Welcome to Professional Book Nerds Podcast
A podcast for book lovers, by book lovers.
We’re not just book nerds, we’re professional book nerds.
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April 24, 2025
Fresh Reads, Spring Vibes and Big Book Energy: May 2025 Book Picks
- Big Dumb Eyes - Nate Bargatze
- The Missing Half - Ashley Flowers
- Run for the Hills - Kevin Wilson
- The Art of Exile – Andrea Max
- Death in the Cards – Mia P. Manansala
- When Love Gives You Lemons – Steven Salvatore
- The Thrashers – Julie Soto
- The Starving Saints – Caitlin Starling
- Disco Witches of Fire Island – Blair Fell
- The Dark Maestro – Brendan Slocumb
- Karen: A Brother Remembers – Kelsey Grammer
- Marsha – Tourmaline
- Trans History by Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett
- Murder Land – Carlyn Greenwald
- Everyone Sux But You – K. Wroten
- And They Were Roommates – Page Powars
- Shampoo Unicorn – Sawyer Lovett
- The Rebel’s Guide to Pride – Matthew Hubbard
- The Busybody Book Club – Freya Sampson
- The Manor of Dreams – Christina Li
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What we do
We’re not just book nerds, we’re Professional Book Nerds® (PBN) who work at OverDrive, the industry-leader for ebooks and audiobooks through your local library and school. With over 2 million downloads, readers and librarians turn to the PBN team for weekly expert book recommendations, author interviews and all things books.
Meet the nerds

Joe Skelley has always been a lover of reading and the library. His love of libraries brought him to OverDrive where he works on the Marketing & Events team and hosts the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Joe loves to read horror, thrillers, magical realism, and the broad spectrum of YA! When he’s not working, Joe’s listening to audiobooks, working on a DIY project, and (most importantly) hanging out with his Boston Terrier, Roscoe.
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