Literaticast Podcast
1) 68: The Great Big Holiday Gift Guide, 2024 Edition
It's the best time of year - HOLIDAY BOOK SHOPPING TIME! I'm joined by author and newly minted bookstore owner Lindsey Leavitt, whose gorgeous store Folklore Bookshop opened just this September. We ta...Show More
2) 67: Authors Against Book Bans with guests David Levithan and Maggie Tokuda-Hall
The number of books being banned and challenged in schools and libraries has increased exponentially in the USA in recent years. These attacks on our freedom to read are not coming just from fringe ze...Show More
67: Authors Against Book Bans with guests David Levithan and Maggie Tokuda-Hall
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3) 66: Hallucinating AI Spider Robots with Martha Brockenbrough
Author Martha Brockenbrough joins me to discuss her new book FUTURE TENSE: HOW WE MADE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -- AND HOW IT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING. We're tackling your burning AI-related questions, s...Show More
4) 65: Inside the Art Department, with Art Director Brian LaRossa
We're back from hiatus with special guest Brian LaRossa, who in addition to being an Executive Art Director at Scholastic, is an educator, pizza-maker, and all-around mensch. We tackle a variety of to...Show More
5) 64: Getting Inspired with Jami Attenberg
Is this the year you've promised yourself you'd finally finish that manuscript, or stop playing on your dang phone so much and get into a healthier writing routine? Author Jami Attenberg joins me to t...Show More
6) 63: End-of-the-Year and Mid-Career, with Alex Gino
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 a...Show More
7) 62: The Great Big Holiday Gift Guide, 2023 Edition
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, ...Show More
8) 61: The Dynamic Duo: Raúl the Third and Elaine Bay
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 a...Show More
9) 60: From Picture Books to YA, with Phoebe Wahl
The multi-talented Phoebe Wahl joins me to talk about how she got her start in publishing, as well as how she manages to run the cutest online shop in history, do brand collaborations, make films, thr...Show More
10) 59: Predictions and prognostication with guest librarian Betsy Bird
Librarian, author, blogger, podcaster -- our guest Betsy Bird wears a lot of hats. She is not only a bona fide children's book expert but also has a great knack for predicting ALA Awards! As the award...Show More