On today’s episode, our good buddy Brad Meltzer returns to chat about the latest installments in his Ordinary People Change the World series, I am Walt Disney and I am Marie Curie. The breakdown the essential nature of daydreaming in Walt’s life, why it’s important to create real-life role models for children, and how Brad shows his own kids that each day […]
Posted on: September 12, 2019 Category:
On today’s episode, Adam sits down with Dan Haring and MarcyKate Connolly to discuss their wonderful middle-grade novel, The Star Shepherd. This action-packed book is loaded with wonder, falling stars, pirates, and flying robots, and incredible illustrations by Dan. They discuss is day job in visual effects and how they collaborated to bring this story […]
Posted on: September 9, 2019 Category:
Adam interviews Daniel Handler about his latest novel, Bottle Grove. Daniel is best known for creating the iconic Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events and he’s also an award-winning author of adult books as well! We dive into the story behind Bottle Grove, how he approaches the craft of writing, and why children’s literature creates lasting effects on […]
Posted on: September 3, 2019 Category:
Working with libraries and schools, we think about back to school time every year around our office. To shake it up, we’re talking a bit about some of our favorite MAGIC schools in literature! Book mentioned in this episode The Summoner Series by Taran Matharu All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane […]
Posted on: August 15, 2019 Category: