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1. Sam's life-changing strategies for (reluctantly) interacting with humans. 2. How we use humor to hide the lava of rage churning beneath our surface. 3. Sam's friendship theory and why she doesn't need a deep soul connection with every “lowercase f friend.” 4. Sam's embrace of JOMO (Joy of Missing Out)–and why she genuinely believes no one else is having a better time (except maybe Abby). 5. The behind-the-scenes story of the “Fat Babe Pool Party” Shrill show–and why that episode was one of the most important things she's ever written. About Samantha: Samantha Irby writes the "Bitches Gotta Eat" blog, and is the author of WOW, NO THANK YOU; WE ARE NEVER MEETING IN REAL LIFE; and MEATY. She has been a writer and/or co-producer for TV shows including And Just Like That, Work in Progress, Shrill, and Tuca & Bertie. IG: ⁠@bitchesgottaeat To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Samantha Irby, best-selling author of several hilarious books of essays, is one of the funniest and most delightful people you're likely to come across. In this episode, we talk about all the things she likes to buy as well as the things she avoids on a routine trip to her local drugstore. We even comb through some of the newspaper circulars for her favorite store to see what she would like to toss in her cart and what she'd leave on the shelf. Look, there aren't any shocking revelations here, no huge reveals, just a very friendly trip to the Walgreen's that will have you chuckling off to sleep.Learn more about Sam Irby and her books by visiting her website, www.SamanthaIrby.com.Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you'd like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber? Email us at: sleepwithcelebs@maximumfun.org.Follow the Show on:Instagram @sleepwcelebsBluesky @sleepwithcelebsTikTok @SleepWithCelebsJohn is on Bluesky @JohnMoeJohn's acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.Join | Maximum FunIf you like one or more shows on MaxFun, and you value independent artists being able to do their thing, you're the perfect person to become a MaxFun monthly member. 

1. Sam's life-changing strategies for (reluctantly) interacting with humans. 2. How we use humor to hide the lava of rage churning beneath our surface. 3. Sam's friendship theory and why she doesn't need a deep soul connection with every “lowercase f friend.” 4. Sam's embrace of JOMO (Joy of Missing Out)–and why she genuinely believes no one else is having a better time (except maybe Abby). 5. The behind-the-scenes story of the “Fat Babe Pool Party” Shrill show–and why that episode was one of the most important things she's ever written. About Samantha: Samantha Irby writes the "Bitches Gotta Eat" blog, and is the author of WOW, NO THANK YOU; WE ARE NEVER MEETING IN REAL LIFE; and MEATY. She has been a writer and/or co-producer for TV shows including And Just Like That, Work in Progress, Shrill, and Tuca & Bertie. IG: @bitchesgottaeat To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Samantha Irby has visualized a lot of scenarios that get more than a little unnerving. The driver behind her gets so impatient with her driving that he runs her off the road, drags her out of her car, and then beats the crap out of her. In another imagining, she's at an author event and someone has gone to the trouble of buying a ticket just to run up on stage and yell obscenities at her. I mean, these are terrifying scenarios but when she talks about them, you'll find yourself laughing as much as she is, which is a lot. We talk about Samantha's imagination, her recent OCD diagnosis, and why she left seventeen dollars in quarters at a highway tollbooth.Samantha's newest book, Quietly Hostile, is due out on Tuesday, May 16th. Pre-order your copy wherever books are sold. Learn more about Sam and her other books by visiting her website, www.SamanthaIrby.com.Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum Fun.Check out our I'm Glad You're Here and Depresh Mode merchandise at the brand new merch website MaxFunStore.com!Hey, remember, you're part of Depresh Mode and we want to hear what you want to hear about. What guests and issues would you like to have covered in a future episode? Write us at depreshmode@maximumfun.org.Help is available right away.The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALKCrisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.International suicide hotline numbers available here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlinesThe Depresh Mode newsletter is available twice a week. Subscribe for free and stay up to date on the show and mental health issues. https://johnmoe.substack.com/John's acclaimed memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250209566/thehilariousworldofdepressionFind the show on X @depreshpod and Instagram @depreshpod.John is on X@johnmoe.

