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Kidlit Love Podcast

Cozy Family Rituals: BREAD IS LOVE by Pooja Makhijani

February 2, 2026 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Pooja Makhijani about her newest picture book: BREAD IS LOVE. This beautiful picture book explores family rituals, baking and eating good food and it is sure to bring you all the feels...
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Gripping Dark Academia: THE AFTERMYTH by Tracy Wolff

January 29, 2026 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Tracy Wolff about her newest middle grade novel: THE AFTERMYTH. This dark academia fantasy middle grade novel is a bold and magical tale about forging your own path and is gripping from the very first page to the last. Come...
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Finding Home Inside: THE BLUE HOUSE I LOVED by Kao Kalia Yang & Jen Shin

January 26, 2026 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Kao Kalia Yang & Jen Shin about their newest picture book together: THE BLUE HOUSE I LOVED. In this stunning picture book, a Hmong girl tells the story of her beloved aunt and uncle’s first home in America, long gone...
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Immersive & Emotional: A RAMADAN NIGHT by Nadine Presley

January 19, 2026 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Nadine Presley about her newest picture book: A RAMADAN NIGHT. This beautiful picture book celebrates the beginning of Ramadan with a young boy and his father exploring the wonder, excitement and peace of the holiday. It’s a book you can...
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Big Emotions & Beautiful Themes: A YEAR WITHOUT A HOME by V.T. Bidania

January 12, 2026 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with V.T. Bidania about her newest middle grade novel: A YEAR WITHOUT A HOME. This middle grade historical fiction novel-in-verse illuminates the long, difficult journey that many Hmong refugees faced after the Vietnam war. It’s full of gorgeous prose, lyrical descriptions...
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Honoring What’s Inside: THE WILDEST THING by Emily Winfield Martin

January 5, 2026 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Emily Winfield Martin about her newest picture book: THE WILDEST THING. This stunning picture book invites readers to listen to our own inner voices that long for us to be brave and bold. Combining words with lush, full-color illustrations, this...
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For the Love of Reading: 101 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU GROW UP by Bianca Schulze

December 29, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Bianca Schulze about her newest book: 101 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU GROW UP. The amazing book is part book, part journal and is FULL of reading inspiration. From old favorites to newly released titles across a wide range of...
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A Book the World Needs Right Now: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE GNOME’S by Scott Magoon

December 22, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Scott Magoon about his newest picture book: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE GNOME’S. This whimsical and heartfelt picture book celebrates community, resilience and making space for others, even when the world is changing. This is a book that the world truly...
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Heartwarming Characters to Love: THE SNOWMAN CODE by Simon Stephenson

December 15, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Simon Stephenson about his new book for young readers: THE SNOWMAN CODE. In this cozy winter story, a six hundred year old snowman and a ten and a half year old girl strike up an unlikely friendship as they try...
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Delightful Fun: MEET THE SMUSHKINS by Claudia Rueda

December 8, 2025 in Kidlit Love Podcast
On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Claudia Ruesda about her newest picture book: MEET THE SMUSHKINS. This adorable book explores what it means to make a house a home. With its bright and inviting illustrations, you won’t want to close the final page. It’s truly a...
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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m ta On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Karen Foxlee about her newest release: THE WONDROUS TALE OF LAVENDER WOLFE.

This book is a playful and inventive middle grade fantasy adventure set about an enchanted ship about an abandoned girl, a friendly ogress and a terrible curse. It’s everything you’d want a middle grade book to be!

Come listen as we talk about the curse of the second novel that brought Karen into the middle grade space, the way she allowed the story to grow from her heart and her beautiful hopes that readers will feel at home inside the book and feel the main character’s hope and resilience. Plus, we talk a bit about her latest picture book, too!

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The holidays can be wonderful. Twinkly lights, fes The holidays can be wonderful. Twinkly lights, festive Christmas trees, gifting to those we love and all sorts of cookies, cakes and desserts.

They can also be busy, noisy, emotional, and exhausting. Gift-giving is stressful, the flu season arrives and our schedules can feel strained and stressed.

I have a bookish remedy for that!

For the past couple of years, I’ve mailed out book boxes in one form or another. One was for educators. Another was for pencil pouch lovers and this year, it’s a holiday book apothecary filled with ALL THE THINGS.

My Holiday Book Apothecary is an invitation to make a little room for yourself in the middle of all the holiday busyness: to curl up with a good book, put pen to paper, sip something warm, breathe deeply, and remember that taking care of yourself can be wonderfully simple….and festive, too.

Consider this the perfect holiday prescription for wellness and cheer!

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Books make Mondays better! I love when life hands Books make Mondays better!

I love when life hands me some bookish synchronicity. This month, the one-word I'm embracing is FAMILY and I have a few family sagas lined up and ready to read as part of my book apothecary. 

But then this book came along as the perfect addition:

THE FIREFLY HOUR by Annie Rains

Here's the quick summary: For a fractured family, a beloved inn becomes a place of healing in a bittersweet novel about loss, transformation, and second chances.

Sounds pretty perfect for this time of the year to me!

What books are making your Monday better?

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Here’s a quick video from my very first in-person Here’s a quick video from my very first in-person Build a Book Apothecary event! It was so much fun and I cannot wait to do many, many more of these!
For six festive weeks, I’m pairing mystery wrapped For six festive weeks, I’m pairing mystery wrapped holiday books with delicious confections from Fredella’s Bakery—with each sweet treat inspired by the theme of the book tucked inside.

Each week brings a brand-new book + buttercream pairing:

📚 Mystery wrapped holiday book
🧁 A themed confection from Fredella’s Bakery

You won’t know exactly what book you’re getting…only that a little holiday reading magic (and something delicious!) is waiting for you.

Perfect for gifting, treating yourself—or coming back for all six.

Pick up information will be emailed before the pick up date.
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If you've been around for a while, you know that o If you've been around for a while, you know that one particular book has made an indelible impression on my reading life and my actual one, too:

THIS TIME COULD BE DIFFERENT by Khristin Wierman

It's about two women who once worked together but made two very different choices for their lives and we get to see how that plays out firsthand. 

Well, Khristin is back with another book that was just as immersive and swept me away. Literally. =) So, I'm thrilled to team up with her for a give-away of this newest book that releases on November 17th!

Here's what you need to do:
*Follow me!
*Follow Khristin at @khristin.wierman
*Like this post!
*Tag a bookish friend!

Help me spread the book love in anticipation of OBJECT MAY APPEAR's book birthday in a couple of weeks!
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