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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jordanna Max Brodsky joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss her book The Immortals, maintaining a structure around her writing process, and her love of New York City and musicals.
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.
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.
Patricia Hruby Powell joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss her biographical children's book, Josephine, which tells the enchanting life of Josephine Baker. She also shares her experiences as a librarian and dancer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.