Professional Book Nerds

Lee Child joins the Professional Book Nerd podcast for a live interview discussing his bestselling Jack Reacher series before taking questions from the audience.

We're excited to share our brand new 2020 reading challenge! In this episode, we explain each of the following challenges in depth. Be sure to subscribe to hear upcoming episodes loaded with recommendations.

It's a new month, a new year, and a new decade! The passage of time doesn't stop and so neither will our book recommendations. Check out the books we're most excited about that are coming out in January.

Adam and Jill share some brief thoughts on Toni Morrison who was, truly, one of a kind. Her books, speeches, and commentary gave a voice to African Americans who felt underrepresented all their lives. She gave a voice to many who felt voiceless. There will never be another Toni Morrison.

Jill interviews bestselling author Fiona Barton about her latest book The Suspect. They discuss Fiona's writing process, along with her decision to make a journalist the investigator in her novels.

Elisabeth Cohen joins the Professional Book Nerds to discuss her novel The Glitch and the common misconceptions about the tech industry.

John Scalzi joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss his novel The Collapsing Empire, what makes a good Sc-Fi story, and which ones are perfect "gateway" books for newcomers to the genre.

Carol Weston joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss her book Speed of Life, dealing with emotional loss, as a teenager and how she became an advice columnist for young adults.

Pulitzer Prize winning author Colson Whitehead joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss The Underground Railroad, how the novel came to be, race relations in the United States, and much more.

Meg Cabot joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to chat about her Princess Diaries series, writing under a pen name, and staying persistent with the craft of writing.