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. #82 — Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge, Part I

Like most book nerds, we love the website and their annual . But sometimes it’s hard to know where to find titles that fit the categories if they are a little outside of your reading comfort zone so we decided to offer some suggestions throughout the…

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Ep. #81 — Interview with Robyn Carr

Today’s episode features an interview with world-renowned romance writer, Robyn Carr. Robyn recently received the Romance Writer’s of America Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award and is best known for for her Virgin River Series. In this interview,…

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Ep. #80 — Books We Are Excited to Read in 2017

  Books Mentioned in this Episode:  The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova Hunger by Roxane Gay Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The American War by Omar El Akkad Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman How to Hygge…

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Ep. #79 – Jill Wrote a Book!

On this very special episode of the podcast, Adam interviews Jill because she wrote a memoir title  and it’s now available on OverDrive and everywhere you buy your books! Jill chats about how she decided to write her first book while also…

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Ep. #78 – Books coming out in January we’re excited about

On the last episode of 2016, Jill and Adam discuss the books coming out in January that they can’t wait to read. The books discussed come from an overdrive.com list that you can look through and sample titles right here:     Books…

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Ep. #77 – Interview with Australian author Fleur McDonald

It’s the last week of 2016 and for this final Monday of the year, Adam and Jill are back with another author interview! This time they spoke with Fleur McDonald, an Australian author known for her rural fiction.    If the holidays gifted…

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Ep. #76 – Interview with Kathryn Barker, author of In the Skin of a Monster

In today’s episode, Adam speaks with debut novelist Kathryn Barker, author of the award winning In the Skin of a Monster.    Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and  at @OverDriveLibs….

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Ep. #75 – Zoraida Cordova returns!

On this episode, YA author Zoraida Cordova returns for a 2nd time to discuss , the strange life authors lead being solitary writers and then social butterflies while promoting books and having fans while being fans of other authors. Adam and Zoraida…

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Ep. #74 – Our Favorite Books of 2016

It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time for the Professional Book Nerds to reflect and discuss their favorite books of 2016. For this episode we brought back some of our previous guests and asked them to share their favorite titles. (And,…

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