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A podcast for book lovers, by book lovers.

We’re not just book nerds, we’re professional book nerds.

 
 

A podcast for book lovers,
by book lovers

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A podcast for book lovers,
by book lovers

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April 25, 2024

May 2024 Book Picks

It's that magical time again - Joe and Emma are sharing the books being released this May (2024) that they're most looking forward to. The Nerds talk about the eclipse, catch up, and have a silly, goofy time! Titles mentioned in this episode: Author Interviews for May:   Emma’s Titles:
  1. You Never Know by Tom Selleck
  2. The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
  3. The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
  4. Mistakes We Never Made by Hannah Brown
  5. When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
  6. Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum
  7. Evocation by S.T. Gibson
  8. When We Were Silent by Fiona McPhillips
  9. The Ballad of Darcy and Russell by Morgan Matson
  10. Swiped by L.M. Chilton
  Joe’s Titles: 
  1. Cunning Folk by Tabitha Stanmore
  2. Keepers of the Stones and Stars by Michael Barakiva
  3. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
  4. How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
  5. In Our Stars by Jack Campbell
  6. Have You Seen This Girl by Nita Tyndall
  7. Ghostroots by ‘Pemi Aguda
  8. If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay
  9. The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
  10. Joe Nuthin’s Guide to Life by Helen Fisher

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Meet the nerds

Emma Dwyer

Emma Dwyer is a Product Trainer at OverDrive, where she provides training to Public Library partners on OverDrive products and services, like Libby and Marketplace. Prior to joining the Training team, Emma was an OverDrive Digital Content Librarian and she brings a great deal of library, publishing, and book knowledge to her current team.

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Joe Skelley

Joe Skelley is a Marketing & Events Specialist at OverDrive, where he leads the coordination of the Digital Bookmobile tour route and Digipalooza conference, and helps introduce new users to Libby through virtual training sessions. You can usually find him listening to an audiobook while walking his dog Roscoe.

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What we do

We’re not just book nerds, we’re Professional Book Nerds® (PBN) who work at OverDrive, the industry-leader for ebooks and audiobooks through your local library and school. With over 2 million downloads, readers and librarians turn to the PBN team for weekly expert book recommendations, author interviews and all things books.

 
 
 
 
 
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