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!
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…
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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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…
Episode Overview: 400 years ago this month, William Shakespeare shuffled off this mortal coil but the show must go on, so OverDrive’s Professional Book Nerds are discussing the man behind the myth in our latest episode. We also talk about whether…
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This week we are back with another author interview, this time with bestselling author Matthew Quick, the man behind the popular  which was also . In his conversation with Adam, Matthew shares how Silver Linings Playbook…
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April is National Poetry Month and some of the OverDrive staff is celebrating by having a themed episode where we share some of our favorite poems and poets and even read a couple of poems on air. The professional book nerds also…
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In our latest author interview, OverDrive’s Adam talks to New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson. She shares insights into her writing process, including what it’s like working with her sister, fellow author Nancy Bush, and…
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In today’s episode we are talking about two of our favorite non-fiction categories: feminist/women’s studies titles and true crime! We also talk about all of the recent non-fiction books of all genres that we’ve read and the…
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Book adaptations on the big and small screen are all the rage and several upcoming films have the OverDrive staff super excited. In this week’s episode, Adam and Jill discuss their favorite page to screen titles, share favorites from…
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