Podcast Episodes

Authors behaving badly

Ep. #541 - Lately, a number of authors who have high profiles have been doing some less than awesome things online. We thought we'd address what to d…

5 years, 6 months ago

On grief, laughter, and giving ourselves grace with Joan F. Smith

Ep. #540 - Joan F. Smith joins Adam to discuss her new book The Half-Orphan's Handbook. Their conversation ranges from how she coped with her father'…

5 years, 6 months ago

Passing down family stories with Maria Kuznetsova

Ep. 539 - Adam is joined by Maria Kuznetsova to discuss her new book, Something Unbelievable. They have a great chat about ancestral stories, craft, …

5 years, 6 months ago

Jeff VanderMeer on nature, noir, and taking long walks

Ep. #538 - Jeff VanderMeer chats with Adam about his stunning new novel, Hummingbird Salamander, a noir-style mystery involving eco-activism, corpora…

5 years, 6 months ago

Librarians recommending books for National Library Week!

Ep. #537- Frequent guests Emma and Maria join the Nerds to chat about some books they've been loving lately and a couple they didn't as well! We're c…

5 years, 6 months ago

Discussing Life After Death with Sister Souljah

In today's episode, Jill is joined by author, musician, and activist Sister Souljah to discuss her new book Life After Death, which is a sequel to he…

5 years, 6 months ago

2020 debut books you might have missed for the #PBNread2021!

Ep. #535 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill tackling another of the Professional Book Nerds Reading Challenge tasks -- Read a 2020 debut that you di…

5 years, 6 months ago

On mothers and daughters with Gabriela Garcia

Ep. #534 - Adam sits down with Gabriela Garcia to talk about her buzzy debut novel Of Women and Salt. They talk about relationships between mothers a…

5 years, 6 months ago

April's biggest new books!

Ep. #533 - It's that time again! We're previewing all the books coming out in April we can't wait to read.

Books mentioned in this episode

The Music o…

5 years, 7 months ago

On the mysteries of the sea and loneliness with Emma Stonex

Ep. 532 - On today's episode, Adam chats with Emma Stonex about her stunning new novel, The Lamplighters. They discuss her fascination with lighthous…

5 years, 7 months ago