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Stories are healing. They can help us feel seen, they can help us see a new perspective and they can help us grow through what we go through, too. Today, I’m talking with Andrew Eliopulos. He’s the author of Will on the Inside,...
The week after Christmas is a special one for me. It’s a week that feels as if it is suspended in time as we emerge from the holiday but are not yet ready for the new year. Each year, I always spend time reflecting and dreaming through this week…and cleaning and...
I have added another name to my ‘Favorite Middle Grade Authors’ list in my book journal: Jessica Vitalis. She’s written The Wolf’s Curse, The Rabbit’s Curse and Coyote Queen. Today, we talk about the power of middle grade novels, the appeal of a bit of magic and how books can help...
Today is a BIG day on the Get Lit(erate). podcast… We are celebrating 100 episodes! It seems like yesterday I got up the nerve to press publish on my first podcast episode and I’m so grateful for all of the bookish and notebookish connections I’ve made over 100 episodes. Come listen...
I have a special list in my book journal: Books I’ve Hugged. Yes, I hug my books and I bet many of you do too. Today, I’m talking to Colleen Nelson, author of The Undercover Book List, the latest middle grade book I hugged because it was that delightful. If you...
Have you ever read a book that truly felt life-changing? A book that made you rethink who you were and what you could be? I have. Today, I am talking to the author of that book: Khristin Wierman. She wrote This Time Could be Different and it’s a book that I...
We all have a go-to author: someone who we know will deliver a book we will love each and every time. Today, I am talking to one of my go-to middle grade authors: Leslie Connor. Leslie first won my heart with her book Waiting for Normal and then captured it again...
I love talking about my reading rules and I have one particular reading rule that you might not expect: I cannot read holiday books until December 1st. Not at all. While I love anything and everything to do with the holiday season, I like to restrict my holiday reading to only...
