Kidlit Love Podcast

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...

On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, we’re celebrating a special occasion: The 10th Anniversary of The Princess in Black series! Shannon and Dean Hale are here to talk about how The Princess in Black got started, where they get their inspiration from and why this series is so important...

In this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Robin Newman. Robin is the author of the middle grade Wilcox and Griswold series, Hildie Bitterpickles Needs Her Sleep, Don’t Call Me Fuzzybutt and Who’s Writing This Story? Today, we talk about the unexpected inspiration for her first book, how...

In this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Violet Duncan. Violet is the author of multiple picture books, including I am Native,  When We Dance and Let’s Hoop Dance. Today, she’s talking with us about her newest middle grade novel: Buffalo Dreamer.  This book is all the things:...

In this episode, I’m talking with New York Times best-selling author James Ponti. James is the author of four incredibly popular middle grade book series: City Spies, Framed and his newest: The Sherlock Society. Come listen as we talk about his journey to writing for middle grade readers, how he plots,...

On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Hena Khan about her newest middle grade graphic novel: We Are Big Time. Hena is the author of multiple books that center on Pakistani American and Muslim characters for over 2 decades. Books like Amina’s Voice, Amina’s Song, More to...

In this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Naseem Hrab, author of my favorite Otis & Peanut graphic novel series and other beautiful picture books. Listen as we talk about the one thing that finally gave her the confidence to write, the pieces of her that live inside...

On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Ritu Hemnani about her debut middle novel in verse: Lion of the Sky. It’s an incredible historical novel about the British Partition of India.  This book was such an experience. It often stopped me in my tracks and took my...