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Justa Runners podcastRunning With a Police Escort Ep. 258Book Club Discussion about Running with a Police Escort by Jill Grunenwald. Bruce is joined by Amy Rossler Johnson and Patrick LeberEmail questions or comments to Justarunner65@gmail.comMcIntoshruncoaching.com
2025-09-2441 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastS12:Ep249 -The Lost Story with Guest Meg Shaffer + Library Book Recs - 1/15/25Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com.
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This week we officially begin Season 12 so we have both a guest and book recommendations on a particular theme. Our guest this week is Meg Shaffer, best-selling author of The Wishing Game and The Lost Story. She talks to us about shifting gears to wr...
2025-01-151h 04
Press Play On Your Day With A Award-Winning Full Audiobook.Reading Behind Bars by Jill GrunenwaldPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/19950to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Reading Behind Bars
Author: Jill Grunenwald
Narrator: Courtney Patterson
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
Release date: 02-13-23
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Words, Language & Grammar
Publisher's Summary:
In December 2008, twentysomething Jill Grunenwald graduated with her master’s degree in library science, ready to start living her dream of becoming a librarian. But the economy had a different idea. As the Great Recession reared its ugly head, jobs were scarce. After some searching, however, Jill was lucky enough to snag one of the few librarian gigs left in...
2023-02-139h 10
Page CountWriting Advice from Page Count AuthorsWe’re wrapping up 2022 with a compilation of writing advice from some of the authors who appeared on the pod this year. From writing routines to persistence, motivation, research, rejection, and more, these authors have you covered. Be sure to listen to their full Page Count interviews for more in-depth discussion of these topics and others.
In this episode:
Negesti Kaudo on why writers shouldn’t worry about time
Liz Breazeale on taking writing seriously
Matt Bell on recordkeeping while drafting a novel
Will Hillenbrand on research
Jill Grunenwald on following your passion as a wri...
2022-12-2013 min
Book GangGet the Most Out of the Libby AppSUPPORT MY WORK through Patreon!The Libby team is HERE to help us transition from Overdrive to Libby. Learn what makes this public library app so great and how to borrow and enjoy ebooks and audiobooks with your library card. Libby is answering our listener questions and is spilling the tea on the exciting developments that are happening behind the scenes for this big (and necessary) transition.Are you struggling to make the switch from Overdrive to Libby? As many of you know our time with Overdrive will come to an end in 2023. As I...
2022-12-1652 min
Page CountPodcasting for Writers with Jill GrunenwaldWe’re taking a meta dive into the world of podcasting with Jill Grunenwald, an author, librarian, and the cohost of OverDrive’s Professional Book Nerds podcast. Grunenwald shares how Professional Book Nerds got its start, how she and her cohosts produce the show, the challenges and benefits of hosting a podcast, tips for authors making their first podcast appearance, and why podcasting is such a popular medium for discussing books. On the writing front, Grunenwald discusses her work as a memoirist, including her latest title READING BEHIND BARS, which chronicles her time as a prison librarian.
Book...
2022-12-0639 min
Book Lounge by LibbyCelebrating 700 Episodes!It’s episode 700, and we’re celebrating!! We’ll be answering your questions from social media and sharing more about us. Come get to know your cohosts, get some sneaky book recommendations, and celebrate 700 episodes with PBN.Books mentioned in this episode: Reading Behind Bars by Jill Grunenwald Running with a Police Escort by Jill Grunenwald The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory Fangirl by Rainbow Rowel...
2022-10-201h 18
Basic SnitchesSome of my Best Friends are Gryffindors -featuring Jill Grunenwald & Sydney KalnayToday, we do a deep dive into the Hogwarts curriculum with Jill Grunenwald & Sydney KalnaySpoiler - Hogwarts' curriculum is garbage 🤷♀️
2022-06-2256 min
Richfield Branch Library PodcastNational Library Week II: Going Back In For The BooksIt's our favorite week here in Richfield: National Library Week!
Kat discusses 10,000 Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, The Card Catalog by The Library of Congress and Carla Hayden, The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, and, of course, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.
