Podcast appearances and mentions of charlie vega

Over Christmas break, we were asked what D&D character sheets would look for the main characters in the new Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim movie. So you know we had to make it a podcast episode! We haven't done an unpacking episode for War of the Rohirrim, so be aware there are spoilers ahead! How did we do with these character sheets? Would you make any changes? Join us for our Read Along of The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang! Anna is watching: - Klaus - Lady Bird - Sister Wives - Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim - Gravity Falls - Star Wars: Skeleton Crew - Queer Eye - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - Mufasa - Mary Poppins - Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Anna is reading: - The Poppy War by: R.F. Kuang - Witch Hat Atelier by: Kamome Shirahama - Dinner for Vampires by: Bethany Joy Lenz - Rural Diaries by: Hilarie Burton Morgan - Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by: Crystal Maldonado Anna is playing: - Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Happy Little Dinosaurs - Dominion - Extremely Loud Librarians - Mario Party: Jamboree Josef is watching: - Nosferatu - Critical Role, campaign 3 - Solo Leveling - Kaiju No. 8 - Lion King 1 and 1/2 Josef is reading: - The Poppy War by: R.F. Kuang - Frieren by: Kanehito Yamada - Solo Leveling by: Chugong - Royal Assassin by: Robin Hobb Josef is playing: - Baldur's Gate 3 - Magic the Gathering - Everdell Don't forget, you can get bonus content by joining our Patreon! Find us on Twitter: @litround Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Join us as Claudette, Kim, and Kylie engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss the very sensitive topic of fat shaming. Titles mentioned: Blubber by Judy BlumeDumplin by Julie murphyStarfish by Lisa FippsFat chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

Please go to Firefly Creative Writing to see if any of our cozy writing workshops are for you. The Fall schedule will be on the website for July 11th. For $50 off, use code: FATJOYCrystal Maldonado (she/her) is a young adult author with a lot of feelings that she's channeled into romcoms for fat, brown girls. She shares what it was like to write the stories she wished she'd had when she was growing up, the gatekeeping she had to overcome to get published, and her ‘glimmers' writing practice that connects her to joy each day. Crystal has written several books, including The Fall of Whit Rivera, which People Magazine called a “pumpkin-spice-latte-flavored treat”; Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, which was a New England Book Award winner, a Cosmopolitan Best New Book, and a Kirkus Best YA Fiction of 2021; and No Filter and Other Lies, which was named a POPSUGAR and Seventeen Best New YA. Her middle grade debut, Camp Sylvania: Moon Madness—a paranormal summer camp story featuring two fat besties, co-written with #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy—releases in spring 2024.Please connect with through her website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and tiktok. This episode's poem is called “My friends got married today…” by Yesika Salgado.Connect with Fat Joy on the website, Instagram, subscribe to the Fat Joy newsletter, and watch full video episodes on YouTube. Want to share some fattie love? Please rate this podcast and give it a joyful review. Our thanks to Chris Jones and AR Media for keeping this podcast looking and sounding joyful.

Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we're reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online. Today we're featuring members of the Rhode Island Latino Books Award committee sharing some highlights from this year's . Voting is open through May 31st, so be sure to help the kids in grades K-12 in your life check out these titles and vote for their favorite to win! Featured in this Episode: A Song of Frutas by Margarita Engle and Sara Palacios Coquí in the City by Nomar Perez Just Help! By Sonia Sotomayor and Angela Dominquez Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson Time Villains by Victor Piñeiro The Insiders by Mark Oshiro Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez Learn more about the Rhode Island Latino Books Award --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rhodyradio/message

In this YA novel, Charlie Vega battles with societal expectations, and even her own mother about her body type. She longs for her first kiss and a real date. Charlie is bold and honest about her struggles. Come along on her journey of love, romantic and self. Transcript here