Get ready to laugh your ass off! Author/comedian/blogger/tv writer Samantha Irby is in the house and if you've ever read any of her books, she does not disappoint. As the conversation fluctuates between heavy and light (ie: from bowel issues to the deaths of our mothers), she is as real as it gets in the most hilarious way possible. You'll hear her thoughts on assisted living (pro), the news (con), NKOTB (pro), getting dressed (con), and the hilarious reason she waited almost 30 years to finally see Dave Matthews Band live. Plus we get all the inside scoop on her commissioned job to interview Lizzo for Time magazine in 2019. Take a listen and find out how she became our new best friend. You're welcome.Samantha Irby's new book, Quietly Hostile, is available now.But why buy just one? She has three more books, Meaty, We Are Never Meeting In Real Life, and Wow, No Thank You.Follow Samantha Irby on IG--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of The Bay Best Podcast without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

April showers bring May (dating) story hours! This month, Mollie shares an essay from Samantha Irby's essay collection We Are Never Meeting In Real Life. We get into the hardest ages for dating (all of them?), romantic connections, and how to collect signs about someone you're dating to determine if they're cool or seriously not.Pop culture pairings: Why Won't You Date Me (podcast), Twitter thread

Samantha Irby has visualized a lot of scenarios that get more than a little unnerving. The driver behind her gets so impatient with her driving that he runs her off the road, drags her out of her car, and then beats the crap out of her. In another imagining, she's at an author event and someone has gone to the trouble of buying a ticket just to run up on stage and yell obscenities at her. I mean, these are terrifying scenarios but when she talks about them, you'll find yourself laughing as much as she is, which is a lot. We talk about Samantha's imagination, her recent OCD diagnosis, and why she left seventeen dollars in quarters at a highway tollbooth.Samantha's newest book, Quietly Hostile, is due out on Tuesday, May 16th. Pre-order your copy wherever books are sold. Learn more about Sam and her other books by visiting her website, www.SamanthaIrby.com.Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum Fun.Check out our I'm Glad You're Here and Depresh Mode merchandise at the brand new merch website MaxFunStore.com!Hey, remember, you're part of Depresh Mode and we want to hear what you want to hear about. What guests and issues would you like to have covered in a future episode? Write us at depreshmode@maximumfun.org.Help is available right away.The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALKCrisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.International suicide hotline numbers available here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlinesThe Depresh Mode newsletter is available twice a week. Subscribe for free and stay up to date on the show and mental health issues. https://johnmoe.substack.com/John's acclaimed memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250209566/thehilariousworldofdepressionFind the show on Twitter @depreshpod and Instagram @depreshpod.John is on Twitter @johnmoe.

1. Sam's life-changing strategies for (reluctantly) interacting with humans. 2. How we use humor to hide the lava of rage churning beneath our surface. 3. Sam's friendship theory and why she doesn't need a deep soul connection with every “lowercase f friend.” 4. Sam's embrace of JOMO (Joy of Missing Out)–and why she genuinely believes no one else is having a better time (except maybe Abby). 5. The behind-the-scenes story of the “Fat Babe Pool Party” Shrill show–and why that episode was one of the most important things she's ever written. About Samantha: Samantha Irby writes the "Bitches Gotta Eat" blog, and is the author of WOW, NO THANK YOU; WE ARE NEVER MEETING IN REAL LIFE; and MEATY. She has been a writer and/or co-producer for TV shows including And Just Like That, Work in Progress, Shrill, and Tuca & Bertie. IG: @bitchesgottaeat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mariquita talks about some of her favorite backlist titles from Black authors, covering genres like non-fiction, humor, romance, mystery, sci-fi and more. There's something for everyone to love.   Book Mentioned:  We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby Please Don't Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clothes by Phoebe Robinson Everything's Trash, But It's OK by Phoebe Robinson You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert Long Division by Kiese Laymon Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi White is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi Pet by Akwaeke Emezi The City We Became by NK Jemisin   Also mentioned: Samantha Irby's Substack: Bitches Gotta Eat!  Feminist Book Club's Best Books of 2021 (In Our Opinion) Episode   Follow and support our host:   Follow Mariquita: Instagram  Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday This episode was edited by Sarah Hernandez and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

MONEY: A SUICIDE NOTE by Martin Amis   WE ARE NEVER MEETING IN REAL LIFE by Samantha Irby   In this week's episode, Toby tackles an 80s classic – MONEY by Martin Amis – and Bailey reviews the popular WE ARE NEVER MEETING IN REAL LIFE by Samantha Irby. We disuss everything from literary controversy to big bowls of cereal to Daddy issues to writing yourself into your own book. Plus, there's SHAME galore and the hosts try to appeal to some famous literary bachelors and bachelorettes. Be nice to cats!

