin Lee (Episode #87)
Omar el Akkad (Episode #107)
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On today's episode, Adam interviews Omar El Akaad about his debut novel American War, which tells the story of a second American Civil War taking place 100 years in the future. Omar has spent his professional life covering news in places like Iraq, Egypt and Guantanamo Bay and uses his incredible view of the world to shape this book.
In our intro Adam chats with his brother Jason who also works at OverDrive. Yep, that's right, Adam's has a brother who works with him that has never been on the podcast because Adam is a dumb-dumb. They discuss the books Jason reads with his daughter and his affinity for audiobooks with their trademark witty banter... A trademark listeners would know about had Adam brought Jason on any time in the first 106 episodes...
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On today's episode, Adam interviews Lesley Crewe, whose book, Amazing Grace, was chosen as the Together We Read national digital book club selection for Canada. From April 13-27, library card holders of Canadian libraries can borrow the eBook of Amazing Grace without any wait lists or holds and then join our discussion board at https://togetherweread.com.
Lesley and Adam chat about her home in Cape Brenton, Nova Scotia where many of her stories are located as well as her love of wildlife and why she makes sure Cape Brenton is a part of her books.
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On today's episode, Adam & Jill chat with George Saunders, bestselling authors and one of TIME's 100 most influential people in the world. George is renowned for his collections of short stories and his first full length novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, recently debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list.
George explained where the idea for this novel came from, why Lincoln remains such an important character even today, how the incredible audiobook came to be and why absurdity fits so well into his stories. Take a listen!
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