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Previewing May's Biggest Books (and Jill's harrowing kitty tale!)

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On today's episode we're diving into the books coming out in May we can't wait to read! But first, Jill shares an incredible story about her newly adopted kitties. It's must-listen content!

Books mentioned on today's episode (recommendations start at 11:30 mark)

Hollywood Park by Mikel Jollett

Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner

Officer Clemmons by Dr. François S. Clemmons

Katheryn Howard, the Scandalous Queen by Alison Weir

All Adults Here by Emma Straub

The Lincoln Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch

Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin

More Than Love by Natasha Gregson Wagner

Goldilocks by Laura Lam

Who Ate the First Oyster? by Cody Cassidy

Forged in Fire and Stars by Andrea Robertson

The Mother Code by Carole Stivers

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

The Library of Legends by Janie Chang

A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella

The Book of V. by Anna Solomon

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On today's episode, the nerds talk about how this podcast came to be, say thank you to all the people who have helped make this happen, and share some of their favorite memories from the 5 years of doing this little side project.
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Layla Saad on how Me and White Supremacy came to be, writing for young readers, the publishing world

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Layla Saad joined the nerds for a special Zoom event to discuss her bestselling book Me & White Supremacy, the new guided journal which is now available, and the upcoming version she's working on for young readers.
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Getting festive and unexpected with our December books preview!

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On today's episode, Adam and Jill share the new books coming out in December they both plan to read. It's a bit of a genre swap situation as they both have books the other one would normally recommend. Things are getting crazy in nerd land.
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Post Spooky Szn and holiday reading traditions with Mallory O'Meara

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On today's episode, Mallory O'Meara joins Adam to chat about their post Halloween reading adventures, holiday bookish traditions, and her upcoming book Girly Drinks!
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