Laura has recently been reading personal essays. Today she's selected three very different collections, all by women. Today she reviews The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang, We are never meeting in real life by Samantha Irby, and Intimations by Zadie Smith.

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This episode I am joined by award-winning book reviewer, critic and genre-fiction advocate Kate Cuthbert! After working for more than a decade in trade publishing, notably initiating the Escape Publishing imprint of Harlequin Australia, and serving as its Managing Editor for almost seven years, as well as working at the Australian Library and Information Association, Kate is currently the Program Manager at Writers Victoria and is also pursuing a PhD examining rural settings in Australian popular fiction. Kate spoke about her love for genre-fiction, how much fun it is to research a PhD when it's on the topic she's writing it on (!) and just what her favourite, most basic snack and drink combo is ...! The pairings: We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby Sometimes you just have to laugh, even when life is a dumpster fire. Blogger and comedian Samantha Irby turns the serio-comic essay into an art form. Whether talking about how her difficult childhood has led to a problem in making "adult" budgets, explaining why she should be the new Bachelorette--she's "35-ish, but could easily pass for 60-something"--detailing a disastrous pilgrimage-slash-romantic-vacation to Nashville to scatter her estranged father's ashes, sharing awkward sexual encounters, or dispensing advice on how to navigate friendships with former drinking buddies who are now suburban moms--hang in there for the Costco loot--she's as deft at poking fun at the ghosts of her past self as she is at capturing powerful emotional truths. Kate paired this fun, light, life-affirming, dip in and out of read with her most basic snack ... a sweet, sweet, sweet, the sweetest Moscato going around, wheat crackers and a cream cheese dip. Bluebird, bluebird by Attica Locke When it comes to law and order, East Texas plays by its own rules--a fact that Darren Mathews, a black Texas Ranger, knows all too well. Deeply ambivalent about growing up black in the lone star state, he was the first in his family to get as far away from Texas as he could. Until duty called him home. When his allegiance to his roots puts his job in jeopardy, he travels up Highway 59 to the small town of Lark, where two murders--a black lawyer from Chicago and a local white woman--have stirred up a hornet's nest of resentment. Darren must solve the crimes--and save himself in the process--before Lark's long-simmering racial fault lines erupt. A rural noir suffused with the unique music, colour, and nuance of East Texas, Bluebird, Bluebird is an exhilarating, timely novel about the collision of race and justice in America. Kate chose a classic, slow-cooked Texan barbecue and a beer as the perfect pairing for this deeply nuanced, sharp book in which the Texas setting is almost a character of its own.

