Latest Podcast Episodes & Posts

On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Mike Boldt about his new picture book: CANtaloupe and HoneyDO Bake a Cake. This is his newest picture book in the Can Do series, a series filled with funny firsts that focus...
On this bonus episode of the KidLit Love podcast, we’re honoring the right to read with Sabrina Baeta and Tasslyn Magnusson of Pen America. PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression and champions the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word...
One of the best outcomes of this podcast is the chance to connect with others who share my love of reading and writing and understand the powerful role they play in wellness, healing, creativity and living a life well-lived. Today’s guest is one of those people. Sharon Frances is an author,...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Kathy MacMillan and Manuela Bernardi about their books: She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World and She Spoke Too: 14 More Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World. These multi-modal books are both...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Lindsay Currie about her newest middle grade mystery: It’s Watching. This book is set in a real-life graveyard in Illinois and follows Josie and her friends as they try to land the perfect story for their school newspaper, but get...
Back in 2020, I started a reading adventure that has sustained me through the best of times and the worst of times and I’m inviting you to do the same. In this episode, I’m diving into the power of creating a year-long calendar for thematic reading all year long: curating monthly...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Nancy Castaldo about her newest releases: Whales in the City and Riverkeeper: Protecting an American River. Both of these books explore the state of our rivers, particularly the Hudson River in New York, the history behind them and how readers...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Martin Stewart and David Habben about the first two titles in their middle grade series: Bridget Vanderpuff and The Baked Escape and Bridget Vanderpuff and The Ghost Train. These middle grade novels are filled with mystery, mischief and melt-in-your-mouth delights....