Latest Podcast Episodes & Posts
On today’s episode of the Get Lit(erate). podcast, I’m talking with Karen Houlding about the power of nature journaling and why we should all lean into this unique form of notebooking in the Spring season. Come listen as we talk all about nature...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Saadia Faruqi about her newest middle grade novel: The Strongest Heart. This book is a poignant exploration of mental illness, the impact it has on families and the love and hope it takes to begin telling a different tale. Come...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Jamie Michalak about her newest picture book: Hazel the Handful. In this delightful picture book, readers follow the adorable puppy, Hazel, through a typical day at home as a very important dog, until the baby arrives, that is, and everything...
I’m doing something different today. Normally, my podcast episodes focus on the what, why and how of restorative reading and writing, bibliotherapy and notebooking. But today, I’m interrupting my own podcast calendar with a step-by-step description of my own process of bibliotherapy with a book that you MUST read. We’ll talk...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Gloria Huang about her newest middle grade novel: Kaya of the Ocean. This is an exciting, fresh, beautiful middle grade fantasy about embracing who you really are and is for every reader, everywhere, young and old. It’s sure to leave...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Meera Trehan about her newest middle grade novel: Snow. The book is both a beautiful and haunting fantasy where an imprisoned princess needs the help of a girl from the modern world to undo a wish gone wrong and save...
Let’s build a writing calendar to sustain you all year long! A few weeks ago, I shared how you could create a thematic year-long reading calendar to sustain joyful reading life all year long. In this episode, I’m diving into the power of creating a year-long calendar for WRITING all year...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Vicky Fang about her newest releases in her Ava Lin series: Ava Lin Best Friend and Ava Lin One of a Kind. The Av Lin series is a delightful collection of books about a first grader who is good at...