Comedian and author Samantha Irby joins us this week on The Upgrade to talk about how to make yourself comfortable with self-quarantine. This includes finding the right TV shows to binge-watch (she has a recommendation or two), the right books to escape with, and the right foods to cook while you huddle up at home. Samantha is the New York Times bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting In Real Life, Meaty, and most recently, Wow, No Thank You.In other news, WE ARE NOMINATED FOR A WEBBY! Please vote for us in the Best Lifestyle Podcast category if you'd like to see us win!Have an idea for a future episode? Call us at 347-687-8109 and leave a voicemail, or write to us at upgrade@lifehacker.com. We want to hear from you!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hi friends! We are off this week and will be replaying some of our favorite Forever35 episodes. Next up: Samantha Irby, from August, 2018! This week, Kate discusses her years-long love of Phish while Doree’s digs deep into Poldark and starting a new gym routine. Then they reveal their favorite skincare and makeup products of the moment, including a facial sponge that's changing Kate's life and Doree's new brow pencil obsession. Later, Kate and Doree talk to the hilarious Samantha Irby, NY Times bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting In Real Life and Meaty, and creator of the blog Bitches Gotta Eat. Samantha talks about her unlikely road to becoming a writer, dealing with anxiety in a thriving career, and how she can't stop buying candles. Follow Samantha @wordscience on Twitter and @bitchesgottaeat on Instagram.To leave a voicemail for a future mini-ep, call 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram and join the Forever35 Facebook Group (Password: Serums).This episode is sponsored by:Buffy - For $20 off a comforter visit buffy.co and enter promo code F35 at checkout.Bombas - For 20% off your first purchase of Bombas, visit bombas.com/forever35.LiquidIV - Get 25% off at liquidiv.com when you use our code FOREVER35 at checkout.Thrive Causemetics - Go to ThriveCausemetics.com/FOREVER35 and use code FOREVER35 for 15% off your first purchase!StitchFix - Get started today at stitchfix.com/forever35 and you'll get an extra 25% off when you keep all items in your box. StoryWorth - For $20 off, visit storyworth.com/forever35.Theme music by Riot. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

THIS EPISODE: Ride versus Die. We head up to the headquarters of the original WRITE CLUB, the Hideout in Chicago.SAMANTHA IRBY is the New York Times Bestselling author of "Meaty" and "We Are Never Meeting In Real Life," as well as being a writer on Hulu's series "Shrill." Irby got romantic on public transportation with her take on RIDE.And CARLY OISHI is the co-founder of live lit shows Miss Spoken and Solo in the 2nd City (R.I.P.). During the day she's the director of financial capability services at nonprofit Ladder Up, an online grad student, and a C+ mom. You can read her musings at Oh Is She dot com.

On this new installment of 'Fifi After Dark' presented by "Adult-ish", host Afiya sips a bit of vodka while mulling over the weird thing about dating in your '30s (as a woman). Using Samantha Irby's "We Are Never Meeting In Real Life" yet again as inspiration for the conversation, our host lays down her thoughts on "dating with intention," the pressure of expectations, and her overall thoughts on the subject. Enjoy! *FAD Correction -- Host Afiya means to say the conversation is a continuation of FAD #6 NOT #7* Links mentioned in this episode: http://twitter.com/adultishp0dcasthttp://twitter.com/lajoliepoeta http://instagram.com/alja0214Read Samantha Irby's work here: http://www.bitchesgottaeat.com

On this new installment of 'Fifi After Dark' presented by "Adult-ish", host Afiya has an alcohol-driven chat about the concepts of "real love." What is it — or better yet, how do we individually define it? Using Samantha Irby's "We Are Never Meeting In Real Life," as a jumping point for the conversation, our host lays down her definition of the elusive thing... while slurping back a cocktail. Enjoy! http://twitter.com/adultishp0dcasthttp://twitter.com/lajoliepoeta http://instagram.com/alja0214Read Samantha Irby's work here: http://www.bitchesgottaeat.com

This week Kate discusses her years-long love of Phish, while Doree digs deep into Poldark and starts a new gym routine. They also reveal their favorite skincare and makeup products of the moment, including a facial sponge that's changing Kate's life and Doree's new brow pencil obsession. Then they chat with Samantha Irby, NY Times bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting In Real Life and Meaty, and creator of the blog Bitches Gotta Eat. Samantha talks about her unlikely road to becoming a writer, dealing with anxiety in a thriving career, her favorite cream blush, and how she can't stop buying candles. Follow Samantha: @wordscience on Twitter and @bitchesgottaeat on Instagram.This episode is sponsored by:Thrive Market – Visit ThriveMarket.com/Forever35 for $20 off your first 3 orders of $49 or more + free shipping.Simple Contacts – Visit SimpleContacts.com/Forever or enter promo code Forever at check to get $20 off your first order.Kneipp – For 15% off your first order, go to Kneipp.com and use the promo code Forever35 at checkout.Masterclass – Get a free 7-day trial when you go to Masterclass.com/Forever35.Theme music by Riot. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brea and Mallory talk about books that have changed our lives and interview author and comedian Guy Branum. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!   Reading Glasses Merch     Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group   Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article   Amazon Wish List The Last Bookstore event with A.J.K. Donnell   Guy Branum https://twitter.com/guybranum   Pre Order My Life As A Goddess   Pop Rocket Talk Show The Game Show Books Mentioned -   Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix How to be Famous: A Novel by Caitlin Moran The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan   We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Where I Was From by Joan Didion Mythologies by Roland Barthes Maurice by E.M. Forster The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston   Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion Decca by Jessica Mitford Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford   Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie Hawkeye: Kate Bishop vol 1 by Kelly Thompson and Leonardo Romero    