In today's episode, Jill is joined by Sydney and Jane to share juvenile and young adult titles that showcase body diversity. They share what (if any) representation they saw when they were kids, discuss of these types of books for young readers, and even offer some romance novels with fat bodies for those adults looking for something to read. Books mentioned in this episode: Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder  Starfish by Lisa Fipps  45 Lbs (More or Less) by Kelly Barson  Taking Up Space by Alysen Gerber  My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmerman  Beautifully Me by Nabela Noor  Smaller Sister by Maggie Edkins Willis  How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland  Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell  Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado  The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood  A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone  The Brown Sisters books by Talia Hibbert  Any book by Olivia Dade  Brontorina by James Howe  Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle  Hilda Must be Dancing by Karma Wilson  Laxmi's Mooch by Shelly Anand  Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos  Fat Angie by E.E. Charlton-Trujillo  Dumplin by Julie Murphy  Puddin by Julie Murphy  Pumpkin by Julie Murphy  Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy  Every Body Shines by Cassandra Newbould  The Other F Word ed. By Angie Manfredi  We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email to professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com. We've got merch! Check out our two shirts in The OverDrive Shop (all profits are donated to the ALA Literacy Clearinghouse). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The book of the moment for today's episode is Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado. Just a forewarning for those of you listening, this is NOT a spoiler-free zone. We will be discussing this book in all of its glory, which of course includes revealing the ending. Crystal Maldonado is a young adult author with a lot of feelings. Her debut novel, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, is a 2021 New England Book Award winner, a Cosmopolitan Best New Book, and a POPSUGAR Best New YA Novel. Her newest novel, No Filter and Other Lies, explores teenage life in the social media age—and the lies we tell to ourselves and others. By day, Crystal works in higher ed marketing, and by night, she's a writer who loves Beyoncé, glitter, shopping, and spending too much time on her phone. Her work has been published in Latina, BuzzFeed, and the Hartford Courant. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and dog. If you enjoyed this episode, I encourage you to leave a review on whichever platform you are listening on, if applicable. If you have any further questions regarding topics discussed throughout the episode feel free to join our Hardcover Hoes Discord Server via the link in the show notes, or send us an email at hardcoverhoespod@gmail.com. Feel free to recommend books to cover in future episodes as well! Discord Server: https://discord.gg/zpvW4FyuPF TikTok, IG, Twitter: @HardcoverHoes Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/993967071461813/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this week's episode, Melissa and Desiree interview special guest Crystal Maldonado! Crystal is a young adult author with a lot of feelings. Her debut novel, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, is a 2021 New England Book Award winner, a Cosmopolitan Best New Book, and a POPSUGAR Best New YA Novel. Her next novel, No Filter and Other Lies, explores teenage life in the social media age—and the lies we tell to ourselves and others. By day, Crystal works in higher ed marketing, and by night, a writer who loves Beyoncé, shopping, spending too much time on her phone, and being extra. Her work has also been published in Latina, BuzzFeed, and the Hartford Courant. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and dog.

Tirzah and Erica discuss some fab YA books by Latine authors to read for Latine Heritage Month and beyond. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Links: Reading the Stars by Book Riot Reading the Stars giveaway National Book Award for Young People's Literature Longlist announced Self-Made Boys by Anna Marie-McLemore The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes Our Shadows Have Claws edited by Yamile Saied Méndez  Lulu and Milagro's Search for Clarity by Angela Velez American Street by Ibi Zoboi Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Burn Down, Rise Up Vincent Tirado Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero Want to send us your feedback, requests, and recommendations? Email us at HeyYA@bookriot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, I finally get to meet up with an online book friend, Dennise Garcia, who helped encourage me to start my own book podcast! You can catch her on the Book Hoard podcast with her bestie, Megan.  Currentlies (0:55)The Hacienda by Isabel CañasThe Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn SolomonExtraordinary Attorney Woo on NetflixShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law on Disney+Emma (2020)Love in the Villa on NetflixBimbo Bites (15:42)A Gentleman in Moscow stars Ewan McGregorRings of Power released on Prime VideoHouse of Dragon released on HBOHonorary Bimbo Spotlight (23:38)Nick @ Nite: Degrassi, Fresh Prince, George Lopez, My Wife & Kids, The Wayan BrothersK-Pop: BTS, Seventeen, Stray Kids, Monster X, NCT 127Parks and Rec on NetflixThe Devil Wears Prada (2006)Emily in Paris on NetflixTop 4 (34:47)Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White Goth Girl Queen of the Universe by Lindsay S. ZrullThe Last Cuentista by Donna Barba HigueraFat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado60 Second Showcase (50:12)Maeve's Pick: Nevernight Chronicles by Jay KristoffDennise's Pick: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Young Adult Author Crystal Maldonado joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss boyband fan fiction, the one book that made her feel like there might be room for her stories, googling everything, being shy about being a writer, her actual rejections from publishers, covid interfering with her publishing schedule, her book baby taking a backseat to her human baby, being grateful for the publishing delay, wishing she had shared her writing sooner, and sending Roxane Gay a copy of her book. Crystal Maldonado is a young adult author writing inclusive stories about fat, brown girls. Her debut novel, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, is a 2021 New England Book Award winner, while her newest, No Filter and Other Lies, explores teenage life in the social media age. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and dog. Crystal: Query | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound | Libro FM QQQ Home Base | Support on Patreon If links aren't clickable, find them here: https://bit.ly/qqqmaldonado This page includes affiliate links. Please use them if you'd like to support the show.

