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Ep. #265: What OverDrive is Reading for Read an Ebook Day! Sep 17, 2018

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Tuesday, September 18th is Read an Ebook Day! OverDrive's own holiday which celebrates a love for digital reading and for today's episode, Adam and Jill talk to some of their coworkers to find out what books they'll be reading.

Visit www.readanebookday.com for more information and follow the hashtag #EbookLove to join the conversation

Books Mentioned in This Episode

Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

The Sacrifice Box by Martin Stewart

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

Educated by Tara Westover

Lethal White by Robert Galbraith

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantaro

The Call by Paedar O'Guilan

Dune by Frank Herbert

More Deadly than the Male by Graeme Davis

Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot

Descender by Jeff Lemire

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Dreaming the Beatles by Rob Sheffield

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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. #264 - GUY BRANUM! Sep 13, 2018

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TV Host, Comedy Writer, Stand up comedian, Memoirist. Guy Branum can do it all. On today's episode Adam interviews one of his favorite celebrities about his debut book My Life As a Goddess. Equal parts introspective and hilarious, this book breaks down Guy's personal upbringing, surviving law school, coming into his own as a comedy writer and the true meaning of Bohemian Rhapsody. I say this was an interview but truthfully it's more like a 30 minute pitch for Adam to get to be Guy's friend.

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Ep. #263 - Melissa Hartwig, Co-Founder of Whole30 Sep 10, 2018

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On today's episode, we sit down with Melissa Hartwig, co-founder of Whole30 and author of the new Whole30 Slow Cooker. We disucss how Whole30 came to be, dispel the misconception that it's a diet and get into Melissa's life as a fellow book nerd.

This episode was sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Be sure to check out Melissa's new cookbook The WHOLE30 Slow Cooker Cookbook for 150 delicious, no-fuss recipes as well as The Whole Smiths Good Food Cookbook, the first cookbook ever endorsed by the Whole30.

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Ep. #262 - Kami Garcia! Sep 06, 2018

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On today's episode, Adam interviews Kami Garcia, bestselling co-author of the wildly popular Beautiful Creatures and Dangerous Creatures series as well as the new Broken Beautiful Hearts, The X-Files YA origin book Agent of Chaos and numerous other wonderful books. They discuss the importance of talking about tough topicswith young readers, how her writing career began on a dare and what it's like writing a story in a previously created universe like the X-Files. I could have chatted with her for DAYS!

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Ep. #261 - Christina Dalcher, author of VOX Sep 03, 2018

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On today's episode, Adam is joined by Christina Dalcher whose debut novel VOX is getting all sorts of buzz. This dystopian story draws comparisons to The Handmaid's Tale with it's disturbing setting and the future it portrays where women are only allowed to speak 100 words per day. Christina has spent her life studying linguistics and the importance of language and we dig into how this played into her novel.

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Ep. #260 - September's best new books! Aug 30, 2018

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Jill is getting married! Thankfully, we have many a book nerd here so the wonderful Andrea pinch hits to chat with Adam about the books they're most excited for coming out this month.

Books discussed in this episode

In Pieces by Sally Field

The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle

Wildcard by Marie Lu

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar

Sadie by Courtney Summers

Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen

Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

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Ep. #259 - Talkin' Fairy Tales with Rena Rossner, Laini Taylor, and Naomi Novik! Aug 27, 2018

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On today's episode, Adam has a round table discussion with three of the best writers of modern day fairy tales. Rena Rossner, Laini Taylor, and Naomi Novik all write magical, dark and enchanting stories that many classify as fairy tales and we dive into what that definition means and why these stories mean so much to readers.

Books discussed:

Spinning Silver and Uprooted by Naomi Novik

The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner

Strange, The Dreamer by Laini Taylor

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EP. #258 - Together We Read author James Moloney Aug 25, 2018

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On today's episode, Adam chats with James Moloney, an Australian author whose latest novel The Love That I Have was selected as our most recent Together We Read book club title for Australia and New Zealand. For two weeks all library card holders in that part of the world can visit their library's OverDrive website (Or Libby!) and borrow the book without wait lists or holds.

Adam and James discuss why they feel World War II novels remain so popular today and how they force society to look at the current state of our world through a lens of events in the past.

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Ep. #257 - Celebrating 20 years of Harry Potter! Aug 23, 2018

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On today's episode it's all about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone! Adam & Jill begin with a series of topics about the HP community, what the houses mean to them and how the Wizarding World remains connected to their daily lives. Then Adam interviews Hikari Loftus of Folded Pages Distillery (https://www.instagram.com/foldedpagesdistillery/) about her fandom.

Starting August 27th anyone with a library card at any North American library can visit the library's OverDrive website (or Libby!) and borrow the book without any wait lists or holds for two weeks! Check it out and join in the fun!

Thank you to Pottermore for helping coordinate this episode.

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Ep. #256 - Eoin Colfer! Aug 20, 2018

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On today's episode, Adam sits down with Eoin Colfer, author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl series, to discuss his new graphic novel Illegal. They cover topics like why he chose to write about African immigrants, how graphic novels can help struggling readers grasp stories and how people can help out others going through similar experiences.

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