Professional Book Nerds

We’re not just book nerds, we’re Professional Book Nerds®

With over a million downloads, readers and librarians turn to us for book recommendations, author interviews, and all things books.

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IT'S A MONTHLY BOOK PICKS EPISODE. YOU KNOW WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN!

Books mentioned in this episode

The People We Keep by Allison Larkin

A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

Edie in Between by Laura Sibson

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

The Turnout by Megan Abbott

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson

How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao

The Perfect Place to Die by Bryce Moore

If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy

The Manningtree Witches by A. K. Blakemore

The Quiet Zone by Stephen Kurczy

The Shimmering State by Meredith Westgate

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Adam and Jill both work at OverDrive, the industry-leading app for eBooks and audiobooks through your local library and school.

With over a half million downloads, readers and librarians turn to the PBN team for weekly expert book recommendations, author interviews and all things books.

Our team has a deep knowledge for the literary world and helps thousands of libraries with collection development, making us uniquely positioned to provide suggestions and recommendations for readers around the world. The Professional Book Nerds podcast is available through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Radio FM and anywhere people download their podcasts.

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Hosts’ Adam Sockel and Jill Grunenwald’s love for books make this podcast perfect for book lovers of all ages. As part of the Rakuten OverDrive team, which provides the world’s leading digital reading platform for libraries and schools, Adam and Jill specialize in reader trends and collection development and have developed a deep knowledge of the literary world.

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The Team

Adam Sockel

Co-Host
Adam’s book interests are forever shifting but he’s usually reading fantasy, literature, Science Fiction, dystopian or young adult.

Jill Grunewald

Co-Host
Jill’s favorite genres are social sciences, humanities, memoir, health & fitness, dystopian science fiction, and fantasy.