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Ep. #415 - Adalyn Grace Feb 03, 2020

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On today's episode, Adam interviews debut author Adalyn Grace! They discuss her amazing young adult fantasy, All the Stars and Teeth, how she wrote this story so quickly, her internship at Nickelodeon, and so much more. Before the interview, Adam is joined by Andrea to offer up some additional reading recommendations.

Books mentioned in this episode

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace

Save the Date by Morgen Matson

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

The God Game by Danny Tobey

A Letter to Jo by Joseph Sieracki & Kelly Williams

The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

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Ep. #414 - February's Biggest Books Jan 30, 2020

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February is almost here, which means it's time for Jill and Adam to share the books they are most looking forward to this month. (BONUS it's a Leap Year which means you have an entire extra day to read!)

Books mentioned in this episode:

Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah

The Resisters by Gish Jen

Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Weather by Jenny Offill

The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace

Apeirogon by Colum McCann

18 Tiny Deaths by Bruce Goldfarb

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare

Amnesty by Aravind Adiga

Belle Revolte by Linsey Miller

The King at the Edge of the World by Arthur Phillips

A Perfect Explanation by Eleanor Anstruther

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara

A Delayed Life by Dita Kraus

Greenwood by Michael Christie

Music:

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Ep. #413: Ryan La Sala Jan 27, 2020

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On today's episode, Adam sits down with Ryan La Sala in Philadelphia to discuss his sprawling fantasy novel Reverie, the vividness of his dreams, and how Ryan became the best person on Twitter. This was a BLAST.

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Ep. #412: LOIS LOWRY! Jan 23, 2020

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Have you ever had a moment in time that felt like a dream even while it was happening? That's how we felt getting to interview Lois Lowry for a full hour. We chat AT LENGTH about the stories behind The Giver, Number the Stars, and her stunning upcoming book On the Horizon as well as several of her favorite stories from a lifetime of literature. I don't know what else to say... she's a living legend.

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Ep. #411 - Scott Simon, author of Sunnyside Plaza and host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday Jan 20, 2020

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On today's episode, Adam interviews legendary journalist and author Scott Simon about his new books Sunnyside Plaza. The book is all about his time working with people who had developmental disabilities and how seeing the world through a different lens. They also discuss baseball, writing for children, and much more.

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Ep. #410 - Joseph Sieracki and how graphic novels are made Jan 16, 2020

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On today's episode, we're joined by author Joseph Sieracki (and his wife Andrea whose voice you may recognize!)

Joseph has written a stunning graphic novel titled A Letter to Jo based on his grandfather's experience in World War II. The story itself is heartwrenching and this conversation is loaded with not only the research Joseph did but also incredible detail about how much goes into creating a graphic novel. This book is an absolute must-read!

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Ep. #409 - Andrea Barber aka Kimmy Gibbler! Jan 13, 2020

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On today's episode, Jill and Adam interview Andrea Barber, who is best known for her iconic character Kimmy Gibbler on Full House and Fuller House. Andrea has written a memoir titled Full Circle all about her life in between her time in Hollywood. She discusses her struggle to keep her mental health balanced, how running helped, and shares some wonderful insight into the shows we've literally grown up with. This was surreal and amazing.

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Ep. #408 - All that Jazz - Books set in the 1920s Jan 09, 2020

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We've entered the 2020s so we thought it'd be fun to take a look at some wonderful books set a hundred years ago in the famed Roaring 20s. We're talking flapper girls, prohibition New York, Old Hollywood, lost libraries, and so much more!

Books mentioned in this episode

The Ten Thousand Doors of January b y Alix E. Harrow

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

Books set in the 1920's

Fall of Giants by Ken Follett

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman

The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye

The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis

The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

The Trial by Franz Kafka

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Electric Hotel by Dominic Smith

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Ep. #407 - Penny Reid Returns! Jan 06, 2020

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Hey Nerds! On today's wide-ranging episode, Penny Reid returns to tell us what she's been up to and it turns out... it's a lot! We discuss the multiple books she released in 2019, the exciting new projects she has coming in 2020, and her experiences making cheese, hanging out with wolves, and doing yoga with goats. We also chat about prison libraries, Adam running a half marathon with his Pops, and a whole bunch more. It's a lot.

If you'd like information about donating books to prisons you can find great info from Book Riot here:

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Ep. #406 - January's Biggest Books to kick of your 2020 reading! Jan 02, 2020

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It's a new month, a new year, and a new decade! The passage of time doesn't stop and so neither will our book recommendations. Check out the books we're most excited about that are coming out in January.

Books mentioned in this episode

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain

Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

The Truants by Kate Weinberg

Little Gods by Meng Jin

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener

Followers by Megan Angelo

The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao

Highfire by Eoin Colfer