S2 Ep. 03:: We all used to love reading, but what happened? In this episode, Ayoka chats about 10 books of various genres that she's read this year, including ones that she's greatly liked and disliked. She shares a few quotes that from these books and the real-world connections that she drew from these. She also gives some advice on getting out of a reading slump. timestamps: 5:56 - reading slump 16:28 - book reviews Let's be friends on Goodreads ➭ https://www.goodreads.com/lilaclibrary Books Mentioned in the Episode: Words on Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton Scythe and Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by VE Schwab Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Our Stories, Our Voices by Amy Reed Meet Cue Diary by Emery Lee Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann ✿ Platforms + Website: linktr.ee/mindelixir ✿ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mindelixir.podcast ✿ Send Business Inquiries and Feedback to ➭ mindelixir.thepodcast@gmail.com Make sure to leave a review or rating if you enjoyed the episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ayoka/message

After two challenging years, community is something we need now more than ever. Are you searching for a place to learn, grow and explore without breaking the bank? Do you long for a space where you are free to be yourself? If this resonates with you, you're going to love this episode with Kerry Kincy of the Free Center. Jae and Christy speak with Kerry about the making of the Free Center and the rich offerings to be found there. They discuss community, belonging, and the way people come together through art and acceptance. You won't want to miss this conversation. Enjoy! https://freecenter.us/https://www.instagram.com/freecenter_us/?hl=enhttp://kerrykincy.com/https://www.facebook.com/freecentercommunity/https://www.tellingvoices.net/https://thejonahcenter.org/https://adelbrook.org/adelbrook-transitional-academies/https://katowens.com/http://www.i-park.org/Book RecommendationsStarfish by Lisa FippsHazel Bly and the Deep Blue Seaby Ashley Herring BlakeBearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Griefby Joanne CacciatoreHow Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with Universe by Rachel Vasquez GillilandFat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal MaldonadoEverything I Never Told Youby Celeste NgLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgDumplin by Julie MurphyI Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L SanchezWhere'd You Go Bernadette by Maria SempleThis podcast uses music by Ashutosh, under a creative commons license:Time by ASHUTOSH | https://soundcloud.com/grandaktMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

This week Harmony and Maggie read Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. We talk about grief, sisterhood, and the many nuances of identity. In this episode: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo What We're Reading: The Fate of Stars by S.D Simper Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy To follow our episode schedule, go here https://rebelgirlsbook.club/read-along-with-the-show/ Follow our social media pages on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 , Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays, and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. Rebel Girls Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rgbc/support

Books talked about in this episode: Darling by K. Ancrum These Deadly Games by Diana Urban Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh Horror Hotel by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren One For All by Lillie Lainoff Sing Me Forgotten by Jessica Olson Loveless by Alice Oseman Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan We Were Kings by Court Stevens Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwarz Wake the Bones by Elizabeth Kilcoyne (Will be published in July 2022) Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee Good Girls Die First by Kathryn Foxfield Primal Animals by Julia Lynn Rubin (Will be published in May 2022)

