Getting festive and unexpected with our December books preview!

11/19/20 • 33 min

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Ep. #498 - On today's episode, Adam and Jill share the new books coming out in December they both plan to read. It's a bit of a genre swap situation as they both have books the other one would normally recommend. Things are getting crazy in nerd land.

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Books mentioned in this episode

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie By Marie Benedict

Mediocre By Ijeoma Oluo

Admission By Julie Buxbaum

The Arctic Fury By Greer Macallister

This Time Next Year By Sophie Cousens

The Mermaid from Jeju By Sumi Hahn

Out of the Ether By Matthew Leising

D By Michel Faber

The Cousins By Karen M. McManus

We Hear Voices By Evie Green

The Ballad of Ami Miles By Kristy Dallas Alley

Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder By T.A. Willberg

The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook By America's Test Kitchen

Fairy Godmothers, Inc. By Saranna DeWylde

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BlendJet - visit BlendJet.com/PBN for an extra 12% off your order

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Books mentioned in this episode

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie By Marie Benedict

Mediocre By Ijeoma Oluo

Admission By Julie Buxbaum

The Arctic Fury By Greer Macallister

This Time Next Year By Sophie Cousens

The Mermaid from Jeju By Sumi Hahn

Out of the Ether By Matthew Leising

D By Michel Faber

The Cousins By Karen M. McManus

We Hear Voices By Evie Green

The Ballad of Ami Miles By Kristy Dallas Alley

Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder By T.A. Willberg

The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook By America's Test Kitchen

Fairy Godmothers, Inc. By Saranna DeWylde

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Post Spooky Szn and holiday reading traditions with Mallory O'Meara

Ep. #497 - On today's episode, Mallory O'Meara joins Adam to chat about their post Halloween reading adventures, holiday bookish traditions, and her upcoming book Girly Drinks! Also, the paperback of Lady from the Black Lagoon is now available!

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Books mentioned in this episode

Wandering in Strange Lands by Morgan Jerkins

A Girl Is a Body of Water By Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

Who I Was with Her By Nita Tyndall

The Devil & The Dark Water by Stuart Turton

The Midnight Library By Matt Haig

The Neil Gaiman Reader

Migrations By Charlotte McConaghy

Fable by Adrienne Young

Surrender Your Sons By Adam Sass

Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals By Becky Mandelbaum

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire

A Winter's Promise By Christelle Dabos

Wintersong By S. Jae-Jones

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Next Episode

Layla Saad on how Me and White Supremacy came to be, writing for young readers, the publishing world

Ep. #499 - Layla Saad joined the nerds for a special Zoom event to discuss her bestselling book Me & White Supremacy, the new guided journal which is now available, and the upcoming version she's working on for young readers. We also have a conversation about the publishing world and the experiences of black authors, and her wildly successful podcast. Thank you to everyone who attended and a special thank you to Layla, Sourcebooks, and our ASL interpreters.

Watch the video of this event on OverDrive's YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverDriveInc/videos

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