On today's episode, Adam sits down with Ryan La Sala in Philadelphia to discuss his sprawling fantasy novel Reverie, the vividness of his dreams, and how Ryan became the best person on Twitter. This was a BLAST.

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Have you ever had a moment in time that felt like a dream even while it was happening? That's how we felt getting to interview Lois Lowry for a full hour. We chat AT LENGTH about the stories behind The Giver, Number the Stars, and her stunning upcoming book On the Horizon as well as several of her favorite stories from a lifetime of literature. I don't know what else to say... she's a living legend. 

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On today's episode, Adam interviews legendary journalist and author Scott Simon about his new books Sunnyside Plaza. The book is all about his time working with people who had developmental disabilities and how seeing the world through a different lens. They also discuss baseball, writing for children, and much more. 

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On today's episode, we're joined by author Joseph Sieracki (and his wife Andrea whose voice you may recognize!) 

Joseph has written a stunning graphic novel titled A Letter to Jo based on his grandfather's experience in World War II. The story itself is heartwrenching and this conversation is loaded with not only the research Joseph did but also incredible detail about how much goes into creating a graphic novel. This book is an absolute must-read!

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On today's episode, Jill and Adam interview Andrea Barber, who is best known for her iconic character Kimmy Gibbler on Full House and Fuller House. Andrea has written a memoir titled Full Circle all about her life in between her time in Hollywood. She discusses her struggle to keep her mental health balanced, how running helped, and shares some wonderful insight into the shows we've literally grown up with. This was surreal and amazing. 

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We've entered the 2020s so we thought it'd be fun to take a look at some wonderful books set a hundred years ago in the famed Roaring 20s. We're talking flapper girls, prohibition New York, Old Hollywood, lost libraries, and so much more!

Books mentioned in this episode

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

Books set in the 1920's

Fall of Giants by Ken Follett

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman

The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye

The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis

The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

The Trial by Franz Kafka

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Electric Hotel by Dominic Smith

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Hey Nerds! On today's wide-ranging episode, Penny Reid returns to tell us what she's been up to and it turns out... it's a lot! We discuss the multiple books she released in 2019, the exciting new projects she has coming in 2020, and her experiences making cheese, hanging out with wolves, and doing yoga with goats. We also chat about prison libraries, Adam running a half marathon with his Pops, and a whole bunch more. It's a lot. 

If you'd like information about donating books to prisons you can find great info from Book Riot here:

https://bookriot.com/2015/09/03/donate-books-prisons/

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It's a new month, a new year, and a new decade! The passage of time doesn't stop and so neither will our book recommendations. Check out the books we're most excited about that are coming out in January.

Books mentioned in this episode

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain

Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

The Truants by Kate Weinberg

Little Gods by Meng Jin

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener

Followers by Megan Angelo

The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao

Highfire by Eoin Colfer

The Poison Garden by Alex Marwood

Clean Getaway by Nic Stone

All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera

Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston

Every Other Weekend by Abigail Johnson

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On today's episode, Adam interviews Jon Scieszka and Steven-Weinberg about their new children's book series ASTRONUTS! They chat about creating this unique and incredible story together while Adam asks about working with family (Jon is Steven's father-in-law). Adam then has to ask about The Stinky Cheese Man and The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

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The end of the year means it's time to look back on the best books of 2019! As a bonus, we also share our selections for the best books of the entire decade!

Books mentioned in this episode:

The 10 Best Books of 2019

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Trust Exercise by Susan Choi

The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

The 10 Best Books of the Decade

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

This is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

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