Professional Book Nerds

We're not just book nerds. We're professional book nerds! We are staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks from public libraries and schools. It's our job to discuss books all day long so we thought, "Why not share the conversation!" Hear about the best books we've read, get recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. Titles discussed are available to borrow through public libraries. Get started reading at overdrive.com and subscribe to our podcast today!


All Episodes

Ep. #175 – Karan Mahajan, Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner

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…

Ep. #174 — Turn Back Time With Historical Fiction

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…

Ep. #173 – Wendelin VanDraanen & Tara Sands

On today’s episode, Jill and Adam chat with both Wendelin VanDraanen, author of the wildly popular , 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….

Ep. #172 -Holy book talk, Batman… We’re talking comics!

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…

Ep. #171 – Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted

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…

Ep. #170 – Jason Reynolds on the importance of children’s literature

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…

Ep. #169 – Nancy Pearl visits OverDrive!

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…

Ep. #168 – Kerri Maniscalco, New York Times bestselling author of Hunting Prince Dracula

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…

Ep. #167 – November New Book Releases!

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   PBN…

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