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Episode Overview: In this week's episode, Jill is back and she talks with Adam and Kristin about fairy tales! We discuss what we think makes a fairy tale a fairy tale (which turns out to be a much harder question to answer than we originally thought!) and offer some of our favorite fairy tales, both long-standing original ones and modern retellings. As usual, we also offer some of our recent reads and forthcoming books we're looking forward to reading. If you have a favorite fairy tale or have your own definition for what makes a fairy tale a fairy tale, please feel free to let us know at feedback@overdrive.com    Featured OverDrive Staff: Jill, Adam, and Kristin   Intro (0:00-1:53)   Favorite Fairy Tales (1:54-9:16) East of the Sun, West of the Moon Rumplestiltskin  Hansel and Gretel  Little Red Riding Hood The Little Mermaid   Recent Reads: (9:17-15:44) Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver None of the Above by I. W. Gregorio If I was Your Girl by Meredith Russo   What Is a Fairy Tale? (15:45-35:14) The Princess Bride by William Goldman Stardust by Neil Gaiman Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Cinder by Marissa Meyer Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen Transformations by Anne Sexton My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me edited by Kate Bernheimer The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison by Maggie Smith Through the Woods by Emily Carroll The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieska Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieska Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieska Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky Snow White in New York by Fiona French Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Wicked by Gregory Maguire   Favorite Retellings (35:15-42:06) Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire After Alice by Gregory Maguire Beauty by Robin McKinley Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivy   Forthcoming Titles and Other Books (42:07-End) The Hundred Lies of Lindsey Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger And the Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich  Spinning Straw Into Gold by Joan Gould The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger The Trespasser by Tana French In the Woods by Tana French   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com    Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Overview: In this week's author interview, Adam talks with Ryan Graudin, young adult author of multiple books including Wolf by Wolf and its forthcoming sequel, Blood for Blood. She shares her writing process and she and Adam geek out over their shared love of fairy tales, tattoos, and travel.    Other books written by Ryan: Iron to Iron The Walled City All That Glows All That Burns   Books recommended by Ryan: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shephard Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shephard The Redwall series by Brian Jacques Sabriel by Garth Nix Chronicles of Pyrdain by Lloyd Alexander The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevive Tucholke A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at feedback@overdrive.com    Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com   Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Overview In today's episode, Adam sits down with writer Jewell Parker Rhodes, an author who is familiar writing for both adults and juveniles/YA. Her forthcoming book, Towers Falling, is all about teaching the story of the 9/11 attacks to children who weren't born when it happened. Like all of Jewell's books, Towers Falling features a diverse cast of characters and touches on important themes and events in America's history. In this interview, she talks about what prompted her to write a book about the September 11th attacks and the real life classroom that inspired her.   Books Written By Jewell Sugar Ninth Ward Bayou Magic Magic City Douglass' Women Towers Falling Voodoo Season Yellow Moon Hurricane     Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at feedback@overdrive.com    Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com   Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Newcomers to the podcast Christina and Andrea join Adam to discuss their favorite Young Adult books and series. They also discuss why they think YA is such a popular genre. Christina and Andrea share their favorite types of characters and subgenres to read about, whether or not Christina would survive the Hunger Games and the importance of cake in her world. About halfway through we go into the YA books that make us cry and try to figure out why these books are able to move our emotions the way they do.We also uncover some deep-seated struggles that Andrea and Christina have as friends in regard to whether it's appropriate to wait until a series is completed before you start reading it. Adam also unveils his love for all things Alice in Wonderland and we get sidetracked several times talking about baked goods.Recommendations:Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. MaasThe Winner's Curse by Marie RutkoskiAmy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson They Call me Alexandra Gastone by T.A. MaclaganSplintered series by A.G. HowardFangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Worldwalker trilogy by Josephine Angelini The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessThe Violet Eden Chapters by Jessica ShirvingtonThe Steep and Thorny Way by Cat WintersThe Lunar Chronicles by Marissa MeyerEvery Exquisite Thing by Matthew QuickThis is Where it Ends by Marieke NijkampSomething Strange and Dealy series by Susan DennardThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe New Wild by Holly BrasherThe Mara Dyer Trilogy by Michelle HodkinThe Scarlet Series by A.C. GaughenThe Remnant Chronicles by Mary E. PearsonHear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into by subscribing to the podcast. