Latest Podcast Episodes & Posts

In this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Violet Duncan. Violet is the author of multiple picture books, including I am Native, When We Dance and Let’s Hoop Dance. Today, she’s talking with us about her newest middle grade novel:...
In this episode, I’m talking with New York Times best-selling author James Ponti. James is the author of four incredibly popular middle grade book series: City Spies, Framed and his newest: The Sherlock Society. Come listen as we talk about his journey to writing for middle grade readers, how he plots,...
On this episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, we’re talking about my favorite thing to do while reading: lift lines off of the page and into my heart (and notebook!). We’ll explore why lifting our favorite lines from the books we read is so important, how you might choose to collect...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Hena Khan about her newest middle grade graphic novel: We Are Big Time. Hena is the author of multiple books that center on Pakistani American and Muslim characters for over 2 decades. Books like Amina’s Voice, Amina’s Song, More to...
In this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Naseem Hrab, author of my favorite Otis & Peanut graphic novel series and other beautiful picture books. Listen as we talk about the one thing that finally gave her the confidence to write, the pieces of her that live inside...
Today is a big day for me. I’ve collected enough questions from listeners to populate an entire episode with them and host my first Ask Me Anything episode. Listen in as I answer YOUR questions, like: What’s your favorite notebook? How many books do you read in a year? How do...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Ritu Hemnani about her debut middle novel in verse: Lion of the Sky. It’s an incredible historical novel about the British Partition of India. This book was such an experience. It often stopped me in my tracks and took my...
In this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Polly Holyoke. Polly is the author of the award-winning Neptune Trilogy and acclaimed Skyriders series. She’s here today to talk about the inspiration behind her work, how she creates vivid, believable new worlds for her novels and how important it...