Adam interviews Jon Scieszka and Steven Weinberg about their new children's book series ASTRONUTS! They chat about creating this unique and incredible story together while Adam asks about working with family (Jon is Steven's father-in-law). Adam then has to ask about The Stinky Cheese Man and The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs.

We're excited to share our brand new 2020 reading challenge! In this episode, we explain each of the following challenges in depth. Be sure to subscribe to hear upcoming episodes loaded with recommendations.

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.

Adam interviews bestselling author Katharine McGee! They chat about her transitioning from Science Fiction to writing romantic comedies with her new, phenomenal book American Royals. They also discuss Katharine's love of intricate period piece shows, share thoughts on His Dark Materials, and, of course, chat about Les Mis.

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.

Adam sits down with Kacen Callender to discuss their new adult fantasy novel Queen of the Conquered. They also discuss writing for marginalized readers and helping people see themselves in stories.

Adam interviews Jordan Ifueko, debut author of Raybearer. Her book is being compared to Tomi Adeyemi and Sabaa Tahir and rightfully so. They discuss how her small class growing up affected her story, how her loneliness led to creating world-building and character development, figuring out how to set timelines when there are large passages of time, and so much more.

Jonathan Miles stops by the Professional Book Nerds podcast to chat about Anatomy of a Miracle and how his background in journalism helps him as writer.

Julia Whelan has over 300 narrator credits to her name and is THE go-to person for audiobooks. Adam and Julia chat about the prep that goes into her narration, what types of books she stays away from and her other passion... being a Tea sommelier!