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February's Biggest Books Jan 27, 2022

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In today's episode, Joe, Jill and Emma share the titles they are most excited to read in February! From romance to thrillers to non-fiction that makes us feel old, there is a little bit of everything coming next month.

Books mentioned in this episode:

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Wish You Were Gone by Kieran Scott

When a Killer Calls by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker

The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson

The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman

The Verifiers by Jane Pek

My Mess Is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett

Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake

The Cage by Bonnie Kistler

Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

Tired as F*ck by Caroline Dooner

A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox

Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage by Heather Havrilesky

The New Girl by Jess Q. Sutanto

The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart

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Meet the new Professional Book Nerds! Jan 24, 2022

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On today's episode, Jill is delighted to introduce her new co-hosts on PBN, her coworkers Joe and Emma! Joe and Emma share some of their favorite types of books to read and they all share some of their recent reads.

Books mentioned in today's episode

Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai

Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

88 Names by Matt Ruff

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Room by Emma Donoghue

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

Dressing Barbie by Carol Spencer

This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

Cultish by Amanda Montell

The Diviners by Libba Bray

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Throwback Thursday: Body Positive Books Jan 20, 2022

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It's that time of year when the New Year New You messages are everywhere and lots of people set resolutions to lose weight. But in today's episode Jill shares some titles for those people looking for resources on stepping away from diet culture. Episode originally aired in August 2021

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 Apologyby Sonya Renee Taylor

What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fatby Aubrey Gordon

Fearing the Black Bodyby Sabrina Strings

Fat & Queer by Miguel M. Morales, Bruce Owens Grimm, and Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini

Intuitive Eatingby Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch

The F*ck It Dietby Caroline Dooner

Anti-Dietby Christy Harrison

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Interview with Eva Jurczyk, author of The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections Jan 17, 2022

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On today's episode, Jill is joined by Eva Jurczyk, author of The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, to discuss her new book. Eva shares her own personal experience working in a rare manuscript libraries, the sensitivity of writing about mental health issues, and the pair discuss real-life library thefts and geek out over a shared love of the Thomas Crown Affair.

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Reading Resolutions that have nothing to do with the number of books you read Jan 13, 2022

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We're halfway through January and there is still plenty of time to set your reading resolutions for 2022! If you are looking for something beyond keeping track of the number of books you read, today's episode is for you because Jill offers some suggestions and alternative reading resolutions beyond just the number of books you read.

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Marie Benedict is back with her new book Her Hidden Genius Jan 10, 2022

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Marie Benedict returns to discuss her new book Her Hidden Genius, about scientist Rosalind Franklin who was instrumental in the discovery of the structure of DNA.

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January 2022's Biggest Books! Jan 06, 2022

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It's time for monthly book picks! In today's episode, Jill is looking at some of the great books coming out in January that she can't wait to dive into.

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Books mentioned in this episode:

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman

The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis

Wahala by Nikki May

A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris

Battle of the LInguist Mages by Scotto Moore

Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict

Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho

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Interview with Xochitl Gonzalez Jan 03, 2022

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On today's episode, Jill is joined by Xochitl Gonzalez to discuss her debut novel Olga Dies Dreaming. Xochitl, a former wedding planner turned writer, discusses how her own background came into the novel, the real-life devestation of Puerto Rico that inspired the book, and what it's like having her debut novel already be optioned.

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Goodbye 2021 Dec 30, 2021

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Jill is sick womp womp so rather than January Books, today's episode is a quick reminder to get your 2021 Reading Challenge in before the end of the year!

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2022 PBN Reading Challenge Is Here! Dec 27, 2021

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The 2022 Professional Book Nerds Reading Challenge is here! On today's episode, Jill shares the prompts for this year's reading challenge (with thanks to her co-workers Rachel, Jamie, and Shannon H. for recommendations).

2022 PBN Reading Challenge:

Read a 2021 debut that you didn't read in 2021

Read a "classic" book you weren't assigned in high school

Read a nonfiction book by a woman in tech

Read a book by a trans author

Read a book by an author indigenous to your country

Read a historical fiction novel about a person than a biography about the same person (counts for 2 books)

Read a book that deals with mental health issues

Read a muscian's memoir or autobiography

Read a romance

Read a book written in second person

Read a book recommended by #BookTok