The end of the year means it's time to look back on the best books of 2019! As a bonus, we also share our selections for the best books of the entire decade!
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.
New York Times #1 bestselling author B.A. Paris joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss her latest book The Breakdown and how her life has changed since becoming a bestselling author.
Brad Meltzer joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss his book House of Secrets, writing strong female characters, conspiracy theories, and The Muppets.
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.
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.
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.
Elizabeth Kostova joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to talk about her #1 bestselling book The Historian, her love of Eastern Europe, and why Dracula continues to fascinate society even today.
George Saunders joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss his breathtaking debut novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, why Lincoln remains such an important historical character, and how he shapes his stories around reality and absurdity.
Greg Iles joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss his bestselling Natchez Burning series, his experiences as a writer of the south, and dealing with his problems head on.
James Dashner joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast for a live event to discuss The Maze Runner books and the movies before taking audience questions about his characters.
James Patterson joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to talk about his Bookshots line of books, his love of libraries, and his incredible ability to constantly create captivating stories.
James S.A. Corey joins the Professional Book Nerds to discuss the wildly popular Expanse series, being involved with the television series, Star Wars and much more.
Jodi Picoult joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast for a live interview where they discuss her bestseller Small Great Things, race in society, and having difficult conversations in today's society before taking audience questions.
Jonathan Safran Foer joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to chat about his books, the craft of writing, and his thoughts on being considered the defining writer on the contemporary Jewish life.
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.
Lee Child joins the Professional Book Nerd podcast for a live interview discussing his bestselling Jack Reacher series before taking questions from the audience.
Leigh Bardugo joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to discuss her bestselling Six of Crows duology, how she used fantasy stories as an escape as a child, and what it's like having devoted fans who are obsessed with her characters.
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.
Lisa Unger joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast to chat about her book Ink and Bone and how she's able to disconnect from her stories when she's not writing.