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Book Lounge by Libby

Book Lounge by Libby is your cozy reading corner of the internet. Hosted by Joe Skelley, each episode invites you into candid and thoughtful conversations about books, writing, publishing and the trends shaping what we read (plus reading recommendations you won’t want to miss).

Brought to you by ⁠Libby⁠, the library app.

Find more at: https://pages.libbylife.com/BL-Links

Book Lounge airs year-round, with two 10-week seasons each year, featuring publishing conversations on Mondays and paired book recommendations on Thursdays- plus monthly Book Release Radar episodes. We release 1–3 episodes per month between seasons.

Reach out to us at bookloungebylibby@overdrive.com. Happy Reading!

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Latest Episodes:

July's biggest new books! Jun 24, 2021

Show notes

July has arrived which means we're sharing the books coming out we're most excited to read!

Also, we're on TikTok now!

Books mentioned in this episode

Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

The Tiger Mom's Tale by Lyn Liao Butler

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light by Helen Ellis

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

The Rules of Arrangement by Anisha Bhatia

The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching

Appleseed by Matt Bell

The Therapist by B. A. Paris

Small Favors by Erin A. Craig

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Nghi Vo on Gatsby and why we adore reimagining classic books Jun 21, 2021

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Adam chats with Nghi Vo about their new book The Chosen and the Beautiful, their respective experiences with Gatsby, and Adam expresses his angst over naming his dog Holden a decade ago.

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Sending up the book signal with Mallory O'Meara! Jun 17, 2021

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Adam chats with Mallory O'Meara, bestselling author and cohost of the wildly popular Reading Glasses podcast, about her upcoming book, Girly Drinks, before doing what they do best - swapping book recommendations!

Pre order Mallory's book right here!

Books mentioned in this episode

Girly Drinks by Mallory O'Meara

The All-Consuming World by Cassandra Khaw

Footnotes by Caseen Gaines

Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi

For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez

Switch by A.S. King

The Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate Summerscale

Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson

Raising Demons by Shirley Jackson

Second Place by Rachel Cusk

Welcome to the Pine Away Motel and Cabins by Katarina Bivald

The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin

Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Cast No Shadow by Nick Tapalansky

Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie

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Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other Black Girl Jun 14, 2021

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Adam interviews instant New York Times bestselling author and Good Morning America Book Club pick for June, Zakiya Dalila Harris about her debut novel, The Other Black Girl! They get nerdy about the publishing world, how readers from different cultural backgrounds will approach her book, and so much more.

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Quiara Alegría Hudes, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and co-creator of In The Heights Jun 12, 2021

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Lights up on Washington Heights! On this bonus episode, Adam chats with Quiara Alegría Hudes, the iconic Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and co-creator of In The Heights. They discuss Quiara's memoir My Broken Language, the women in her life, the books that shaped them as children, and remembrance. There is so much joy in this conversation.

Register for our virtual event on 6/17 with Kate Moore

Get your own Libby PRIDE t-shirt

Librarians: sign up for Digipalooza where we’ll be interviewing Andy Weir live!

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PRIDE BOOK PICKS, Y'ALL! Jun 10, 2021

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The Nerds are sharing a few books to celebrate PRIDE Month! These books, authors, and stories are, of course, valid and essential all year round but we want to spread the PRIDE joy and love so here you go!

Register for our virtual event on 6/17 with Kate Moore

Get your own Libby PRIDE t-shirt

Librarians: sign up for Digipalooza where we’ll be interviewing Andy Weir live!

Books mentioned in this episode

The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.

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

Burn It All Down by Nicolas DiDomizio

The Secret to Superhuman Strength bBy Alison Bechdel

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

With Teeth by Kristen Arnett

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp

King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier

The 2000s Made Me Gay by Grace Perry

Transmutation by Alex DiFrancesco

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Interview with Emiko Jean, author of Tokyo Ever After Jun 07, 2021

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On today's episode, Jill is joined by author Emiko Jean to discuss her new book Tokyo Ever After. The pair discuss the importance of writing a character she wanted to see growing up, the interesting nuances of the Imperial Family of Japan, and stories from Emiko's time working with bugs.

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A PRIDE #ThrowbackThursday celebration! Jun 03, 2021

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Hey Nerds! We'll be doing PRIDE episodes all month long and we'll have fresh episodes coming next week. For now, enjoy our 2020 episode in support of Trans authors.

If you're looking for ways to support the LGBTQIA+ community you can visit the Human Rights Campaign and The Trevor Project, two organizations we adore.

Books mentioned in this episode

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya

Amateur by Thomas Page McBee

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

Little Fish by Casey Plett

Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

Dreadnought by April Daniels

The Pants Project by Cat Clarke

The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan

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Josh Malerman on Goblin, spooky towns, and monsters May 31, 2021

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Sometimes an author comes on and instantly hits it off with one of the nerds. Adam and Josh discuss Goblin, Bird Box, his writing process, building out a creepy world, and the fact that they BOTH have a Weimaraner and a Vizsla!

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June's biggest new books! May 27, 2021

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It's that time again, Y'all! let's celebrate June's big book releases!

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

Animal by Lisa Taddeo

For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu

Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez

The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu

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