Aubrey Gordon, co-host of Maintenance Phase, comes on the Professional Book Nerds to talk about her new book “You Just Need to Lose Weight!” and 19 other myths about fat people. She and Jill discuss some of the myths contained in her book, Taylor Swift’s “Anti Hero” music video, and ways to break free from yet […]
Posted on: January 2, 2023 Category:
Emma chats with Scarlett St. Clair about her new book, Queen of Myth and Monsters! They discuss where the action picks up with Adrian and Isolde after King of Battle and Blood, morally grey characters, what growth we might see for these characters in this world in future books, Grimm retellings, how librarians helped Scarlett […]
Posted on: December 19, 2022 Category:
Today’s guest is Evette Dionne, author of the new book Weightless. Jill and Evette discuss navigating the world in a fat body, medical fatphobia, reality TV, and Evette recommends some books about body positivity and fat liberation. Books mentioned in this episode: Landwhale by Jes Baker Hunger by Roxane Gay Bad Fat Black Girl by […]
Posted on: December 12, 2022 Category:
Today, Joe interviews Justin Arnold about his new book Wicked Little Things (out November 15 from Tiny Ghost Press) . They talk about writing magical mean girls, what it’s like to be the GBF, and some of their favorite urban legends. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure […]
Posted on: November 14, 2022 Category: