Ayobami Adebayo, the latest Book Club Central selection by Sarah Jessica Parker and the American Library Association, joins Adam all the way from Nigeria to discuss her moving novel Stay with Me. They also discuss how she built a character out of her surroundings, studying under legendary authors and that realizing that there is no perfect situation to write... you simply have to do it. She also offered the following African literary selections: When We Speak of Nothing by Olumide Popoola Longth...
Jan 29, 2018•36 min
Jill is joined by Emma, Rachel, and Kristin to discuss all of the books you should read before their adaptations appear in 2018 (or 2019, in some cases!). Books Mentioned In this Episode Dumplin' by Julie Murphy Puddin' by Julie Murphy Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas The First Man by James R. Hansen Bo...
Jan 25, 2018•37 min
Today's podcast is an interview with Ann Leckie, the only author to win the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award for a single title. Her latest book, Provenance, is out now. Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at Ove...
Jan 22, 2018•30 min
Our friends over at Book Riot have put out their annual Read Harder Challenge and we're going to help you find some books! In this episode we offer some recommendations for the following challenge items: A book published posthumously True Crime A book set in or about a BRICS country Science fiction with a female protagonist written by a female author Books Mentioned In This Episode Ariel by Sylvia Plath The Trial by Franz Kafka The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Confederacy of Dunc...
Jan 18, 2018•39 min
On today's episode, author Heather Demetrios joins the show to chat about abusive relationships, her new book Bad Romance and the world of theater nerds. They discuss creating a better understanding of emotional abuse and recovering from this difficult relationships. Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're n...
Jan 15, 2018•47 min
In today's episode, Adam and Jill sit down with their OverDrive co-workers and former podcast guests to discuss what their reading resolutions for 2018 are! For some, it's a number of books, for others it's the type of books they are reading. We also hear how everyone plans on keeping track of what they read, be it Goodreads, a notebook, and of course there is Jill's classic spreadsheet. Find us on Twitter @ProBookNerds or email us at professionalbooknerds @ overdrive.com to share your own readi...
Jan 11, 2018•51 min
On today's episode, we FINALLY can share our interview with Kelly Corrigan that took place back in August at Digipalooza. Kelly joined us in front of a room of 500 librarians to discuss her new book Tell Me More for the first time ever. In this hilarious chat, you'll hear about her writing process, being a memoirist and dealing with her kids' friends reading about her life and so much more. We had a blast with Kelly and her new book is a must read! Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDr...
Jan 08, 2018•36 min
On today's episode, Jill and (an under the weather) Adam offer up some helpful ways to keep your reading goals on track in 2018. They also provide a few book recommendations, talk about the David Bowie Book Club and get excited about some Page to Screen movies coming in the next few months. Books mentioned in this episode Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood Iron Gold by Pierce Brown Thornhill by Pam Smy House of Furies by Madeleine Roux (Narrated by Billie Fulford-Brown)...
Jan 04, 2018•33 min
Happy New Year! We welcome in 2018 with an interview with middle grade author MarcyKate Connolly, discussing her new book Shadow Weaver. Hear Adam chat with MarcyKate about magic, world building, ideas coming to her at the most inconvenient time and her adorable pugs! Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're ...
Jan 01, 2018•34 min
We're ringing in a new year with the books coming out in January we're most excited for. Take a listen and then let us know what books you can't wait to read in 2018! Books mentioned in this episode Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jenkins Gnomon by Nick Harkaway The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman The Job of the Wasp by Colin Winnette Grist Mill Road by Christopher J Yates The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin The Grave's a Fine a...
Dec 28, 2017•43 min
On today's episode, Adam and Jill sit down with some of their OverDrive coworkers and former podcast guests to find out what their favorite books of 2017 were! Books Mentioned in this Episode: Hunger by Roxane Gay Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. Interview with George Saunders available here A Court of Wings and Roses by Sarah J. Maas You by Caroline Kepnis Beard in Mind ...
Dec 25, 2017•47 min
Adam and Jill's Best Books of 2017: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Hunger by Roxane Gay American War by Omar El Akkad The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui Bad Romance by Heather Demitrios Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Caraval by Stephanie Warcross by Marie Lu Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.c...
Dec 21, 2017•35 min
Today's episode is an interview with Cleveland native, Susan Orlean, author of the New York Times Bestselling book The Orchid Thief. She discusses the writing process behind the book and the movie adaptation, as well as gives us a sneak peek of the book she's currently working on. Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Ov...
Dec 18, 2017•49 min
On Today's Episode, Jill and Adam welcome back their good friend and romance writing treasure, Penny Reid! Penny talks about her latest books, offers some cozy mystery book recommendations and tells us about possibly the best holiday tradition ever. She also chats up her wonderful fan club/ reader group which you can join below. Adam and Jill also provide some classic book recommendations and offer a reminder to keep tagging us in your Cat and Dog social media posts for a chance to win a Kobo Au...
Dec 14, 2017•32 min
Today's episode is an interview with debut young adult author FC Yee. His book The Epic Crush of Genie Lo draws from Chinese folklore and features an incredible heroine. Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, ...
Dec 11, 2017•40 min
On today's episode, Jill and Adam are joined by Madeline McIntosh, the President of Penguin Publishing, to talk about their wonderful Penguin Hotline. During the holiday season, you can get book recommendations for yourself or those you're shopping for by visiting penguinhotline.com and filling out a short list of questions. Recently, we had our listeners send in their interests and Madeline provides a list of recommendations for them! Take a listen to see if yours made the list and to get some ...
Dec 07, 2017•25 min
On today's episode, Adam and Jill provide some classic Science Fiction book recommendations and then Adam chats with James S.A. Corey about Persepolis Rising, the latest installment of the wildly popular Expanse series. James S. A. Corey is actually the pen name used by collaborators Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck and they discussed their writing process, being involved in the television version of The Expanse, their favorite science fiction books, Star Wars and much more. Say Hello! Find OverDriv...
Dec 04, 2017•41 min
It's our monthly top picks episode! Today, Adam and Jill discuss the December books they are most excited to read. Books Mentioned in this Episode Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey Fire on Ice by Oregonian Staff We'll Sleep When We're Old by Pino Corrias The Clothes Make the Girl (Look Fat)? by Brittany Gibbons The Doomsday Machine by Daniel Ellsberg Love, Janis by Laura Joplin Elmet by Fiona Mozley Es by Koji Suzuki The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish Glass Town by Steven Savile The O...
Nov 30, 2017•27 min
Today's episode is an interview with New York Times Bestselling author Nicola Yoon, author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star. Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com 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 eBook...
Nov 27, 2017•22 min
Happy Thanksgiving! We're so thankful that we get to spend time every week chatting books and we're even more thankful you all decide to listen to us! Today's episode is Adam all by himself talking about Neil Gaiman, one of his favorite authors. Of all the reading Adam has done, the author he's read the most would most likely be Mr. Gaiman. He even offers up his Top 5 Neil Gaiman novels which will definitely lead to people yelling... Gobble Gobble! Say Hello! Find us on Twitter or Instagram at @...
Nov 23, 2017•25 min
Today's episode is a live interview with Karan Mahajan, winner of the Anisfield-Book Award which recognizes books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and human diversity. This interview took place during Cleveland Book Week where Jill, Adam and Karan discussed his book The Association of Small Bombs, the depiction and media coverage of terrorism and much more. We'd like to thank The Cleveland Foundation for asking us to be a part of this important literary event...
Nov 20, 2017•49 min
Andrea and Christina are back and this time they are talking with Jill about historical fiction! Along with deep diving into their shared love of Tudor history, the women also discuss World War II historical fiction and offer some young adult options as well. Books Mentioned In This Episode: A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller The Forbidden Orchid by Sharon Biggs Waller The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Atonement by Ian MacEwan Something Strang...
Nov 16, 2017•1 hr 7 min
On today's episode, Jill and Adam chat with both Wendelin VanDraanen, author of the wildly popular Sammy Keyes series, and Tara Sands who does all the narration for the audiobooks! This was a unique chance to dive into the creative process of how audiobooks are made. We learn how Wendelin came up with all the wonderful characters and stories and Tara goes through her career as an actress voicing some of our childhood's most recognizable anime characters! Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at ...
Nov 13, 2017•39 min
Here at OverDrive yes we're obviously book nerds and yes we obviously love audiobooks and genres of all kind... but we also LOVE comics! For the first time ever, Adam is joined by Kenny, Quinton and Jim to discuss their favorite comic book series, one offs and characters as well as what was their gateway into this incredible world. Comic Series referenced in this episode Green lantern Batman's Dark Knight run All-Star Superman Batman: The Dark Knight: The Master Race Saga by Brian K. Vaughan Bat...
Nov 09, 2017•58 min
On today's episode, Adam and Jill sit down with Matthew Desmond, who won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction for his book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Matthew shares the research and experiences that led to him writing this book and how he formed a close bond with the families he writes about. This book is incredibly important and has the ability to spark conversations about poverty in America. Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at...
Nov 06, 2017•36 min
On today's episode, Adam chats with Jason Reynolds about his powerful children's and YA books including Long Way Down, Ghost, and Patina. They discuss the stories from his life that inspire his books and why he gets angry when people say he's "Just a children's book author." Jason's books are beyond inspiring and his attitude towards young readers is so wonderful. You'll love this discussion and we cannot recommend his books highly enough! Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLib...
Nov 04, 2017•34 min
On today's episode, Adam and Jill recap OverDrive's Halloween extravaganza before discussing the books they're reading currently. Then, the main event: Nancy Pearl live and in our offices! Nancy visited Cleveland for some library events and took time out of her busy schedule to talk books with us because she is simply the best. Take a listen! Books mentioned in this episode The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves George & Lizzie by Nancy Pearl In The Woods...
Nov 02, 2017•29 min
On Today's episode, Jill and Adam talk about their Halloween plans and mutual love of classic candy before getting into a conversation Adam had with two-time New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco. Both of Kerri's YA thrillers, Stalking Jack the Ripper and her newest book Hunting Prince Dracula debuted on the NYT list and they are wonderful. Adam and Kerri discuss the haunted house she grew up in and how she deals with being terrified of supernatural beings through reading and writin...
Oct 30, 2017•32 min
It's that time again! Our heroes journey out to the land of pre-pub books and offer up the ones their most excited about coming out in November. Come along, won't you! November Releases mentioned in this episode The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg Breaking Free: How I escaped polygamy, the FLDS cult, and my father, Warren Jeffs by Rachel Jeffs Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty What Unites Us by Dan Rather Troublemakers: Silicon Valley'...
Oct 26, 2017•37 min
On Today's episode, Adam sits down with Drew Magary, author of The Hike and contributor to GQ, Deadspin and several other sites Adam is obsessed with. They chat about the book (think modern day Iliad) as well as a myriad of topics ranging from covering sports, whether social media has been good or bad for how news is covered and whether he feels the need to have hot takes on everything that happens. They then get into the good stuff, the time Drew went on Chopped and won. Take a listen and then ...
Oct 23, 2017•40 min
