Book Lounge by Libby

Latest Episodes:

Ashley Audrain, author of The Push Jan 04, 2021

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Ep. #510 - Happy New Year, nerds! We're ushering 2021 with an author and a book that people are sure to be talking about all year long. Ashley Audrain's debut novel, The Push, has been generating buzz since it's massive 9 publishing house auction and now it's about to finally be released. This stunning thriller about motherhood and family is impossible to put down and will genuinely take your breath away.

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January 2021 new book releases! Dec 28, 2020

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Ep. #509 - We're saying goodbye to 2020 in the best way we know how... by looking forward to the first month of 2021 and a whole bundle of new book releases to talk about!

Books mentioned in this episode

The Push By Ashley Audrain

One of the Good Ones by Maika and Maritza Moulite

Concrete Rose By Angie Thomas

The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins

Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne

The Charmed Wife By Olga Grushin

Unplugged by Gordon Korman

Burnt Sugar By Avni Doshi

Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor

The Ex Talk By Rachel Lynn Solomon

We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen

Aftershocks By Nadia Owusu

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

If I Disappear By Eliza Jane Brazier

The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams

The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry By C. M. Waggoner

A House at the Bottom of a Lake By Josh Malerman

Before the Ruins By Victoria Gosling

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Humbug! It's a Christmas Carol crossover with Reading Glasses! Dec 24, 2020

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Ep. #508 - Happy holidays! On this special podcast crossover event, Adam joins our friends from the popular Reading Glasses podcast to discuss the Charles Dickens classic story A Christmas Carol and the truly perfect adaptation from The Muppets. This was the podcast Adam was always destined to record.

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The best books of 2020! Dec 21, 2020

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Ep. #507 - ~TREAT YO SELF 2020, IT'S THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR~ It's that time. These are our favorite books released in 2020. What was yours?

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Books mentioned in this episode:

Hollywood Park by Mikel Jollett

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab

Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

Shit Actually by Lindy West

The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

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The gang is back together and they come with book recommendations Dec 17, 2020

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Ep. #506 -- Back in May, Jill was joined by her friends Sydney and Tiffany to discuss the challenges of reading and finishing a book at the beginning of the pandemic. Jill has brought Sydney and Tiffany back to see if reading has gotten any easier over the past seven months (spoiler alert: it has and they have book recommendations!)

Books mentioned in this episode:

Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

Plain Bad Heroines by emily m. danforth

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

Normal People by Sally Rooney

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

The Switch by Beth O'Leary

The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow

The Return by Rachel Harrison

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

How to Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

Sabriel by Garth Nix

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter

Can't Even by Anne Helen Petersen

The Cousins by Karen McManus

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Everyone loves tentacles with P. Djèlí Clark, author of Ring Shout Dec 14, 2020

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Ep. 505 - P. Djèlí Clark chats with Adam about his exceptional novella Ring Shout, his work as a professor teaching slavery in cinema, how to approach problematic content like H.P. Lovecraft, and the ways history shapes his fantasy writing.

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The Professional Book Nerds 2021 Reading Challenge! Dec 10, 2020

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Ep. #504 - On today's episode, we share all the tasks for our upcoming reading challenge! We kick off the show with what we've read lately before getting into the tasks. Visit professionalbooknerds.com to download the reading challenge and, if you participated in 2020, be sure to email your completed form to professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com!

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Marie Benedict on the Mystery of Mrs. Christie Dec 07, 2020

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Ep. #503 - Marie Benedict, a true PBN all star, returns to chat about her latest book The Mystery of Mrs. Christie. This was a live Zoom event that you can also watch if you prefer on OverDrive's YouTube channel. This books tells a story about the 11 days when Agatha Christie disappeared and then reappeared but never discussed what happened during that time. It's a wonderful story you might not know about a woman you likely do!

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The best audiobooks of 2020 with Robin Whitten of AudioFile Magazine Dec 03, 2020

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Ep. #502 - Robin Whitten of AudioFile Magazine joins the Nerds to discuss a few of their Best Audiobooks of the year. They also chat about the process for how the audiobooks are selected, and how the AudioFile staff manages to review more than 2,000 audiobooks per year. See the full "best of" list and subscribe to their daily podcast at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/

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Books mentioned in this episode:

All the Devils Are Here By Louise Penny

The Yosemite By John Muir

Vesper Flights By Helen Macdonald

Intimations By Zadie Smith

His Truth Is Marching On By Jon Meacham

Stamped By Jason Reynolds

Caste By Isabel Wilkerson

Fire in Paradise By Alastair Gee

A Most Beautiful Thing By Arshay Cooper

Kent State By Deborah Wiles

Mexican Gothic By Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Deacon King Kong By James McBride

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Talking Tarot with Actress and Author Rachel True Nov 30, 2020

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Ep. #501 - On today's episode, Jill is joined by actress Rachel True (Rochelle from the iconic 1996 THE CRAFT) to talk about her new book and Tarot deck TRUE HEART INTUITIVE TAROT. Rachel has been studying Tarot from a very young age, and in their conversation she discusses how her book and deck came about, how she first got into Tarot, busts some Tarot myths, and shares tips for first time writers.

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Books mentioned in this episode:

True Heart Intuitive Tarot by Rachel True

WTF is Tarot? by Bakara Wintner

Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack

Modern Tarot by Michelle Tea

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