Professional Book Nerds

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

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

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Announcing the 2025 Libby Book Awards Nominees!

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The nominees are in! 🎉 Joe is joined by his coworker Gabi to unveil the 2025 Libby Book Awards nominees, including some exciting new categories. F...
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Love at First Chapter: February 2025 Book Picks

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Books we're crushing on this February...
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Drag & Murder with Holly Stars

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Big Changes Ahead: End-of-Year Updates from the Professional Book Nerds

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Close out the Year with PBN and wrap up our final reading challenge...
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More About Professional Book Nerds

Joe works at OverDrive- the makers of Libby – your way to borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from your local library for free!

With over two million downloads, readers and librarians alike 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 Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Radio FM and anywhere people download their podcasts.

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The Team

Joe Skelley

Host
Joe’s favorite genres are magical realism, thriller, memoirs, LGBTQ+ fiction, and young adult.