Rita Meade

Rita Meade is a public library manager (and children's librarian at heart) who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Here at Book Riot, she hosts the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly bookish advice show. She reads as much as she possibly can (and it's still never enough), reviews children's books for "School Library Journal," and is the author of a forthcoming picture book called Edward Gets Messy (Simon & Schuster Young Readers, 2016). She also occasionally writes about funny library stuff over on her blog, and even less occasionally sings in a librarian band. Blog: Screwy Decimal Twitter: @screwydecimal

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Dear Book Nerd Episode #55: Play To Your Strengths

Rita Meade 02-16-16

Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers YOUR questions about life, love, and literature! My ...

Dear Book Nerd Episode #54: Love Your Reading Life

Rita Meade 02-02-16

Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers your questions about life, love, and literature! This ...

Dear Book Nerd Episode #53: Happy 2nd Podcastaversary to Dear Book Nerd!

Rita Meade 01-19-16

Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers your questions about life, love, and literature! We ...

Dear Book Nerd Episode #52: Cosplay Questions, Anti-Book Clubs, and More!

Rita Meade 01-05-16

A biweekly podcast about life, love, and literature

Dear Book Nerd Episode #51: Reading Risks, Bookish Gifts, and More!

Rita Meade 12-22-15

Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers your questions about life, love, and literature! Today’s ...

Dear Book Nerd #50: Subject Overload

Rita Meade 12-08-15

Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers your questions about life, love, and literature! My ...

Dear Book Nerd Episode #49: How to Stop Over-Analyzing

Rita Meade 11-24-15

Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers YOUR questions about life, love, and literature! My ...

Dear Book Nerd Episode #48: Live Recording!

Rita Meade 11-11-15

Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers your questions about life, love, and literature! Episode ...

Dear Book Nerd Episode #47: Are You Buying Too Many Books?

Rita Meade 10-27-15

Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers YOUR questions about life, love, and literature! My ...

Dear Book Nerd Episode #46: Solving Bookish Problems

Rita Meade 10-13-15

Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers YOUR questions about life, love, and literature. My ...

Dear Book Nerd Episode #45: Fake It ‘Til You Make It

Rita Meade 09-29-15

Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers your questions about life, love, and literature! My ...

Dear Book Nerd Episode #44: Defending Your Literary Taste

Rita Meade 09-15-15

Tiffany Reisz joins Rita on this week's Dear Book Nerd to talk defending your taste in books, and more.

Dear Book Nerd Episode #43: Lost in Translation

Rita Meade 09-01-15

Where to find good books in translation, and more on this week's episode of Dear Book Nerd!

Dear Book Nerd Episode #42: Finding a Bookish Balance

Rita Meade 08-18-15

How to learn to DNF, what to do when family wants you to read less and socialize more, and more on Dear Book Nerd!

Dear Book Nerd Episode #41: Book Quirks

Rita Meade 08-04-15

Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers your questions about life, love, and literature! My ...