January 2022’s Biggest Books!

It’s time for monthly book picks! In today’s episode, Jill is looking at some of the great books coming out in January that she can’t wait to dive into. Today’s episode is sponsored by Headspace. Visit Headspace.com/PBN and get one month FREE Books mentioned in this episode: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez Reckless Girls […] Read more

Posted on: January 6, 2022 Category:

• General

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Interview with Xochitl Gonzalez

On today’s episode, Jill is joined by Xochitl Gonzalez to discuss her debut novel Olga Dies Dreaming. Xochitl, a former wedding planner turned writer, discusses how her own background came into the novel, the real-life devestation of Puerto Rico that inspired the book, and what it’s like having her debut novel already be optioned. Today’s […] Read more

Posted on: January 3, 2022 Category:

• Fiction
• General
• Literature

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The 2022 PBN Reading Challenge is Here

The 2022 Professional Book Nerds Reading Challenge is here! On today’s episode, Jill shares the prompts for this year’s reading challenge (with thanks to her co-workers Rachel, Jamie, and Shannon H. for recommendations). 2022 PBN Reading Challenge: Read a 2021 debut that you didn’t read in 2021 Read a “classic” book you weren’t assigned in […] Read more

Posted on: December 27, 2021 Category:

• General

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Team OverDrive’s favorite books of 2021

For today’s episode, host Jill sat down with some of her OverDrive co-workers to find out what was their favorite book they read in 2021. From books about witches to cozy romances and non-fiction reads to more books about witches (seriously, witches were big this year), there’s a little big of everything. Books mentioned in […] Read more

Posted on: December 23, 2021 Category:

• Fiction
• General
• Non-fiction

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