***TRIGGER WARNING: Frequent Mentions of Eating Disorders*** You all know I love geeking out about body liberation and Health At Every Size, which is why I couldn't be more excited for this week's guest, Amy Rapone! Amy is an anti-diet dietitian, a body image coach, the owner of Rad Love Nutrition, and the host of Rad Love Radio. She shares with me her journey to body liberation and her path to helping others overcome diet culture. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND EAL SURVEY Follow Amy: RadLoveNutrition.com Join Amy's Book Club Instagram @RadLove.Nutrition Rad Love Radio Podcast Join the Rad Love Patreon Learn More About Health At Every Size, Anti-Fat Bias, and Diet Culture: Belly of the Beast by Da'Shaun L. Harrison Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon Sick Enough by Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani Health At Every Size by Dr. Lindo Bacon Christy Harrison's Food Psych Podcast Shop This Week's Advertisers: DogTV Share-A-Sale Poo Pouri Cupshe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empowered-authenticity/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/empowered-authenticity/support

For the fictional Charlie Vega, coming-of-age means coming to terms with life as a brown girl in a bigger body. Author Crystal Maldonado joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss her YA novel about a young woman dealing with the typical subjects of boys and friends, but also a deepening understanding of how she's viewed by the outside world. The book is called “Fat Chance, Charlie Vega.” This episode originally aired July 23, 2021.

Crystal Maldonado is a young adult author with a lot of feelings. Her debut novel, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, was a Cosmopolitan Best New Book and a POPSUGAR Best New YA Novel. Her next novel, No Filter and Other Lies, explores teenage life in the social media age—and the lies we tell to ourselves and others. By day, Crystal is a social media manager working in higher ed, and by night, a writer who loves Beyoncé, shopping, spending too much time on her phone, and being extra. Her work has also been published in Latina, BuzzFeed, and the Hartford Courant. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband and 2.5-year-old daughter and describes writer-motherhood in 3 words as chaotic, emotional, sparkly.Writer Mother Monster is a conversation series devoted to dismantling the myth of having it all and offering writer-moms solidarity, support, and advice as we make space for creative endeavors.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/writermothermonster)

