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Interview with Connie Shultz, Author of The Daughters of Erietown

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On today's episode, Adam and Jill are joined by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Connie Schultz to talk about her debut novel, The Daughters of Erietown. They discuss Connie's inspiration for the book, working class America in the 1960s and now, and the state of journalism in 2020.

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

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On today's episode, Adam sits down with bestselling author Max Brooks. They chat about his latest books Devolution and Minecraft: The Mountain.
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Escapist fiction books ~to forget about life for a while~

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Everything feels really tough right now so if, like us, you need a distraction consider getting lost in one of these fictional worlds.
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Robert Jones, Jr. - Author of The Prophets and creator of Son of Baldwin

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Adam is joined by Robert Jones, Jr., debut author of The Prophets and creator of the popular Son of Baldwin online community and blog.
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Our 2021 reading resolutions and 1990s books for the #PBNread2021 challenge!

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Jill and Adam are back together sharing their most recent reads before getting into their own reading resolutions for 2021 Then, they offer up book recommendations for one of the tasks on the Professional Book Nerds 2021 Reading Challenge- Read a book published in the 1990s. Take a listen!
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