Latest Podcast Episodes & Posts

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...
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...
If you love home organization or Netflix, you’ve probably heard of Marie Kondo. This tidying-up expert has transformed households across the world by asking one simple question: Does it spark joy? Rather than view living spaces with disdain and focusing on what to remove or change, Marie focuses on what we...
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 Get Lit(erate). podcast, we’re talking about my favorite thing to do while reading: lift lines off of the page and into my heart (and notebook!). We’ll explore why lifting our favorite lines from the books we read is so important, how you might choose to collect...
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...