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Stick with our conversation and you will be handsomely rewarded, as was today's guest, Heather Preusser , for her own tenacity and dedication. Heather is the author of the Hedgehog Whodunit chapter book series, the...

Episode title sure would make a good indie rock band name. Natasha Zimmers is our guest this week, bringing the outdoor passion and her perspective on writing TINY HIKER , out in March from Orca Books. This episode was...

Karen Chan of Gloo Books is with us today! Not only is Karen a wonderful editor and publisher with a really crystal clear vision for the Gloo Books vibe, but she has leveraged that vibe into an even better book called A...

<p>Here's to Cowboy! </p> <p>Jessica Milo is here. We talk (way too late) about her debut book My Pony Wonder, how she came up and with whom, and most importantly, Uber for Unicorns.</p> <p>Despite the episode title...

<p>How to pee your pants, the Rachel Michelle Wilson way!</p> <p>Rachel was a delight and if you don't know her work, you do now. She's got hustle, she's got skills, she's got bubble wrap and ghosts (but no play dates)...

<p>It's Joan Marie Galat day! We've been waiting a long time for this one. Joan writes because she's curious, she's dedicated, and she cares deeply about sharing her passion and quiet activism with her audience. </p>...

<p>It's author and educator Andrea Caulfield on the podcast today! Andrea is World Language Curriculum Specialist for Denver Public Schools and is quadrilingual, something I (Josh) hope to be when I grow up. Andrea has...

<p>Otherwise known as The Many Misfortunes of Stan Yan's Internet Connection, which we managed around quite successfully, I'd say!</p> <p>Join us for a chat with Stan Yan, author-illustrator-graphic novelist-comic...

<p>Jilanne Hofmann is back (here's her first episode)!</p> <p>She has some updates from several things we discussed in our first chat, namely that now The Ocean's Heart is out in the world, and HeartLand is soon to be...

<p>It's not every day we get to hear fresh thoughts from a literary agent/manager in her first four months of agenting. Lindsey Aduskevich joins us today for some insights on her journey to becoming a Junior Literary...

<p>Winsome writes. Winsome reads. Winsome cares. And Winsome Bingham speaks. About her editorial voice, her lyricism, her Reycraft family, her views on humor, joy, trauma, craft, and the perfect mix of art and...

<p>The Michaelangelo to Bob Ross to Akira Kurosawa to Jason Griffin pipeline is strong.</p> <p>Master Collaborator and accomplished visual artist Jason Griffin is a Caldecott Honoree for his work with Jason Reynolds on...

<p>Jess Yoon stands on business. And she's doing way more than sitting in her little room, typing away. She's tapping into her inner child to great effect!</p> <p>She manifested a Little Golden Book into being and now...

<p>Now with 100% more consternation! Or less. Not sure where we landed on consternation.</p> <p>Steph Lau has gotten some good experiences over the years. Some published, some TBD. But at least we have thus far been...

<p>We make it so today with author Jan (J.E.) Thomas, author of The AI Incident and Control Freaks. Lots of good habit discussion, some Star Trek, and exactly how you can be a certified Human Author. Jan is a...