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. #28 — James Patterson Interview and Release of BookShots

Episode Overview James Patterson, New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Cross and Women’s Murder Club series is our guest on the podcast today! Patterson, who is a big supporter of libraries, has recently launched his new line of books: these…

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Ep. #27 — Big Library Read Interview with Julie McElwain, author of A Murder in Time

Episode Overview Today’s podcast is a special episode related to the second Big Library Read pick of 2016. A couple of times a year, OverDrive offers users an opportunity to take part in a global book club through their library. Readers…

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Ep. #26 — Interview with Brad Meltzer, New York Times Bestselling author & and host of Decoded

Episode Overview For today’s episode, Adam sits down with New York Times Bestselling author Brad Meltzer. His latest book , which traces a conspiracy theory related to Benedict Arnold, was a collaborative effort with Tod Goldberg. In this interview,…

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Ep. #25 — Interview with Lisa Unger, New York Times Bestselling Author

Episode Overview Happy Tuesday! In today’s episode, Adam sits down and talks with Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author whose newest book is released today, June 7, 2016. Ink and Bone returns to The Hollows, the setting of several of her…

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Ep. #24 — Fantastic Fairy Tales

Episode Overview: In this week’s episode, Jill is back and she talks with Adam and Kristin about fairy tales! We discuss what we think makes a fairy tale a fairy tale (which turns out to be a much harder question to answer than we originally thought!)…

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Ep. #23 — Interview with Ryan Graudin, author of Wolf by Wolf

Episode Overview: In this week’s author interview, Adam talks with Ryan Graudin, young adult author of multiple books including and its forthcoming sequel, . She shares her writing process and she and Adam geek out over their shared love of fairy…

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Ep. #22 — Interview with Jewell Parker Rhodes

Episode Overview In today’s episode, Adam sits down with writer Jewell Parker Rhodes, an author who is familiar writing for both adults and juveniles/YA. Her forthcoming book, , is all about teaching the story of the 9/11 attacks to children who…

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Ep. #21 — Young Adult book recommendations and why YA matters

Newcomers to the podcast Christina and Andrea join Adam to discuss their favorite Young Adult books and series. They also discuss why they think YA is such a popular genre. Christina and Andrea share their favorite types of characters and subgenres to…

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Ep. #20 — All Things Audiobooks & OverDrive’s Audiobook SYNC Program

Episode Overview:
May 5th marks the start of OverDrive’s AudioSYNC program so the
OverDrive team is spending this episode talking about all things
audiobooks! if you ever visit our Blue Sky Campus and walk
around the office you’ll see lots of…

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