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Ep. #275 - Read Harder Challenge 4 Oct 18, 2018

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On today's episode we're once again helping you tackle your 2018 Read Harder Challenge. Book Riot has one of the best yearly reading challenges but how do you find books to match each task? We've got your back. To find additional challenge book ideas check out episodes #192, #217, and #245.

A comic written or drawn by a person of color

Check, Please by Ngozi Ukazu

Monstress by Marjorie Liu

Malice in Ovenland by Micheline Hess

Bingo Love by Tee Franklin

M.F.K. by Nilah Magruder

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Today's task recommendations:

The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series

Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi

The Belles by Dhionelle Clayton

Strange Fire by Tommy Wallach

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

You Don't Know My Name by Kristen Orlando

The all the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

Long Black Veil by Jennifer Finney Boylan

Speakers of the Dead by J. Aaron Sanders

Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

The Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter

A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60

FYI - Any Miss Marple mystery by Agatha Christie will work

The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane

Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Lillian Boxfish Take a Walk by Kathleen Rooney

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J Gaines

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Ep. #274 - Alex London, author of Black Wings Beating Oct 15, 2018

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On today's episode, Alex London joins Adam to chat about his new YA saga BLACK WINGS BEATING! We discuss falconry, LGBTQ+ writing, his experience with putting animals in his books and loads more!

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Ep. #273 - The Great American Read! with Bill Gardner, VP of Programming and Development at PBS Oct 11, 2018

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It's a question we're asked daily: what is your favorite book? PBS took that idea and expanded it to find America's favorite book and they've been working tirelessly to find the answer. Through The Great American Read they've found America's top 100 most popular books and all fall long they've been highlighting different genres and titles in their weekly episodes. On today's episode, Bill Gardner, the VP of Programming and Development at PBS stopped by to chat about the list ahead of the upcoming finale and unveiling of America's favorite book!

You can catch up on all the previous episodes and cast your vote for America's favorite book by visiting http://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/home/.

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Ep. #272: April Genevieve Tucholke, author of Boneless Mercies Oct 08, 2018

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On today's episode, April Genevieve Tucholke joins Adam to discuss her latest novel Boneless Mercies, dive DEEP into Beowulf and how its viewed today. We also discuss story structure by comparing linear story lines versus circular stories with multiple points of view like her book WINK POPPY MIDNIGHT. We also discuss her absolutely amazing choice for her background music while writing. April is a delight of a human and this conversation was so much fun.

Go get yourself a copy of BONELESS MERICES today!

Today's episode was sponsored by Britannica Digital Learning, providers of incredible nonfiction digital content to hundreds of OverDrive library and school partners. To find your library or schools Britannica Digital Learning content, simply search for them by name in the search bar in Libby or on their OverDrive website. And if you’re a library or school library selector, be sure to check out all of EB’s wonderful titles in OverDrive Marketplace today!

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Ep. #271 - Monsters, Murder and More with Mallory O'Meara! Oct 04, 2018

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On today's show we welcome in Mallory O'Meara, author and cohost of the wonderful Reading Glasses podcast on the Maximum Fun network! Mallory is, in our opinion, THE person to go to when you're looking for horror book recommendations. So now that October has arrived we HAD to bring her on. Our chat is all about the horror books she loves, both truly terrifying and others that are less so. We offer recommendations for everyone, regardless of your fright level.

ALSO: Mallory has written a book called The Lady from the Black Lagoon that comes out March 5th and you can recommend it to your library or preorder it right now. It tells the true story of Milicent Patrick, the only woman in history to create one of Hollywood's classic movie monsters and we can't wait to read it.

After you check out this episode be sure to subscribe to Reading Glasses as well. It's a phenomenal, weekly chat about everything in the book world between Mallory and her co-host Brea Grant. They are a Thursday release friend so you can enjoy both our shows together where they belong.

Mallory's horror book recommendations!

Definitely Scary:

A Head full of ghosts by Paul Tremblay

The Red Tree by Caitlin Kiernan

The Elementals by Michael McDowell

Short story collections

Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due

Revenge by Yoko Ogawa

Just a little Spooky

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

The book that made Mallory fall in love with horror

Creepshow graphic novel by Stephen King

Other books discussed

We have always lived in the castle by Shirley Jackson

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

The Deadhouse by Dawn Kurtagich

And the Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich

Mallory's All Hollow's Read book

This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us by Edgar Cantero

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Ep. #270 - Interview with Deborah Harkness, author of A Discovery of Witches Oct 01, 2018

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Today's episode is an interview Jill did with Deborah Harkness, New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches. Deborah has a new book out now called Time's Convert that is set in the same universe and she comes on the podcast to talk about what it was like returning to her world and characters, what her research process was like, and talks a little bit about the television adaptation of her popular series.

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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. #269 - A Big Library Read chat with Katherine Locke! Sep 29, 2018

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On today's episode, Adam interviews Katherine Locke, author of the latest Big Library Read selection The Girl with the Red Balloon. The book is a mix of historical fiction and magical realism and it RULES. This chat features everything from 80s pop music to D&D nerding out, references to Bruce Springsteen and previous guests Marieke Nijkamp and Linsey Miller!

About the Big Library Read

Big Library Read (BLR), facilitated by OverDrive, is a reading program through your library that connects readers around the world with the same eBook at the same time without any wait lists or holds. From October 1-15, readers at the 20,000+ participating libraries and schools can borrow the book without any waitlists or holds! Simply head to your library's OverDrive website or open up Libby and you'll see it front and center.

It’s a worldwide digital version of a local book club, the program is free through your local library or school library and all you need to get started reading is a library card or student ID.

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Ep. #268 - October new books and BIG Fantastic Beasts feelings... Sep 27, 2018

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On today's episode, Jill and Adam share the books coming out in October they are most excited for. BUT FIRST... We are in a BIG NAGINI MOOD. We bring on friend of the show and all around rockstar human Jandra Sutton to breakdown the issues we have with the new Fantastic Beasts trailer. We have thoughts, friends.

Book mentioned in this episode

The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

The Witch Elm by Tana French

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung

Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami

Elevation by Stephen King

Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart by Alice Walker

(Don't) Call Me Crazy edited by Kelly Jensen

Lu by Jason Reynolds

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally

Heavy by Kiese Laymon

Dear Evan Hansen Val Emmich Author & Steven Levenson

Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle

I'll Be There for you the one about friends by Kelsey Miller

Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink

Gmorning, Gnight! by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Everything's Trash, But It's Okay by Phoebe Robinson

Swing by Kwame Alexander & Mary Rand Hess

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Ep. #267 - Hank Green! Author of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Sep 24, 2018

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On today's episode, Adam sits down with Hank Green, one half of the VlogBrothers and just so many other amazing things on the internet. Hank's debut novel An Absolutely Remarkable Thing comes on Tuesday (9/25) and it is genuinely stunning. Adam and Hank discuss society in the age of connectivity because of the internet and what it means for us as humans. At the end of the day his mysterious novel feels like a beautiful statement on where we are as a people today and how we can accomplish things by coming together. This book and this chat we're both simply wonderful.

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Ep. #266 - Kerri Maniscalco returns! Sep 20, 2018

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On today's episode, our good buddy Kerri Maniscalco returns to chat about her brand new book Escaping from Houdini! Want to know what sounds absolutely creepy? A murderous carnival on a cruise ship...

We get into where the idea came from and a whole slew of other things. It's always such a blast when Kerri stops by (via phone.)

Go read this book now!

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