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!


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Ep. #55 – Page to Stage

Let the OverDrive staff entertain you as we hit the Great White Way to discuss books that have been adapted into Broadway musicals! Adam and Jill are joined by their co-worker Meghan who is also a theater nerd and the three of them share their great…

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Ep. #54 — New York Times best selling author Leigh Bardugo

In our 54th episode, Adam sat down with #1 New York Times best selling author Leigh Bardugo, whose most recent book, Crooked Kingdom, is now available. Leigh was in town for an author event at a local library where Adam hosted a Q and A with some of…

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Ep. #53 — Musical Memoirs & Rock Biographies

The OverDrive staff librarians come from a wide range of backgrounds and two of our librarians — Liz and Rachel K. — come from music library backgrounds. So we decided to use their collective knowledge and reading backgrounds to discuss musical…

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Ep. #52 — Interview with Marie Benedict, author of The Other Einstein

On this episode, Adam chats with lawyer turned author Marie Benedict about her latest novel, The Other Einstein. This historical fiction title is rooted in facts (and science!) and is the story of Albert Einstein’s first wife who was also heavily…

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Ep. #51 — We Read Banned Books

Episode Overview September 25 – October 1st marks and as a library company full of librarian employees, OverDrive feels very strongly about the importance of reading banned and challenged books. Adam and Jill decided to talk to some of their…

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Ep. #50 — Interview with Cuyler Overholt

We’re 50! Well, we’re 50 episodes old anyway. In today’s very round numbered episode we sat down (virtually) with debut author Cuyler Overholt to talk about her thrillng novel, A deadly Affection, her award-winning debut, is the first installment…

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Ep. #49 – What OverDrive is Reading for Read an eBook Day

Episode Overview: Friday September 16, 2016 is Read an eBook Day! As the leading app for eBooks available through libraries, we love celebrating this day of #eBookLove. For this week’s episode, Adam and Jill decided to poll previous Professional Book…

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Ep. #48 — Interview with Kate Elliott

In today’s episode, Adam chats with author Kate Elliott, who has written 25 novels. She is currently working on her first Young Adult titles with the Court of Fives trilogy. The second Court of Fives title, Poisoned Blade, comes out this…

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Ep. #47 — Bonus Friday Fun with Jill and Adam

Episode Overview Happy Friday! In today’s episode, Jill and Adam hang out in their soon-to-be awesome recording studio and chat. They start by sharing some recent listener emails. They also share some big news about upcoming podcast interviews and…

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