Christina shares Living In Data by LOC's first Innovator-In-Residence Jer Thorp, her conflicted feelings about Haruki Murakami's Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of the World, and The Strange Library, and her love of Ain’t Burned All the Bright, a collaborative vi...
2022-04-0550 minBook Lounge by LibbyMemorable memoirsJill is joined by her colleague Jenna to share some memoirs and a handful of biogrphies. From celebrity memoirs read by the author in audiobook format, to food memoirs, to true stories you have to read to believe, this episode is full of titles for people who want a glimpse into another person's life.Books mentioned in this episode:Running with a Police Escort by Jill GrunenwaldReading Behind Bars by Jill GrunenwaldSomebody’s Daughter by Ashley C FordGreenlights by Matthew McConaugheyYo...
2021-12-1645 min
Book BistroFor the Love of LibrariesThis week, Shannon, Amber, and Brooke are paying homage to libraries. Titles mentioned include:
Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch (Witch Way Librarian Mysteries #1)
Margaret Rogerson, Sorcery of Thorns
A.J. Hackwith, The Library of the Unwritten (Hell's Library #1)
Jill Grunenwald, Reading Behind Bars: A True Story of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian
Sara Nisha Adams, The Reading List
Susan Orlean, The Library Book
Kim Michele Richardson, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, The...
2021-09-171h 02
The Wildest PodcastEpisode #016: Setting Boundaries and Learning to Say "No" with Jill GrunenwaldSetting boundaries can be challenging, especially if you're a fellow people-pleaser, but they can be essential to your mental health and well-being. In this episode of The Wildest Podcast, I speak with author and podcaster Jill Grunenwald about how to get started with setting boundaries, the best way to handle any pushback you might face during this process, and why boundaries are about more than just protecting you and your energy. FOLLOW JANDRA ON INSTAGRAMhttps://instagram.com/jandraleeFOLLOW JANDRA ON TIKTOKhttps://tiktok.com/@jandraleeTHE WILDEST PODCAST INSTAGRAM
2021-09-1410 minBook Lounge by LibbyLace up your shoes...we're talking about running books!Ep. #527 - On today's episode, Jill and Adam share some of their favorite books about running! They are both runners and passionate about the running community and get a little nerdy about what that community means to them.Running with a Police Escort by Jill GrunenwaldBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances by Matthew Inman, AKA The OatmealNorth by Scott and Jenny Jurek Shoe Dog by Phil KnightDepression Hates a Moving Target by Nita Sweeney...
2021-03-0426 min
The Authority FileAdjusting to Modern Library Needs: The Admin SideItem holds can function as both the bane of patrons, and valuable insight for librarians. The more holds on an item, the more popular it may be, helping inform future purchasing choices.
Jill Grunenwald, Communications Specialist at OverDrive, discusses OverDrive’s approach to the admin side of its Libby app. While some librarians choose to manually look at the holds list and how many people are waiting on an item, they also have a more hands-off option, “that will automatically manage the holds and put a cart together based on a high hold ratio if needed, and they...
2020-06-2512 minThe Authority FileAdjusting to Modern Library Needs: The Admin SideItem holds can function as both the bane of patrons, and valuable insight for librarians. The more holds on an item, the more popular it may be, helping inform future purchasing choices.
Jill Grunenwald, Communications Specialist at OverDrive, discusses OverDrive’s approach to the admin side of its Libby app. While some librarians choose to manually look at the holds list and how many people are waiting on an item, they also have a more hands-off option, “that will automatically manage the holds and put a cart together based on a high hold ratio if needed, and they...
2020-06-2512 minThe Authority FileAdjusting to Modern Library Needs: Going MobileAs the publishing industry embraced digital reading options, audiobook and ebook reading app choices exploded to accommodate the modern, mobile patron. But how do you make an app that appeals to both public and academic library end-users? Accessibility is a safe place to start.
OverDrive has marketed its Libby app as a “one-tap reading app” that’s streamlined, user-friendly, and most importantly, accessible. Jill Grunenwald, Communications Specialist at OverDrive, explains why the app’s customizable features—font size, lightness, and typeface, e.g. OpenDyslexic—make it ideal for students. “It’s easy for people to log in and then once they...