Hello and welcome to another audio version of Burnt Toast!Today I’m delighted to be chatting with Crystal Maldonado who is the author of Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, one of my favorite YA books—maybe one of my favorite books, period. Crystal also has a new book coming out in February called No Filter and Other Lies.CrystalThank you so much for having me. I can’t believe you said it’s maybe one of your favorite books. I’m gonna go cry.VirginiaI cried when I read it. I love it very deeply. So I’m excited to talk about it. I’ve been fangirling you on social media since the book came out. CrystalI fangirl you! When you reached out, I was like, “Oh my god, my dreams are coming true!”VirginiaWell, get ready for a mutual fangirl episode because that’s what we’re doing. Why don’t you start by telling us a little more about yourself?CrystalAs you mentioned, I am the author of Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, which was my first book ever. I have a day job where I do social media marketing for higher education. I live in Western Massachusetts. I have a great husband, who was the inspiration behind the love story in Fat Chance, Charlie Vega. Together we have this adorable dog, Toby, and we have a two-year-old named Maya. I love things like glitter. I love Beyoncé. I love having a lot of feelings and I love trying to dismantle things like fatphobia and capitalism.VirginiaI am so here for dismantling fatphobia and capitalism with glitter.CrystalWe all bring something, and I bring glitter.VirginiaGlitter is a controversial topic in my house because my husband hates cleaning it up. He can’t even talk about it without becoming enraged. My daughters and I are like, “But, GLITTER!”CrystalIt sparkles! What more do you need?VirginiaI’m always like, “Okay, let’s do the glitter project outside,” because I want to hold space for his mess intolerance. It’s fair. But glitter nail polish isn’t messy, so… CrystalGlitter nail polish, that’s a good one! I’m going to keep that in my back pocket because my husband wants me to feel like I can do whatever I want with glitter, but then sometimes he finds a rogue glitter on his head.VirginiaIt is true that once glitter enters your home, it will never not be in your home. I don’t think we’ve purchased glitter for an art project in five years and I still find it places. It is problematic in that way, but it is also very joy-inducing. CrystalIt’s just sprinkling joy that you find later. VirginiaSome joy on your bathroom floor!Okay, let’s talk about Fat Chance, Charlie Vega. When I read it last year, it was such a bright spot in pandemic life. I love so much about Charlie and how you’ve subverted a lot of expectations and stereotypes about her. What is Charlie’s origin story for you?CrystalI really went into this book wanting to write a fat romcom. As someone who just loved reading love stories and romances, especially within the young adult genre, I felt like I spent my whole life wondering if there was room for fat folks to fall in love. It seemed like I never saw that. I was lucky if fat people existed at all in young adult books. If they did exist, they had to fit into these weird boxes that didn’t make sense and certainly weren’t anything like me. I was a total dreamer, like Charlie, and I wanted to be kissed and I wanted someone to love me. I wanted to make Charlie into this person who is soft. She is dreamy, and wants what she wants. She embraces that yearning, in ways that I think fat people don’t always get to do.I have always felt that if I, as a fat person, yearn for something, it’s considered pathetic. I’m not supposed to want anything, you know? That’s weird! I am a human. I’m allowed to want.I wanted this fluffy book that had all of these typical romance tropes, but for a fat girl to be the main character. She gets to be desired. She doesn’t lose weight. And she gets to fall in love with herself, too. I wrote the book during the 2016 election, as well. I was really going through it at that time, feeling like I was living in a society that was telling me I didn’t belong in any realm. This book was my response. Like, “Oh yeah? Well, I’m going to write a book that celebrates all the things you don’t like about me.” VirginiaYearning is such a big part of that life stage! But we don’t have representation of kids yearning and getting what they yearn for when they are in marginalized bodies. I love that she has desires. Those are some of the most fun parts to read. It’s really sweet and sexy. I can imagine so many girls in all body types, but particularly bigger girls, appreciating that.CrystalWe deserve that, too.VirginiaLet’s talk a little bit about what you were writing against. Obviously there was Trump, but also the way fat kids are portrayed in YA literature. Charlie does talk about her weight. She is aware of her size and how her mom is dealing with it, but it is not a book about her needing to change. She just has to own the fact that she does accept herself. Can you talk about what you were trying not to do?CrystalIt’s really important for fat folks to have both stories that talk a lot about being fat and that don’t acknowledge fatness at all. With this book, I was trying to immerse the reader in being fat and how it invades everything you think about because it is what society sees. That’s the world Charlie’s living in. She knows she would probably love herself a whole lot more if the rest of the world didn’t have big opinions about her body and her eating habits and exercise habits.But I wanted to push back on the idea that all fat people hate themselves inherently. Charlie doesn’t hate herself. Is she down on herself? Yeah, of course. Does she experience insecurities? Yes, she’s a teenager. She’s a human. We all feel that. I wanted to show that it’s way more complicated than that. So she’s not this fat girl who wants to hide herself. She wants to wear cute clothes and she wants to have all of these great experiences. I wanted her to have all of that without ever dieting or losing weight. I’ve read a lot of books where there’s a fat person and then they lose weight, or they get thin, and then they live happily ever after.VirginiaI love Jennifer Weiner’s books so much, but I