Everyone loves tentacles with P. Djèlí Clark, author of Ring Shout

Ep. 505 – P. Djèlí Clark chats with Adam about his exceptional novella Ring Shout, his work as a professor teaching slavery in cinema, how to approach problematic content like H.P. Lovecraft, and the ways history shapes his fantasy writing. Sponsors: Headspace – Visit http://headspace.com/pbn for a free one-month trial with access to meditations for every situation […] Read more

Posted on: December 14, 2020 Category:

• Fantasy
• Fiction
• Suspense

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The Professional Book Nerds 2021 Reading Challenge!

Ep. #504 – On today’s episode, we share all the tasks for our upcoming reading challenge! We kick off the show with what we’ve read lately before getting into the tasks. Visit professionalbooknerds.com to download the reading challenge and, if you participated in 2020, be sure to email your completed form to professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com! Sponsors Literati […] Read more

Posted on: December 10, 2020 Category:

• Fantasy
• Fiction
• General
• Literature
• Mystery
• YA

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Marie Benedict on the Mystery of Mrs. Christie

Ep. #503 – Marie Benedict, a true PBN all-star, returns to chat about her latest book The Mystery of Mrs. Christie. This was a live Zoom event that you can also watch if you prefer on OverDrive’s YouTube channel. This book tells a story about the 11 days when Agatha Christie disappeared and then reappeared […] Read more

Posted on: December 7, 2020 Category:

• Fiction
• Mystery
• Suspense

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The best audiobooks of 2020 with Robin Whitten of AudioFile Magazine

Ep. #502 – Robin Whitten of AudioFile Magazine joins the Nerds to discuss a few of their Best Audiobooks of the year. They also chat about the process for how the audiobooks are selected, and how the AudioFile staff manages to review more than 2,000 audiobooks per year. See the full “best of” list and […] Read more

Posted on: December 3, 2020 Category:

• Biography
• Fantasy
• Fiction
• General
• Horror
• Literature
• Memoir
• Mystery
• Non-fiction
• YA

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