2020-06-1812 minThe Authority FileAdjusting to Modern Library Needs: Going MobileAs the publishing industry embraced digital reading options, audiobook and ebook reading app choices exploded to accommodate the modern, mobile patron. But how do you make an app that appeals to both public and academic library end-users? Accessibility is a safe place to start.
OverDrive has marketed its Libby app as a “one-tap reading app” that’s streamlined, user-friendly, and most importantly, accessible. Jill Grunenwald, Communications Specialist at OverDrive, explains why the app’s customizable features—font size, lightness, and typeface, e.g. OpenDyslexic—make it ideal for students. “It’s easy for people to log in and then once they...
2020-06-1812 minThe Authority FileAdjusting to Modern Library Needs: Brave New Non-Print WorldThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected every trade—publishing and librarianship included. But what has it revealed about these markets? How can stakeholders best prepare for the fast-approaching fall semester? What of these temporary changes will stick once we regain “normalcy”?
Jill Grunenwald, Communications Specialist at OverDrive, explains how OverDrive has adjusted to meet student and faculty needs during the pandemic. “We’ve actually started working closely with our publishing partners to try and provide more access to content. A lot of publishers have stepped up and reduced pricing or have changed their lending models to open up access, whic...
2020-06-1114 minThe Authority FileAdjusting to Modern Library Needs: Brave New Non-Print WorldThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected every trade—publishing and librarianship included. But what has it revealed about these markets? How can stakeholders best prepare for the fast-approaching fall semester? What of these temporary changes will stick once we regain “normalcy”?
Jill Grunenwald, Communications Specialist at OverDrive, explains how OverDrive has adjusted to meet student and faculty needs during the pandemic. “We’ve actually started working closely with our publishing partners to try and provide more access to content. A lot of publishers have stepped up and reduced pricing or have changed their lending models to open up access, whic...
2020-06-1114 minThe Authority FileAdjusting to Modern Library Needs: Background and BooksLibrarianship can lead one to many places. Jill Grunenwald, Communications Specialist at OverDrive, has worked in collection development, at a career college, and as sole librarian at a prison in Cleveland, which inspired her memoir Reading Behind Bars.
“It was actually really challenging in a lot of good ways,” Grunenwald explains. “I was the only librarian, so I did all of the work. It was a good and very quick introduction into being a librarian after grad school.” After several library jobs, Grunenwald now works in marketing, managing OverDrive’s blog and co-hosting the podcast Professional Book Nerds.
2020-06-0319 minThe Authority FileAdjusting to Modern Library Needs: Background and BooksLibrarianship can lead one to many places. Jill Grunenwald, Communications Specialist at OverDrive, has worked in collection development, at a career college, and as sole librarian at a prison in Cleveland, which inspired her memoir Reading Behind Bars.
“It was actually really challenging in a lot of good ways,” Grunenwald explains. “I was the only librarian, so I did all of the work. It was a good and very quick introduction into being a librarian after grad school.” After several library jobs, Grunenwald now works in marketing, managing OverDrive’s blog and co-hosting the podcast Professional Book Nerds.
2020-06-0319 min
The Cool CLE ShowThe Cool CLE Show Jill Grunenwald on Reading Behind BarsThis week, we have local author Jill Grunenwald with us to talk about her latest book “Reading Behind Bars”, which is an insider’s story of being a Prison Librarian. The book is out now and available at all reputable booksellers and you can catch her locally at book readings and signings including August 28th at Westlake Porter Public Library and September 14th at Learned Owl in Hudson.
Also new music from Uptight Sugar with “Crawl” off its new EP. you can see them live next on September 19th when they are supporting another Cleveland band, Bad Hooks with its album rele...
2019-08-2121 min
Reading GlassesEp 108 - Prison Libraries and How to Help Them and Jill GrunenwaldBrea and Mallory talk about prison libraries and talk to author and podcaster Jill Grunenwald! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - The Great Courses Promo Code - TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/Glasses Sponsor - Lola MyLola.com Promo Code - Glasses Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter ...