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Overview: May 5th marks the start of OverDrive's AudioSYNC program so the OverDrive team is spending this episode talking about all things audiobooks! if you ever visit our Blue Sky Campus and walk around the office you'll see lots of staff members with headphones on -- there's always a good chance that they are listening to an audiobook. It's like being paid to read!  SYNC is a free summer audiobook program designed for teens 13 years of age and over. Each week between May 5th and August 17th, users will be able to download two audiobooks per week and, best part is, after the audiobooks have been downloaded, users get to keep them! Reading in the summer can be challenging with busy schedules and traveling plans, which can lead to a summer slump, but with audiobooks, listeners can maintain their reading habits in a different format. We also feature an interview with Michelle Cobb from AudioFile magazine, OverDrive's partner in the SYNC program. For more information, visit http://www.audiobooksync.com.  If you have a favorite audiobook, let us know at  feedback@overdrive.com    Featured OverDrive Staff: Jill, Adam, and Sheila   Intro (0:00-2:19)   Recent Listens (2:20-8:21) The Verdict by Nick Stone Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin Sick in the Head by Judd Apatow   Books Written and Read by Comedians (8:22-11:18) Born Standing Up by Steve Martin 700 Sundays by Billy Crystal I Must Say by Martin Short Brain Droppings by George Carlin Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage by Rob Delaney You're Doing It Right by Michael Ian Black Paddle Your Canoe by Nick Offerman Gumption by Nick Offerman Yes, Please by Amy Poehler  America Again by Stephen Colbert Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari Bossypants by Tina Fey Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris Almost Interesting by David Spade The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer    Foodie Listens (11:19-15:05) The Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser   Audiobooks and AudioSYNC (15:06-23:03) As You Wish by Cary Elwes View From the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman  Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman   Interview with AudioFile's Michelle Cobb (23:04-End) Art Dog by Thacher Hurd Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes 28 days by Charles R. Smith, Jr.   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com    Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Overview: 400 years ago this month, William Shakespeare shuffled off this mortal coil but the show must go on, so OverDrive's Professional Book Nerds are discussing the man behind the myth in our latest episode. We also talk about whether or not it really matters if William Shakespeare actually wrote all of the plays attributed to him. After all, what's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Regardless of reading choices, remember -- when the question is asked To Read Or Not To Read, the answer should always be to read! Along with doing some Shakespeare fangirling, we cover all of the books we've recently read, some of the upcoming books we are (not so) patiently waiting for, and also offer tips on getting through book ennui.  If you have a favorite Shakespeare play and/or modern adaptation, please feel free to let us know at feedback@overdrive.com    Featured OverDrive Staff: Jill and Liz   Intro (0:00-1:56)   Recent Reads: (1:57-17:09) Take Me Home Country Roads by John Denver I Got Two Dogs by John Lithgow A Girl In Pieces by Isabel Quintero Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin George by Alex Gino Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick Codex by Lev Grossman Red Rising by Pierce Brown Golden Son by Pierce Brown Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristof Every Anxious Wave by Mo Daviau Saga by Brian K. Vaughan The Secret History by Donna Tartt   Celebrating #Shakespeare400: (17:10-30:41) William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doescher Two Gentlemen of Lebowski by Adam Bertocci  Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Fool by Christopher Moore Will's Words by Jane Sutcliffe A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Macbeth by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North To Be or Not To Be by Ryan North Macbeth #KillingIt by William Shakespeare and Courtney Carbone   Forthcoming Titles and Other Books (30:42-End) The Star Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Nancy Campbell Allen The Shadows of the Dark Crystal by J. M. Lee The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman The Erye Affair by Jasper Fforde, Book 1 in the Thursday Next series A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, Book 1 in the All Souls Trilogy The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde, Book 1 in the Nursery Crimes series Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes Wicked by Gregory Maguire Grendel by John Gardner Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com    Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Overview This week we are back with another author interview, this time with bestselling author Matthew Quick, the man behind the popular The Silver Linings Playbook which was also adapted into the Academy Award nominated film. In his conversation with Adam, Matthew shares how Silver Linings Playbook became both a book and a movie (and not necessarily in the order you might think!) and also talks about his writing process and how he transitioned into writing Young Adult novels. His newest book Every Exquisite Thing will be released in May.   