Jessamyn Stanley joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast for a live event to discuss her Yoga memoir, body image, diet culture, and being an untraditional looking athlete.
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.
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.
Alan Cumming joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss Not My Father's Son, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams, and his life on the stage and screen alike.
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.
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.
Science Fiction author extraordinaire, Ann Leckie, joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss world building and the pressure of following a wildly successful debut novel.
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.
Ayobami Adebayo joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss using settings as characters and learning her craft from the writers who came before her.
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.
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.
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.
Zoraida Cordova returns to the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss her writing, how she uses social media to connect with readers, and holiday traditions.
Linsey Miller joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to chat about her book Mask of Shadows, her background as a biology student, and her first library card.
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.