Dec 23, 2023
Happy Holidays! In this episode, I give a bit of an End-of-the-Year rundown -- what sold this year, what good stuff happened, and what's the mood? Then Middle Grade author Alex Gino joins me to chat about their new book, GREEN, out now from Scholastic, and what it is like being a "mid-career" full-time author. From...
Nov 16, 2023
It's the most wonderful time of the year -- BOOK GIFTING TIME!
I'm joined by booksellers Nicole Brinkley from Oblong Books in
Rhinebeck, NY, and Cathy Berner from Blue Willow Bookshop in
Houston, TX, and we give you 50+ great recommendations for all the
readers in your life, or for your own To Be Read pile.
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Sep 11, 2023
Kid-lit power couple Raúl the Third and Elaine Bay are collaborators in both life and in books. They met in high school, grew into underground artists and zinesters, and in recent years, have become an award-winning and New York Times Bestselling creative powerhouse team. We talk about how they got started, how they...
Nov 9, 2022
The annual Great Big Holiday Gift Guide is BACK, baby! Booksellers Nicole Brinkley from Oblong Books in Rhinebeck, NY and Kassie King from the Novel Neighbor in St Louis, MO are joining to give their recommendations. If you're looking for holiday gifts for the kids in your life (or, for your own cozy winter reading),...
Apr 21, 2022
Award-winning YA author (and podcast host!) Sara Zarr joins me to talk about the joys and challenges of crafting a sustainable writerly life. She has practical and inspirational insights for newbies and mid-career authors alike in her new book, This Creative Life: A Handbook for Writers, from the myth of "genius", to...