Books Written By Matthew The Silver Linings Playbook (novel) Silver Linings Playbook (movie) Love May Fail Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock Every Exquisite Thing The Good Luck of Right Now Boy21 Sorta Like a Rock Star   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at feedback@overdrive.com    Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com   Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Overview: April is National Poetry Month and some of the OverDrive staff is celebrating by having a themed episode where we share some of our favorite poems and poets and even read a couple of poems on air. The professional book nerds also share some non-poetry recent reads and forthcoming titles we are looking forward to reading. Feel free to let us know some of your favorite poems by emailing us at feedback@overdrive.com    Featured OverDrive Staff: Jill, Annie, Todd   Intro (0:00-3:01)   Recent Reads: (3:02-13:59) Gone with the Mind by Mark Leyner My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist by Mark Leyner Tooth Imprints on a Corn Dog by Mark Leyner The Sugar-Frosted Nutsack by Mark Leyner Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein Girl In a Band by Kim Gordon  Brave Enough by Cheryl Strayed The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture by Glen Weldon Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen by Alison Weir   Celebrating National Poetry Month: (14:00-31:59) Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion by Pasha Malla and Jeff Parker Some Ether by Nick Flynn The Forgiveness Parade by Jeffrey McDaniel The Endarkenment by Jeffrey McDaniel Chapel of Inadvertent Joy by Jeffrey McDaniel Bright Dead Things by Ada Lilmon Diving Into the Wreck by Adrienne Rich The Dream of a Common Language by Adrienne Rich Erratic Facts by Kay Ryan Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur The Spoons In the Grass Are There To Build a Moat by Linda Bruckheimer    Forthcoming Titles and Other Books (32:00-End) Sex & Love & by Bob Hicok Words for Empty and Words for Full by Bob Hicok The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Motefiore Certain Magical Acts by Alice Notley   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Overview In our latest author interview, OverDrive's Adam talks to New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson. She shares insights into her writing process, including what it's like working with her sister, fellow author Nancy Bush, and the challenges that come with writing about some really evil characters. Lisa also gives a list of some of her favorite books and recent reads.   Popular Lisa Jackson books:  Afraid to Die Tell Me You Don't Want to Know Running Scared Without Mercy Malice Shiver Deep Freeze   Lisa Jackson's Recent Reads and Favorites: Missing You by Harlan Coben Shock Wave by John Sandford The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Midwives by Chris Bohjalian Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand Marley and Me by John Grogan The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick 11/22/63 by Stephen King   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at feedback@overdrive.com    Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com   Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Overview In today's episode we are talking about two of our favorite non-fiction categories: feminist/women's studies titles and true crime! We also talk about all of the recent non-fiction books of all genres that we've read and the forthcoming books that have us super excited. In our intro, Adam shares some celebrity memoirs that he has recently read and enjoyed. Share your own favorite women's studies and true crime titles by finding OverDrive on Facebook at facebook.com/OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter @OverDriveLibs or you can email the podcast directly at feedback@overdrive.com    Featured OverDrive Staff Jill, Cindy, and Rachel K.   Intro (0:00-2:44) You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day 700 Sundays by Billy Crystal Born Standing Up by Steve Martin    Big Library Read (2:45-5:49) American Sniper by Chris Kyle The Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell American Wife by Taya Kyle   Recent Reads (5:50-18:59) Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer Attempting Normal by Marc Maron A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold I Will Find You by Joanna Connors All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister Modern Romance by Aziz Ansarai At the Existentialist Cafe by Sarah Bakewell   Feminist Studies/Women's Issues (19:00-23:09) Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Heartburn by Nora Ephron Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham   True Crime (23:10-32:29) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule The Good Nurse by Charles Graeber Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson The Midnight Assassin by Skip Hollandsworth Pretty Little Killers by Daleen Berr My Story by Elizabeth Smart A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard Finding Me by Michelle Knight Hope by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus Fatal Vision by Joe McGinnis The Innocent Killer by Michael Griesbach Worse than the Devil by Dean A. Strang The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin   Forthcoming Titles and Other Books (32:30-End) Hunger by Roxane Gay Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman by Lindy West Lust and Wonder by Augusten Burroughs Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs Porcelain by Moby Paper by Mark Kurlansky Salt by Mark Kurlansky Longitude by Dava Sobel Zero by Charles Seife Mauve by Simon Garfield A Mind of its Own by David M. Friedman Grunt by Mary Roach Maximum Security Book Club by Mikita Brottman American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes, and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin Days of Rage by Bryan Burrough The Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt The Arm by Jeff Passan Becoming Grandma by Lesley Stahl   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com    Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices