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Ep. #315 - Mallory O'Meara, author of Lady from the Black Lagoon Mar 04, 2019

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On today's episode, Adam interviews friend of the show, Mallory O'Meara about her new book Lady from the Black Lagoon! In this story Mallory tells the life story of the woman behind the design of the Creature from the Black Lagoon while also sharing her own experiences in the film world.

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Ep. #314 - March's Biggest Books Feb 28, 2019

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Jill and Adam are back with their monthly picks episode! This week they are diving into upcoming March books they can't wait to read.

Books Mentioned In This Episode

The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara
The F*ck it Diet by Caroline Dooner
The Trials of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths

Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books by Edward-Wilson Lee
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
The River by Peter Heller
The Quintland Sisters by Shelley Wood

A Question of Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro

Inspection by Josh Malerman
The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
Woman 99 by Greer Macallister
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Funny Man by Patrick McGilligan

The Near Witch by V. E. Schwab

Once & Future by Cori McCarthy & Amy Rose Capetta

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Podcast Overview:

We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.

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Ep. #313 - Samantha Shannon, Author of The Priory of the Orange Tree Feb 25, 2019

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On today's episode, Adam chats with Samantha Shannon, internationally bestselling author of The Bone Season series to discuss her new high fantasy standalone novel The Priory of the Orange Tree. This sweeping saga tells epic stories of four main characters, a divided world, a queendom, and so many incredible dragons.

Adam and Shannon discuss her world building process, devising stories out of history and legend, and how her editing process works. She also explains why this novel is 800+ pages instead of being a series. A must listen and a must read for any fantasy fan.

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Ep. 312 - Caterrific Books Feb 21, 2019

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A few weeks ago, Adam talked about dog books and now Jill is back with books featuring and about cats!

Books Mentioned In This Episode:

Dewey by Vicki Myron

Bunnicula by James and Deborah Howe

Old Possom's Book of Practical Cats by TS Eliot

The Cat Who... series by Lillian Jackson Braun

Mrs. Murphy series by Rita Mae Brown

The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford

Warrior series by Erin Hunter

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby

Harry Potter series by JK Rowling

Music:

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Podcast overview:

We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading ebooka nd audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into.

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Ep. #311 -- NYT Bestselling author Alexandra Robbins Feb 18, 2019

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Today's episode is an interview Jill did with Alexandra Robbins, author of The Overachievers, The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth, and Pledged. Her latest book Fraternity is out now.

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Ep. #310 - #PBNRead2019 recommendations! Feb 14, 2019

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On today's episode, Adam & Jill are joined by Emma and Kristin to dish out oodles of recommendations for the Professional Book Nerds 2019 Reading Challenge! Also they make lots of good, good jokes.

Books mentioned in this episode (broken out by category)

Book written by two or more authors

Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona

The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan

Josh and Hazel's guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Some Sing, Some Cry by Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayeza

My Plain Jane Cynthia Hand & Brodi Ashton

All the President's Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

Book that has appeared on the ALA's frequently challenged book list

Scary Stories to tell in the dark

Perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Harry Potter

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Of Mice and men by John Steinbeck

A lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines

Grendel by John Gardner

Audiobook of a memoir or autobiography read by the author

Heartland by Sarah Smarsh

Still Foolin' em by Billy Crystal

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

As You Wish by Cary Elwes

My Life as a Goddess by Guy Branum

We're going to need more win Gabrielle Union

In pieces by Sally Field

Hunger makes me a modern girl by Carrie Brownstein

Party of One by Dave Holmes

Yes, Please by Amy Poehler

This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Phillips

Retelling of a classic book, fairy tale, or play

The Hogarth Shakespeare series of books-

The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson (The Winter's Tale)

Shylock is My Name by Howard Jacobson (The Merchant of Venice)

Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood (The Tempest)

The Forest Queen by Betsy Cornwell - Genderbent Robin Hood

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Blanca and Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore - Swan Lake

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

My Lady's Choosing by Kitty Curran & Larissa Zageris

A Blade so Black by LL McKinney

The Winters by Lisa Gabrielle

The Dead Queens Club by Hannah Capin

Boy, Snow, Bird Helen Oyeyemi

Jane Steele by Lindsay Faye

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Ep. #309 - Leife Shallcross, author of The Beast's Heart Feb 11, 2019

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On today's episode, Adam interviews Australian author Leife Shallcross about her new book The Beast's Heart. This story is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast but through the beasts eyes. It's equal parts moving and funny and entirely whimsical. We also discuss her lifelong passion for fairy tales and Jim Dale doing her audiobook!

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Ep. #308 - Jill's ALA Adventures and what we've been reading Feb 07, 2019

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On today's episode, Jill makes her glorious return from Seattle where she was interviewing authors during the American Library Association Midwinter meetings. We discuss the wonderful people she met and the fun she had before getting into some good ole fashion reading recommendations. Come for the books, stay for the awkwardness of Adam and Jill laughing at each other.

Books Mentioned in this episode:

An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara

Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

Just the Funny Parts by Nell Scovell

Becoming by Michelle Obama

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel by Alyssa Palombo

Recursion by Blake Crouch

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Ep. #307 - Lincoln Peirce, creator of Big Nate and Max and the Midknights Feb 04, 2019

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On today's episode, Adam interviews Lincoln Peirce, best known for his long running comic and novels in the Big Nate universe. He is back with a new book called Max and the Midknights, his first story outside of the the Big Nate world. They discuss the unique classification of his illustrated novels and how long it takes him to lay out a story and the comics combined into one book!

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Ep. #306 - February's biggest books and some great literary ensemble casts Jan 31, 2019

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On today's episode, Christina is back! She helps Adam break down February's biggest books before providing a few of her favorite books with big casts of characters.

February's Biggest Books

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

The Familiars by Stacey Halls

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

Stranger Things Suspicious Minds by Gwenda Bond

The care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Early Riser by Jasper Fforde

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson