Ep. #99 – Interview with Carol Weston, author of The Speed of Life & Ava and Pip

On today’s episode, Adam sits down with author and advice columnist Carol Weston. Carol’s new book, Speed of Life, comes out in April and she chats with Adam about how the book came to be, dealing with emotional loss as a teenager and what it’s like providing advice to teens for most of her life. […] Read more

Posted on: March 13, 2017 Category:

• Middle Grade
• YA

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Ep #98: March Sadness

For college basketball fans, this month is the time for March Madness but we decided to switch it up by doing an episode titled March Sadness. These are the books that make us cry, sob, weep, bawl …. you get the picture. Basically, these are the books that make us FEEL ALL THE FEELS.  Share […] Read more

Posted on: March 9, 2017 Category:

• General

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Ep. #97 — Kwame Alexander

On today’s episode, Adam sits down with Newbery Medal winner and bestseller Kwame Alexander. Kwame was in town promoting his latest book, The Playbook, which is a set of rules for children to use to be successful in life. Kwame and Adam chatted about the power of poetry and their shared background surrounded by books […] Read more

Posted on: March 6, 2017 Category:

• YA

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Ep. #96 — March Books We’re Excited To Read

It’s a new month! That means it’s time to talk about all the forthcoming books we are excited to read. Together, Adam and Jill have a mix of young adult and adult fiction, non-fiction, and everything in between!  Let us know your March picks by emailing us at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com or find us on Twitter @ProBookNerds    […] Read more

Posted on: March 2, 2017 Category:

• Fiction
• Non-fiction
• YA

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