On today’s very special episode, Jill and Adam speak with Abu Bakr al Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung, co-creators of Homes: A Refugee Story. Abu Bakr is an ESL student of Winnie’s, who helped him tell his family’s story of leaving the Middle East to start a new life in Canada and how the challenges they overcame, all […]
Posted on: April 1, 2019 Category:
On today’s episode, Adam interviews Katherine Locke, author of the latest Big Library Read selection The Girl with the Red Balloon. The book is a mix of historical fiction and magical realism and it RULES. This chat features everything from 80s pop music to D&D nerding out, references to Bruce Springsteen and previous guests Marieke Nijkamp and Linsey […]
Posted on: October 1, 2018 Category:
Big Library Read is back! This time, readers voted on Cowboy Pride by Lacy Williams, a historical western version of Pride & Prejudice. From July 9th until July 23rd, you can borrow Lacy’s book from participating libraries without waitlists or holds. …
Posted on: July 7, 2018 Category:
Big Library Read is back! The latest pick for our global eBook club is Flat Broke with Two Goats by Jennifer McGaha. On today’s episode, Jennifer joins the Professional Book Nerds and discusses her experience living in a 100-year-old cabin, learning ho…
Posted on: March 26, 2018 Category: