Latest Podcast Episodes & Posts
Happy Easter! On the very last day of every month, I share a bonus episode of what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving throughout the last month. Today, I’m sharing the highlights on my literate life in March: three VERY different books,...
As a book podcaster, one of my favorite things is to help launch new books into the world and celebrate as many book birthdays as I can. Today, I’m talking with debut author Andrew Hacket. Andrew is an educator who dreamed of writing picture books for a long while and now...
Today, we are exploring the power of reading and writing to make life feel better. How? Through Up Lit. Up Lit is a particular genre of reading that makes us feel good. The stories are hopeful and inspiring, even if the characters are going through hard things. Today, I’ll take a...
Book people are the best people and today, I’m talking to one of my favorites: John Schu. Affectionately known as Mr. Schu online, John is the fiercest, most passionate book advocate I know. He’s been sharing the book love for years as an educator, librarian, Scholastic Book Ambassador and now, as...
Books make me happy. Notebooks make me happy. That’s why guided journals make me VERY happy: they contain the very best elements of both. =) Today, I’m talking with Carol Pearson, author of 10 Little Rules for a Blissy Life, a guided journal to help you reflect on the real or...
Today, I’m talking with Amy Parks about her newest middle grade novel: Averil Offline. Amy is a teacher educator who believes we need to embrace all of the beautiful, complicated sides ourselves and this belief is evident inside her books, especially the one we are discussing today. Come listen as we...
It has been said that we are the average of the five people we surround ourselves with. But what if I said you were the average of the last 5 books you read? What would your book stack say about you if it could talk? Today, I’m sharing a collection of...
Today, I’m talking with Nic Yulo, author / illustrator of Patch of Sky and Out of the Blue. Both picture books are delightful, colorful, quench our curiosity and teach us big life-affirming lessons, too. We talk about Nic’s journey to becoming a picture book author through a series of ‘fortunate detours’,...
