Professional Book Nerds

Lauren Groff joins Jill to discuss her new book Matrix, a historical fiction novel about poet Marie de France. Today's episode is sponsored by Headspace. Visit Headspace.com/PBN for a free one-month trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Jill discusses the current resurgence of books about and for witches and shares some favorite titles featuring magic and witches. Today's episode is sponsored by Zocdoc. Visit Zocdoc.com/ProBookNerds and download the Zocdoc app to sign-up for FREE Books mentioned in this episode The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson The Witch’s Market by Mingmei Yip Witch Please by Ann Aguirre Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Condé A Practical Guide for Witches by Ylva Mara Radziszewski Enchantments: A Modern Witch’s Guide to Self-Possession by Mya Spalter The Ultimate Guide to Tarot Card Meanings by Brigit Esselmont Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pultizer Prize winning author (and Cleveland native!) Anthony Doerr joins Jill to discuss his new book Cloud Cuckoo Land Today's episode is sponsored by Fast Growing Trees. Visit FastGrowingTrees.com/PBN to save 15% Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Read an Ebook Day is coming up on Sept. 18, and as we've done in past years, Jill is talking to some of her coworkers here at OverDrive to find out what book they'll be reading. Learn more at www.readanebookday.com Today's episode is sponsored by Zocdoc. Visit Zocdoc.com/ProBookNerds and download the Zocdoc app to sign-up for FREE Books mentioned in today's episode The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins Billy Summers by Stephen King Trixie and Katya’s Guide to Womanhood by Trixie Mattel and Katya Portrait of a Scotsman by Edie Dunmore Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie Kindred by Octavia Butler Artemis by Andy Weir The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary Fuzz by Mary Roach Grunt by Mary Roach Stiff by Mary Roach Bonk by Mary Roach Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Red Rising by Pierce Brown Dukes and Ladders by Eric Ugland The Shining by Stephen King Normal People by Sally Rooney

Heather Demetrios returns to the Professional Book Nerds, this time to discuss her new book Code Name Badass which is a biography of amazing Allied spy Virginia Hall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, Jill shares novels that feature fictional podcasts as well as books inspired or based on real-life podcasts. Books mentioned in today's episode: Sadie by Courtney Summers Truth Be Told (formally Are You Sleeping) by Kathleen Barber Radio Silence by Alice Oseman If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier Possession by Katie Lowe I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick Adnan’s Story by Rabia Chaudry This is Ear Hustle by Nigel Poor Welcome to Nightvale by Joseph Fink Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Jill is joined by Alice Feeney to discuss her latest book Rock Paper Scissors. Alice shares tidbits on her writing process and what it was like writing this book during the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam is leaving OverDrive for another job in the coming weeks and so he says goodbye and thank you to all of you who have listened to the show over the years.

On today's episode, Adam chats with author Chris Hammer about his internationally bestselling debut, Scrublands. They talk about his career in journalism, planning vs. pantsing, the current state of journalism, and much more. Together We Read is a Digital Book Club that is featuring participating libraries in Australia and New Zealand. During this two-week programme, there will be no waitlists and no holds for the selected ebook. Download Libby to borrow the free ebook from your library using your phone or tablet. Learn more or download the app below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once again, we're previewing the books we can't wait to read coming out soon. September's list is extremely exciting. Books mentioned in this episode The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki Matrix by Lauren Groff The Corpse Queen by Heather M. Herrman Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia A Lot like Adios by Alexis Daria Burden Falls by Kat Ellis Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr A Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull Fuzz by Mary Roach Joshua Weissman by Joshua Weissman Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie Zhao joins Adam to discuss her brand new book, How We Fall Apart! She did this on short noticed DURING her publication week. They have a blast talking about why we all love high school mysteries, the nerds they both were during that time of their life, and the different types of perspectives that mystery books use. This was so much fun! Sponsor Headspace – visit https://headspace.com/pbn for a free one month trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Jill shares some of the body positive and fat positive books that have helped her heal her relationship with food and her body. Today's episode is sponsored by Zocdoc. Go to Zocdoc.com/PROBOOKNERDS and download the app to sign-up for FREE Books mentioned in this episode: Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls by Jes Baker Landwhale by Jes Baker Hunger by Roxane Gay The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings Fat & Queer by Miguel M. Morales, Bruce Owens Grimm, and Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch The F*ck It Diet by Caroline Dooner Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam has wanted to interview Madeleine Roux for years and the conversation absolutely lives up to the hype. They discuss everything from her new book Reclaimed, to how space is scary as hell, and the fact that horror video games are truly terrifying. They also get into writing for existing IP like World of Warcraft, crafting stories around trauma, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nerds are back! Enjoy this dive into some of the aspects of their respective reading wheelhouses including a nice set of the boarding school murder mystery genre Jill as introduced so many of you to! Books mentioned in this episode Small stories with big emotions The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith   Autumn Stories The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel by Alyssa Palombo Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody   Magical Realism The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman   Small Town Horror Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare   Jill books The Ivies by Alexa Donne Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl Long Black Veil by Jennifer Finney Boylan Dare me by Megan Abbott The Lying Game by Ruth Ware The blogs where Jill mentions even more First blog Follow up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ash Davidson, debut author of the phenomenal Damnation Spring, chats with Adam about how to best describe the sheer size of redwood trees, understanding the relationship between loggers and nature, trying to defeat imposter syndrome while in graduate school, and exchanging war stories about college English courses. Her debut novel is a triumph and a must-read. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam chats with debut author Emily Austin about their new book Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead. They dive into how they both use writing and reading to cope with anxiety, how writing about death is therapeutic for them, and how religion has affected both of their lives. Episode Sponsor ZocDoc- Visit zocdoc.com/probooknerds to download the Zocdoc app to sign-up for FREE and book a top-rated doctor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IT'S A MONTHLY BOOK PICKS EPISODE. YOU KNOW WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN! Books mentioned in this episode The People We Keep by Allison Larkin A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins Edie in Between by Laura Sibson The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams The Turnout by Megan Abbott My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao The Perfect Place to Die by Bryce Moore If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy The Manningtree Witches by A. K. Blakemore The Quiet Zone by Stephen Kurczy The Shimmering State by Meredith Westgate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jill is joined by podcaster and essayist Ashley C. Ford who discusses her new memoir Somebody's Daughter Today's episode is sponsored by Headspace. Visit Headspace.com/PBN for a free one month trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to tackle another task from the Professional Book Nerds 2021 Reading Challenge! This one shouldn't be too difficult. We're talking about reading a book from a past guest on the show. Over the years, we've had 300+ authors on the show which is crazy... The Nerds pick a few authors they truly adore and offer some book recommendations from them: Books mentioned in this episode The Broken Earth series by N. K. Jemisin Sadie by Courtney Summers House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley Teeth in the Mist by Dawn Kurtagich The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke The Likeness by Tana French Anything by Zoraida Cordova Dark Matter by Blake Crouch The Hike by Drew Magary Pledged by Alexandra Robbins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jill is joined by crime writer Karin Slaughter to discuss her new book FALSE WITNESS. Karin discusses writing a book during the pandemic and her choice to include the pandemic in her book. Today's episode is sponsored by Literati. Redeem your free trial at http://www.Literati.com/BookNerds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices