Back to school… but with murder!

Ep. #478 – Back to school time has arrived and who doesn’t love books set around fancy private schools? Also, there is a lot of murdery mysteries in these selections. Books mentioned in this episode The Sidekicks By Will Kostakis The Secret History By Donna Tartt Truly Devious By Maureen Johnson Black Chalk By Christopher […] Read more

Posted on: September 10, 2020 Category:

• Fiction
• General
• Horror
• Mystery
• Romance
• Suspense
• Thriller
• YA

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Interview with Yaa Gyasi, author of Transcendent Kingdom

Ep 477 – On today’s episode, Jill talks with Yaa Gyasi about her new book Transcendent Kingdom. The pair discuss the opioid crisis, family relationships, and the differences in her research process between this contemporary novel and her historical fiction debut Homegoing (which was Jill’s favorite book of the previous decade!) Interview was recorded in […] Read more

Posted on: September 7, 2020 Category:

• General

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Gather ye round… It’s a book rec grab bag episode!

Ep. #476 – On today’s episode, Jill and Adam catch you up on what they’ve been reading lately! It’s pretty straightforward. They also discuss the amazing Fall book bingo template that Jill made which you can find at professionalbooknerds.com or on our instagram (@probooknerds) Books mentioned in this episode Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson Even […] Read more

Posted on: September 3, 2020 Category:

• Fantasy
• Fiction
• Horror
• Literature
• Non-fiction
• Page to Screen
• Romance
• Science Fiction
• Thriller
• YA

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Getting spooky with Christina Henry, author of The Ghost Tree

Ep. #475 – On today’s episode, Adam interviews Christina Henry about her newest book, The Ghost Tree. They chat about how Christina lets character choices drive her plot, discovering them in real-time, and the various subgenres within horror. They also discuss re-imagining existing titles and making it your own, and how scary stories are best […] Read more

Posted on: August 31, 2020 Category:

• Fiction
• Horror

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