still remember in Good in Bed when Cannie starts riding her bike a lot. She doesn’t lose weight, but it says she “shifts it around.” I just remember thinking, why was that necessary? We love Cannie! We’ve been rooting for Cannie this whole book. Why does weight have to be part of it? [VA Note: It’s possible I’m thinking of Rose in In Her Shoes here. It’s also possible they both have this plot line!]CrystalIt feels so demoralizing when you’re the fat girl reading these stories. It’s like, “Well, I guess I inevitably have to lose weight if I want happiness or love.” There’s also this idea that the fat people in stories are the sidekick-bestie-asexual-funny person. They don’t get to desire or be desired. I didn’t want that for Charlie. I wanted her to come out first thing and say, “I dream about being kissed.” I think that’s way more accurate. She is this person who wants to go buy a cute bra and also be super funny and sarcastic. Why not both?VirginiaSpeaking of sidekicks, you populate her world with such an amazing friend group. They are not one-dimensional sidekicks at all. All of her friends are very fully formed characters, dealing with their own stuff in different ways. You layer in many intersections of race and gender identity along with body diversity. And also, Charlie lives in this mostly white town and struggles with that experience. How did you think about what other stories you wanted to tell through her friends?CrystalIn my experience growing up in a mostly white town, anyone with any semblance of a marginalized identity is drawn together and finds community with one another because, for whatever reason, you don’t fit in with the majority. That is how I viewed Charlie and her friends, as this tight group of people who come together because they feel othered in some way. I wanted her friends to have beautifully robust and nuanced lives with their own things going on. I spent a lot of time on Tumblr when I was growing up. We would complain about how there’s a wonderful black best friend, but they never get to do anything. They clearly exist only to help this white main character achieve something. I wanted to think of every one of Charlie’s friends as characters who I would want to read a book about. That’s what it’s like in real life! People have their own lives, they have their own experiences. At the same time, I am a fat Puerto Rican girl and I’m cisgender. I didn’t feel, with some of those identities, that I could tackle them in that first person, intimate way that I can with Charlie. Amelia is black, pansexual, and very sporty. I don’t know about any of those identities (I identify as bi, not pan) but I have friends who have had these experiences. I wanted to talk about these experiences but not in a first person way because I didn’t feel like I could do them justice. At the same time, I wanted to shed light on some of these different identities to make you think about things in ways that you might not have. Especially if you’re from a very white town, or a town that doesn’t have these other identities, you can meet these people through Charlie.VirginiaWhen Amelia comes out to her parents, it’s so moving. I love how you followed those journeys and wove them in.What are you hearing from readers? What kind of responses have you gotten, especially from fat kids reading the book?CrystalIt has been so incredible. People have reached out and shared an appreciation and a sense of validation in reading Charlie’s story. It’s not just people who are her age and it’s not just people who are fat, it’s different age ranges and it’s different body types. Some people who reach out are fat, but they're not brown, or they're brown, but they're not fat. To hear from people who have a similar identity to me, to hear them say they get to look at this book and see a character that looks like them, is meaningful. That’s exactly what I wanted and yearned for when I was fourteen or fifteen. It’s been really humbling to hear from people who are like, “Oh, I consider myself a Charlie” and “I have an Amelia.” That is the best. I’ve even had a couple of people who have recreated the cover. I’m like, “Oh my God, can I just be besties with all of you? Because you’re incredible.”VirginiaWhat I often hear from parents of kids in bigger bodies is that they want a book where the fat kid is just the hero or the heroine, where it’s not about their body acceptance journey. As much as Charlie is reckoning with her weight in this book, your book is one of the best examples of that. She has her own journey. So, for parents who are looking for that, this is the book that you’re looking for. There is no weight loss. This is a really good one to have in family libraries for that reason. My older daughter is eight and she’s probably a couple years out from reading it, but not that far. I think it works for a wide variety of age ranges. CrystalEspecially as you’re getting into those awkward middle school years, Charlie’s your girl because she has not been kissed at the start of the book. She’s sixteen and she feels like her peers have surpassed her. She’s dealing with a complicated mom and grief in her household. There’s a lot that younger folks might relate to. Some YA is more mature, and we need that, too, but when we meet Charlie, she still feels like she is just at the beginning. VirginiaAnother thing that you navigate in the book is the online communities that Charlie is a part of. She finds fat influencers and she’s in that body positive space online. That’s something I really struggle with, with our kids, especially right now with everything we’re hearing about Instagram and how great it is at teaching kids to have eating disorders. I am definitely wrestling with thr desire to never let my children online. Your book is a reminder to me that kids in marginalized bodies need to find community and if they’re not finding community at school, which not everyone is going to in middle school in high school, online can be that portal. Do you see online communities as a force for good? Or a force that needs to be tempered? How are you thinking about it?CrystalI think it can be good and it can have very toxic sides as well. I see this a lot as someone who manages social media for a