Latest Podcast Episodes & Posts
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with David A. Kelly about his newest early chapter books: Satchel’s Stolen Strike and The Two-Minute Warning. These books are from his beloved series: Ballpark Mysteries and Football Mysteries. David’s books have been...
I adore tracking my reading life and geek out with my bookish spreadsheet where I track important metrics around the books I read. I browse these statistics each month and use them to inform my next month’s reading choices. Plus, I do a deep dive into these stats at the start...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Audrey Perrott about her newest picture book: A Hat for House. This delightful picture book tells the story of what happens when a storm blows House’s roof away. It’s a reassuring tale of community, of coming together during any storm...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Heather Bouwman about her newest middle grade novel: Scattergood. This heart-piercing historical fiction novel brings young readers to rural Iowa in 1941 where twelve-year-old Peggy’s quiet life is turned upside down by refugee arrivals, first love and a heart-breaking diagnosis....
Have you winterized your reading life yet? In today’s episode, I’m sharing concrete ways to winterize your reading life: to protect and prepare it for the winter season of reading. We’ll chat about how to winterize your reading habits, your TBR stack and the ways you connect with other readers over...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with author Maria Marianayagam about her newest middle grade novel: No Purchase Necessary. This book is about a Sri Lanka boy’s life that spirals out of control when he wins a prize in a stolen candy bar, pushing him to navigate...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Elly Swartz about her newest middle grade novel: Same Page. This book is a book for every book-lover. It follows Bess Stein, her friends and a group of rockstar librarians called The Book Warriors as they fight against book-banning. Plus,...
We are at the time of the year where we are setting intentions, making goals and looking forward to a new year ahead. This year, I abandoned my usual way of creating goals and it wasn’t on purpose. A dumpster fire of a day turned into a therapeutic journaling session that...