Litquake's "Lit Cast Live" series of events at Bay Area bookstores continues with Samantha Irby on tour for her second essay collection, MEATY. After attracting thousands of loyal readers to her notoriously hilarious blog, bitchesgottaeat.com, Samantha Irby first exploded onto the printed page with WE ARE NEVER MEETING IN REAL LIFE, her debut collection of essays about trying to laugh her way through failed relationships, taco feasts, bouts with Crohn's disease, and more. Every essay is crafted with that distinctive voice hailed by Kirkus Reviews as "raunchy, funny, and vivid...strap in and get ready for a roller-coaster ride to remember." This appearance was recorded live at The Booksmith in San Francisco. Sponsored by California College of the Arts. https://www.facebook.com/litquake  https://twitter.com/Litquake

Spring is upon us. Send in the clowns to ruin it. Baz is joined by the hilarious Samantha Irby (B*tches Gotta Eat, "We Are Never Meeting In Real Life") to share their collective hate of everything. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jwbasilo)

Brea and Mallory present the Reading Glasses Holiday Gift Giving Guide! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Tote Bags and Bookmarks- https://topatoco.com/collections/maximum-fun/products/maxf-rg-dnd-tote   Amazon Wish List http://a.co/dw6o3Jx   Sponsor - Storyworth storyworth.com/readingglasses   Links -   Abe Books https://www.abebooks.com Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta https://gretta.com/1246042223/   Reading Glasses Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/259287784548200/?ref=bookmarks   Reading Glasses Goodreads Group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/224423-reading-glasses---fan-group   Apex Magazine Page Advice Article https://www.apex-magazine.com/ Books Mentioned -   Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735224292   Old Man’s War by John Scalzi https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765348272   The Name of the Wind by Pat Rothfuss https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780756404741   House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780375703768   Fun Home by Alison Bechdel https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780618871711   World War Hulk by Greg Pak and John Romita https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780785125969   Play Their Hearts Out by George Dohrmann https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345508614   Dream From My Father by Barack Obama https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781400082773   Down Among The Sticks and Bone by Seanan McGuire https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765392039   Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062405838   The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062498533   Universal Harvester by John Darnielle https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374282103   Abandon Me by Melissa Febos https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781632866578   Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781594633737   My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781606999592   The Changeling by Victor LaValle https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812995947   The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062661340   Exit West by Mohsin Hamid https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735212176 We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781101912195   Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307949332   I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501126949   Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780060733483

Samantha Irby's essays (some of which originated from her popular blog Bitches Gotta Eat) are both hilarious and moving. As she's working on producing an FX series based on her work, we talk to Irby about her new, best-selling collection of essays, WE ARE NEVER MEETING IN REAL LIFE. And who says long-haul truckers cant be writers too? Finn Murphy's new memoir THE LONG HAUL is a fascinating glimpse into life on the American road. And our senior editors call in with recommendations about which bestsellers are worth your time.

May is just around the corner which means it's time for Adam and Jill to offer up their top picks for books coming out in May 2017! Books Mentioned In This Episode:  We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare by Gabourey Sidibe The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane Theft by Finding by David Sedaris Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton The Last Neanderthal by Claire Cameron Astrophysics for People In a Hurry by Neil Degrasse Tyson The Radium Girls by Kate Moore Dating-ish by Penny Reid Flame In the Mist by Renee Ahdieh New Boy by Tracy Chevalier The Leavers by Lisa Ko Mr. Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker Men Without Stories by Haruki Murakami Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir Where The Lost Girls Go by R.J. Noonan   Say Hello!  Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@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, ger personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into.