Professional Book Nerds Go to 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.

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Pandora

Blast From the Past! Historical Fiction

| E:102

Take a trip back through time with today's episode where Adam and Jill discuss some of their favorite historical fiction picks! We not only help give a definition of what makes a book historical fiction, but we also discuss multiple timeline novels and "time slip" historical fiction.

Books mentioned in this episode:

American Girl series

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

The Captive Queen by Alison Weir

The King's Obsession by Alison Weir

Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis

The Address by Fiona Davis

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Darkness Knows by Cheryl Honigford

Homicide for the Holidays by Cheryl Honigford

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

11/22/63 by Stephen King

Time and Again by Jack Finney

A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain

Somewhere in Time by Richard Matheson

Outlander by Diana Gaboldon

The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Circling the Sun by Paula McLain

Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

Trinity by Leon Uris

Count Belisarius by Robert Graves

Say Hello!

Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at [email protected]

Music

"Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com

Where to Listen

Find us in your favorite podcast app.

Recent Episodes

View All

The 30 minute intro! aka answering your questions!

Professional Book Nerds | E:515
On today's episode, Adam and Jill answer listener questions about their pets, snacks, non-book related life interests, and a whole bunch more. We'll get back to your regularly scheduled book recommendation content on Monday but this felt like a good time to pause for a brief moment and answer your questions!
Listen to The 30 minute intro! aka answering your questions!

Max Brooks on Sasquatch, Minecraft, and a lifetime of storytelling

Professional Book Nerds | E:514
On today's episode, Adam sits down with bestselling author Max Brooks. They chat about his latest books Devolution and Minecraft: The Mountain.
Listen to Max Brooks on Sasquatch, Minecraft, and a lifetime of storytelling

Escapist fiction books ~to forget about life for a while~

Professional Book Nerds | E:513
Everything feels really tough right now so if, like us, you need a distraction consider getting lost in one of these fictional worlds.
Listen to Escapist fiction books ~to forget about life for a while~

Robert Jones, Jr. - Author of The Prophets and creator of Son of Baldwin

Professional Book Nerds | E:512
Adam is joined by Robert Jones, Jr., debut author of The Prophets and creator of the popular Son of Baldwin online community and blog.
Listen to Robert Jones, Jr. - Author of The Prophets and creator of Son of Baldwin