On today's episode, Adam sits down with musical icon Ben Folds to discuss his new memoir A Dream About Lightning Bugs. They discuss how Ben views creativity and how it is essential to foster it, his take on storytelling through his songs, and his experience creating a music video with The Fraggles. This is a must-listen for music fans everywhere and his book is a must-read!

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On today's episode, the great Alice Hoffman sits down with Adam to discuss her new book The World That We Knew, writing a fairy tale in the time of World War II, Jewish folklore, and creating the world of Practical Magic. This chat was inspiring and delightful and you're going to love it. 

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On today's episode, our good buddy Brad Meltzer returns to chat about the latest installments in his Ordinary People Change the World series, I am Walt Disney and I am Marie Curie. We breakdown the essential nature of daydreaming in Walt's life, why it's important to create real-life role models for children, and how Brad shows his own kids that each day can be magical. 

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On today's episode, Adam sits down with Dan Haring and MarcyKate Connolly to discuss their wonderful middle-grade novel, The Star Shepherd. This action-packed book is loaded with wonder, falling stars, pirates, and flying robots, and incredible illustrations by Dan. They discuss is day job in visual effects and how they collaborated to bring this story to life. 

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Longtime listeners of the podcast will know that we adored IT Chapter One so much that we did a bonus episode all about that epic movie. With Chapter II coming out this week we thought we'd re-share our thoughts. Sorry for the PBN Classic episode... we'll have tons of new content for you next week! Hi-ya Georgie!

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Adam interviews Daniel Handler about his latest novel, Bottle Grove. Daniel is best known for creating the iconic Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and he's also an award-winning author of adult books as well! We dive into the story behind Bottle Grove, how he approaches the craft of writing, and why children's literature creates lasting effects on all of our lives. 

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It's a new month, which means it's time for Jill and Adam to share their favorite books coming out in September!

Books mentioned in this episode:

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Witches are Coming by Lindy West
Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Our Dogs, Ourselves by Alexandra Horowitz
The Institute by Stephen King
Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco
The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine
The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett
The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams
The Hotel Neversink by Adam O'Fallon Price
A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker
Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab

Music:
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Podcast Overview:
We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.

We are proud to be an Evergreen Podcast Signature Program. For more information visit www.evergreenpodcasts.com

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Even if Julia's name isn't familiar believe us when we tell you that her voice is. Julia has over 300 narrator credits to her name and is THE go-to person for audiobooks. Adam and Julia chat about the prep that goes into her narration, what types of books she stays away from and her other passion... being a Tea sommelier! 

Be sure to check out her debut novel My Oxford Year

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On today's episode... we had no plan! Therefore, we brought on Emma and Kristin and did a roundtable of book recommendations. There is, quite literally, something for everyone in this list.

Book Mentioned in this episode

Again but Better by Christine Riccio

The Cozy Minimalist Home: More style, less stuff by Myquillyn Smith

Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

Man-Eaters by Chelsea Cain

Yours Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick (Pumpkin Falls Mystery)

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo Del Toro

The Rest of The Story by Sarah Dessen

Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett

The Pandora Room by Christopher Golden

Beard with me and Beard necessities by Penny Reid

Disney's Land by Richard Snow

Carrie by Stephen King

The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

The Body by Bill Bryson

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On today's episode, Adam has the honor of sitting down with Philippa Gregory, well known for her Tudor and Plantagenet novels including The White Queen, The Red Queen, and The Other Boleyn Girl.

Her latest novel, Tidelands, introduces readers the working class of the south coast of England in a launch of a sweeping new series. She also discusses how she researches the women she writes about and then Adam and Philippa nerd out swapping classic English and Russian Lit recommendations.

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