Ep. #487 - On today's episode, Adam chats with V.E. Schwab about her groundbreaking new novel, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. They discuss the ten years she worked on this story, what Addie means to her, spirituality, and much more. As is their now tradition, they end the episode exchanging book recommendations for themselves and their family members.

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Ep. #486 - On today's episode, Adam offers book recommendations from Twitter reader requests and then gets into some "Like this, read that!" style picks for all sorts of classic horror novels. There is something for everyone.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Based off Twitter requests:

Holly Zander - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid and When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey -

Parent Spiced Latte Pope Francis's new Encyclical letter "Fratelli Tutti"

• A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

Mark Walker - A Song for A New Day, The Guest List, and Six of Crows were all good finds for me this year-

Alicia Rhiannan - said she loved Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas and Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

Roxanne - Asked for recommendations like the Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones -

Like this, read that! spooky recs:

 Frankenstein -

Dracula by Brom Stoker -

For fans of House of Leaves -

For Fans of Shirley Jackson

Witchy Reads

So you want a Lovecraft story without all the disgusting feelings that come with him…

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Ep. #485 - On today's episode, Adam is joined by Ken Follett, #1 New York Times best selling author of The Evening and the Morning. Ken's books have sold 170+ million copies around the world and created generations of fans of his Kingsbridge series. They discuss his incredibly in depth research process, his fascination with the dark ages, and much more.

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Ep. #484 - Welcome all ye goblins, ghouls, witches, and whatnots! The spooky season has officially arrived and you know what that means... It's our monthly book preview for OCTOBER!

Books mentioned in this episode

A Wild Winter Swan By Gregory Maguire

Shit, Actually By Lindy West

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue By V. E. Schwab

The Searcher By Tana French

Leave the World Behind By Rumaan Alam

Black Sun By Rebecca Roanhorse

Magic Lessons By Alice Hoffman

Spoiler Alert By Olivia Dade

The Once and Future Witches By Alix E. Harrow

Plain Bad Heroines By emily m. danforth

Eventide By Sarah Goodman

The Hollow Places By T. Kingfisher

Ring Shout By P. Djèlí Clark

Wild Fell By Michael Rowe

She Come by It By Sarah Smarsh

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Ep. #483 - On today's episode, Adam catches up with his good buddy Sara Faring! Sara's first book The Tenth Girl was a masterpiece and her new book White Fox is more of the same perfection. They discuss voyeurism vs. exhibitionism, how we show ourselves to the world, the hardest parts of writing this book and the message of hope she wants readers to get after reading it.

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Ep. #482 - On today's episode, Adam shares a bunch of book recommendations to escape the everyday stresses of life and (gestures broadly) all of this.

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Books mentioned in this episode:

Return to series you know and love in a brand new way:

The Lord of the Rings (FULL CAST DRAMATIZATION)

His Dark Materials (FULL CAST DRAMATIZATION),

The Chronicles of Narnia ( NARRATED BY KENNETH BRANAGH)

A Series of Unfortunate Events (NARRATED BY TIM CURRY)

For Fans of Ready Player One - Otherworld series by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller

For fans of alternate universes - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

For those who miss big cities - Lillian Boxfish takes a walk by Kathleen Rooney

Fairy tale fans 

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

For fans of Erin Morgenstern

Geek Love by Catherine Dunn

THE BOOK OF SPECULATION BY ERIKA SWYLER

Witchey Reads

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane By Katherine Howe

The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel By Alyssa Palombo

Revenge of the Witch By Joseph Delaney 

Here are the all the answers we received on twitter about escapism books:

https://twitter.com/ProBookNerds/status/1308542556217774082?s=20

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Ep. #481 - On today's episode, Adam interviews Bill Konigsberg, awarding-winning and bestselling author of countless important books. Bill's work in writing LGBTQIA+ stories have been read by millions but his new book, The Bridge, may be his most essential story yet. In this conversation, Bill and Adam discuss mental health, the implications of teenage suicide, and the intricacies of our brains. If you or someone you know is suffering from suicidal thoughts or tendencies, please dial 1-800-273-8255 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Thank you to Scholastic for helping bring this important conversation to light.

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Ep. #480 - On today's episode, we're sharing what our coworkers are reading for Read an Ebook Day! September 18th (Friday) is Read an Ebook Day and what better way to prepare than with a bunch of book recs!?!?

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Books mentioned in this episode

His & Hers By Alice Feeney

The Evening and the Morning By Ken Follett

Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

Serpent and Dove & Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin

Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman

The Organ Thieves By Chip Jones

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

American Royals by Katharine McGee

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

The Last Flight by Julie Clark

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Book of the Little Axe By Lauren Francis-Sharma

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#479 - On today's episode, Jill interviews Caroline B. Cooney, author of the iconic Face on the Milk Carton, about her new adult book Before She Was Helen. Caroline talks about the "What if?" question that inspired her to write Before She Was Helen, transitioning creatively from writing young adult to adult, and tells the best librarian story ever (according to Jill).

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Ep. #478 - Back to school time has arrived and who doesn't love books set around fancy private schools? Also, there is a lot of murdery mysteries in these selections.

Books mentioned in this episode

The Sidekicks By Will Kostakis

The Secret History By Donna Tartt

Truly Devious By Maureen Johnson

Black Chalk By Christopher J. Yates

The Tenth Girl By Sara Faring

Catherine House By Elisabeth Thomas

A Spy in the House By Y. S. Lee

Special Topics in Calamity Physics By Marisha Pessl

Echo After Echo By Amy Rose Capetta

Undead Girl Gang By Lily Anderson

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