Adam and Jill are here with their roundup of the best books they read in 2018. Both books published this year but also books they read that were published other years.
Gene Gant joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to chat about his books Bender and Lucky Linus, the #WeNeedDiverseBooks movement, and the importance of LGBT characters in books.
Dav Pilkey joins the Professioinal Book Nerds podcast to chat Captain Underpants, creating countless young readers with his works, and the best reading spot of all time.
Lisa Jackson joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss her books including Afraid to Die and Tell Me and the challenges of writing truly evil characters.
Cuyler Overholt joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to chat about her book A Deadly Affection, how she transitioned from lawyer to writer, and what she loves about turn of the century New York City.
Ben Blum joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss his nonfiction debut Ranger Games, researching the Army Rangers, and his life in mathematics and writing.
Adam interviews Lincoln Peirce, best known for his long running comic and novels in the Big Nate universe. He is back with a new book called Max and the Midknights, his first story outside of the the Big Nate world.
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.
Kyle Cassidy joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to chat about his book This Is What a Librarian Looks Like, his life as a photographer, and shares an amazing story about George R.R. Martin.
Megan Abbott joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to talk about her book, You Will Know Me, her love of the Olympics, and writing suspeneful thrillers.
Kwame Alexander joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to chat about the power of poetry, their shared background surrounded by books, and the literacy programs Kwame has launched.
Denzil Meyrick joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss his novel Whisky From Small Glasses and how he transitioned from being on the police force to becoming a full time writer.
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.
David Levithan joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss his books, his writing process, his favorite Broadway shows, and being surrounded by a culture of books his whole life.
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.