In today's episode Jill chats with Christina and Sarah about why they all love Dystopian books and what makes these titles so enchanting. They also discuss the idea of Utopias and if they can exist without dystopias being a part of the world. Naturally, they also have loads of book recommendations as well. Be sure to check out overdrive.com for a complete Professional Book Nerds reading list to sample and borrow all the titles they discussed! 
Reading Recommendations:
Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
 
Fire and Flood by Victoria Scott
 
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
 
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
 
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
 
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
 
Children of Men by P.D. James
 
Matched by Allie Condie
 
The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey
 
Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
 
The Selection by Kiera Cass
 
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
 
Prince of Thornes by Mark Lawrence
 
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
 
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
 
On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Dyvis
 
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
 
The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
 
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Music
"Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com
 
Podcast Overview
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