2019-07-1137 min
For RealYA Nonfiction, or "Nonfiction for Busy Adults"This week Alice and Kim talk assassins, night witches, and the serial killer who was almost impossible to catch.This episode is sponsored by the Pre-Loved Podcast. Check it out on the podcatcher of your choice! And don’t forget to share For Real with nonfiction-loving friends/family/long-forged acquaintances on social media, tagging @bookriot.Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Kim Ukura.Follow UpJohn Oliver did a segmen...
2019-07-0944 min
Book Lounge by LibbyEp. #350 - July's Biggest BooksIt's almost July, which means it's time for Jill and Adam to discuss the books coming out next month they can't wait to read! Books mentioned in today's episode: Reading Behind Bars by Jill Grunenwald Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo Del Toro Three Women by Lisa Taddeo The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Dark Age by Pierce Brown Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul Tremblay The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
2019-06-2734 min
Book Lounge by LibbyEp. #337 - Books Behind Bars: Titles Set In PrisonJill has a new memoir coming out on July 2 called Reading Behind Bars which is all about her experiences as a prison librarian. In today's episode, along with talking about her book she also discusses some other books set in prison. Her list includes fiction, nonfiction, and titles written from prison. To get a sneak peek of Jill's book Reading Behind Bars, visit her website at https://www.jillgrunenwald.com/sneak-peek Books Mentioned In This Episode: Reading Behind Bars by Jill Grunenwald Orange is the New Black by Piper K...
2019-05-1630 min
Reading GlassesEp 97 - Becoming A Tree Child and Adventure Books and Christopher Golden!Brea and Mallory talk about adventure books and interview author Christopher Golden! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Christopher Golden https://twitter.com/ChristophGolden Three Guys with Beards Defenders Dialogue Books Mentioned - A Thousand Naked Strangers by Kevin Hazz...
2019-04-2532 min
Book Lounge by LibbyEp. #316 - No Boys Allowed for Women's History MonthFor today's episode, Jill is joined by Tiffany and Sydney for a "No Boys Allowed" episode celebrating Women's History Month. Books by women, books about women, and all things awesome. Books mentioned in this episode: Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi On the Come Up by Angie Thomas The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Sing Unburied Sing by Jessamyn Ward You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by B...
2019-03-0741 min
Kobo Writing Life PodcastProfessional Book Nerds Adam Sockel and Jill Grunenwald from OverDriveIn this episode, Chrissy and Steph sit down with Adam Sockel and Jill Grunenwald from Overdrive. They give us the low-down on all things Overdrive: what their roles are within the company, what is their favourite part about working at Overdrive, and share ways authors can reach librarians and library readers. They also talk about their own podcast, Professional Book Nerds, and gives us some great recommendations to add to your summer reading list.
2018-06-1955 minKobo Writing Life PodcastProfessional Book Nerds Adam Sockel and Jill Grunenwald from OverDriveIn this episode, Chrissy and Steph sit down with Adam Sockel and Jill Grunenwald from Overdrive. They give us the low-down on all things Overdrive: what their roles are within the company, what is their favourite part about working at Overdrive, and share ways authors can reach librarians and library readers. They also talk about their own podcast, Professional Book Nerds, and gives us some great recommendations to add to your summer reading list.
2018-06-1955 min
Reading GlassesEp 33 - If You Wanna be My Lover, You Gotta Get with My Library and Overdrive’s Adam Sockel and Jill Grunenwald!Brea and Mallory revel in the glory of libraries, and interview Adam Sockel and Jill Grunenwald from Overdrive. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - SquareSpace Promo Code - glasses Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Reading Glasses Amazon Wish List Litsy Overd...
2018-01-2540 min
Book Lounge by LibbyEp. #47 -- Bonus Friday Fun with Jill and AdamEpisode Overview Happy Friday! In today's episode, Jill and Adam hang out in their soon-to-be awesome recording studio and chat. They start by sharing some recent listener emails. They also share some big news about upcoming podcast interviews and give a brief teaser about the upcoming Big Library Read event which starts up in October. We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, translated by Natasha Randall The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin Hollywood Said No by David Cross and Bob Odenkirk Zombie Spaceship Wasteland by Patton Oswalt Attempting No...
2016-09-0938 min