Professional Book Nerds
Adam interviews Sarah Smarsh, journalist and author of the New York Times best selling memoir Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth. They discuss today's political climate, the struggle of lower class farmers, the effect the news and classism have society, and the similarities and differences between poverty in urban and rural areas.
Chelsea Sedoti joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss her book The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett, experiencing the rush of author events for the first time as a young adult author, and why everyone can relate to books about teenagers.
Adam chats with Samantha Shannon, internationally bestselling author of The Bone Season series to discuss her new high fantasy standalone novel The Priory of the Orange Tree, a sweeping saga of queendoms, dragons, and a divided world.
Jill and Adam interview Stuart Turton, author of the phenomenally mysterious The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. We discuss his passion for Agatha Christie, how to make a murder mystery that lives up to her legacy, & editing this masterpiece.
Jill and Adam interview the great Charlaine Harris, well-known author of the Sookie Stackhouse Chronicles, The Aurora Teagarden series, and the Midnight, Texas series, all of which have been turned into television adaptations.
Dawn Kurtagich joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to chat about her Young Adult horror book, And the Trees Crept In, the difficult life experiences that inspire her writing, and the importance of colors in her life.
Jill Grunenwald, one half of the Professional Book Nerds, gets interviewed by her co-host Adam about her memoir, Running with a Police Escort, why she decided to write her first book and they share their experiences belonging to the Cleveland running community.