Podcast: Professional Book Nerds

We’re not just book nerds. We’re professional book nerds! We are staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks from public libraries and schools. It’s our job to discuss books all day long so we thought, “Why not share the conversation!” Hear about the best books we’ve read, get recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can’t wait to dive into. Titles discussed are available to borrow through public libraries. Get started reading at overdrive.com and subscribe to our podcast today!

Ep. #296 – Best Books of 2018

It’s the last Thursday of 2018 and Adam and Jill are here with their roundup of the best books they read in 2018. Both books published this year but also books they read that were published other years.   The Professional Book Nerds Best Books of…

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Ep. #295 – Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing

On today’s episode, Jill and Adam interview NYT bestselling author Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing. They discuss her fascinating life studying wildlife in Africa and how she learned to adjust to her life upon returning. Her life has…

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Ep. #294 – Charlaine Harris (!!) and announcing the PBN 2019 Reading Challenge

On today’s episode, Jill and Adam interview the great , well known author of the Sookie Stackhouse Chronicles, The Aurora Teagarden series, and the Midnight, Texas series, all of which have been turned into television adaptations. Charlaine called in…

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Ep. #293 – Interview with Ryder Carroll, creator of the Bullet Journal Method PLUS A GIVEAWAY!

On today’s episode, Jill chats with Ryder Carroll, inventor of the wildly popular Bullet Journal Method. He has a new book out about the practice called  and he and Jill chat all things bujo.  With just a couple weeks left in 2018, now is…

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Ep. #292 – Give the gift of reading: Helping listeners shop for their book lovers

On today’s episode, Adam is joined by three of OverDrive’s staff librarians to answer a few of the book request emails we’ve received over the last few weeks. Emma, Kristin, and Maria do not disappoint. Check out all these amazing books!   Books…

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Ep. #291 – Kari Lynn Dell, author of Mistletoe in Texas

Today’s episode is sponsored by Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Casablanca and features a conversation with romance suspense writer Kari Lynn Dell whose contemporary western romance series Texas Rodeo includes Reckless in Texas, Tangled in Texas,…

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Ep. #290 – Best audiobooks of 2018 with Robin Witten

On today’s episode, Robin Witten from Audiofile Magazine and the Behind the Mic podcast joins us to talk about the absolute best audiobooks of the year. Behind the Mic is a daily podcast where you can get quick audiobook recommendations across…

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Ep. #289 – Katie Ruggle, Suspense Romance writer extraordinaire!

Today’s episode is sponsored by Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Casablanca and features a conversation with romance suspense writer Katie Ruggle.   Katie’s newest book is , the first in the new Rocky Mountain Cowboy series which brings…

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Ep. #288 — December’s Biggest Books

December is right around the corner and Jill and Adam are here with their top picks for next month!  Books mentioned in this episode:  by Diane Setterfield by Mark Dery by Robin Cook by Tom Barbash by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell by…

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Ep. #287 – Alan Cumming Redux

Today’s episode is a bit of a flashback as Jill and Adam pull an old episode from the archives. In this case, the amazing and incredible ALAN CUMMING OMG. Original episode was #73 back in December 2016, so for longtime listeners hope you enjoy this…

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