Latest Podcast Episodes & Posts
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Malia Maunakea about her newest middle grade novel Lei and the Invisible Island. It’s the second book in the Lai and the Legends series and will both transport your mind with the...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Michael P. Spradlin, the NY Times Bestselling author of The Spy Goddess series, The Youngest Templer series and several other works of historical fiction. Here’s here today to talk about his newest book, Rise of the Spider. It’s the first...
If you’re listening to this podcast, then you love stories. You love reading them, living them and telling them. And guess what? We all have one. Today’s guest is here to explore how we can uncover, share and appreciate our wonderfully unique stories. In fact, his new book (which includes space...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Rashin Kheiriyeh about her newest picture book: The Seasons of Parastoo. Rashin has published over 90 books in over 12 countries and has received 50 national and international awards recognizing her work. Today, she’s here to talk about the inspiration...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Kao Kalia Yang about her debut middle grade novel: The Diamond Explorer. Kao has been on the podcast before to talked about Caged, her powerful picture book illustrated by Khou Vue, and I still carry pieces of our conversation in...
Today, I’m inviting you to create a book relay team for yourself: a group of readers who pledge to read and share books together, literally passing books to each other over a set period of time. Book relays help us keep our reading habit high, introduce us to new books and...
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Emmy-award winning animation-veteran-turned-middle-grade-author Rob Renzetti. You might know him from the popular shows he worked on, such as My Life as a Teenage Robot and Gravity Falls, and today, he’s here to talk about his middle grade horror novels. We...
In this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Alan Katz, the hilarious author of more than 50 books for kids, including Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Stories, the Lieography and Society of Substitutes series and Really Stupid Stories for Really Smart Kids. Listen...