brand. I use social media as myself, of course, but I also see the flip side where there’s a lot of hate and a lot of anger. I wanted to show that social media has the power to be toxic, but at the same time it can bring you together with people who are like you, that you might otherwise struggle to meet. When I was growing up, I was very much the girl on Tumblr and—I’m dating myself—I was also on LiveJournal a lot. There was this amazing community there called the Fatshionista community. It was just fat people posting pictures of themselves wearing clothes. It was before the super posed, beautiful Instagram photos. It was truly just fat people being like “Here’s what I’m wearing today. What do you think?” At that time, the internet was very ugly and toxic, and especially for fat folks. Let’s be real, it still is, but this was a little safe haven. It was a nice place where I could go and see bodies that looked like mine for the first time in my life. So I think social media can be super, super powerful. But when you’re part of a marginalized community, you have to curate your feed. Sometimes that means not following mainstream media, even well-meaning ones. You’re following hashtags or you’re finding people through those hashtags. You can find influencers or people who are thinking about this stuff and talking about it.For Charlie, the most powerful thing is just being able to see girls like her who are out there rocking cute outfits, and getting style inspiration. That helps her build her confidence because she’s like, “Hey, this person has a body like mine, and they look amazing. So could I look amazing.” I would say unfollow literally anybody who makes you feel even a tiny bit bad about yourself.VirginiaAs parents, we’re figuring out how to teach our kids media literacy skills, which we all need to learn, too. We are 100 percent learning with our kids. If your kid is begging to get on Instagram and you’re on the verge of losing that battle, how can you experience it with them and help them seek out these little pockets of goodness, as opposed to just mindlessly following every influencer?CrystalIgnore who Instagram suggests you should follow and you make the list.VirginiaThis is the type of stuff I wish they were teaching in middle school and high school. I think teaching kids how to navigate these spaces would be really powerful. You are a writer and you have a day job and you’re a mom, so you’re juggling all of the things. I love to ask fellow writers a little bit about their writing process, like where do you write? When do you write? What do you like about your process? What do you hate about it? It sounds like you’re probably fitting it in around a lot of things, so tell us what that’s like.CrystalBefore I had my kid, my writing routine was more about the vibe and curating this feeling and going to coffee shops. Now I’ve gotten pretty good at writing anywhere. I just need my laptop and my headphones and a good playlist on Spotify and my toddler not to be ripping my laptop out of my hands.I have a desk set up in my bedroom, in this small alcove, and it feels really cozy. I hung up little twinkle lights and it’s got some natural light. I’m very much a feelings and mood person, so that combo helps me get out of my head and move into a different space so that I can think about characters and dialogue. As long as I can put my headphones in and turn the world off, that’s where I’m at.The thing I hate the most about my current writing process is that it is so chaotic. I never know when I’m going to have the time to actually sit down and write. Sometimes, at the end of the day, if my kid went to sleep early, and I don’t have any chores to do (knock on wood) and I’m caught up on things, now I can write—but I’m so tired. Vegging out wins a lot of the time, I’m not going to lie.VirginiaI mean, it needs to happen. You need to rest. There are weeks where I’m like, “There are just no more words. I have nothing. I can’t write today.” CrystalI know some people like writing every day, they live and die by that and that’s what works for them. I am envious, but I’m just going to write when I can. I also like to think that daydreaming is part of the writing process, at least for me, and thinking about characters. I count that as writing now.VirginiaI think that absolutely is the work. It’s the work that we can do while driving and running errands, thinking through an article in my head while walking the dog. You can do that work while you’re doing the rest of your life in a way that you cannot when it’s time to sit down and be at the computer. You need to shut out the world. I think building that daydreaming muscle is actually quite helpful because it makes it easier to focus once you sit down.I feel like there is a parallel between the write-everyday people and the workout-everyday people, where you have to ask, “Is this perfectionism serving you? Or is it an obsession that you can’t step back from?”As a journalist, I literally can’t write every day because often I’m researching and reporting and I need to do that in order to write. I tend to have one week of the month when I’m producing a book chapter that I’ve been researching and reporting all month. I’ll have 3,000-word days of getting out a chapter. For a long time, I felt guilty, like I should be doing it more systematically and writing smaller chunks. And then I just realized, this is how I do it. CrystalIf people write every day and that works for them, I think that’s truly incredible and I’m in awe. Writing is so individual. You can try every method that you hear about from great writers and you could fail at all of them, because it’s just not how your brain works or how you think creatively. You have to find what works for you. VirginiaAnd then you have to make peace with that being what works for you, because it often doesn’t feel very satisfying.CrystalIf you’re not a morning person, being a part of the 5 am writers club is never gong to work, so don’t bother.VirginiaAnd if you are a morning person, like me, trying to push yourself to work after your kids go to bed is always going to fail. TV will win every time. Tell us about the new book that’s coming out in February! CrystalThis book is called No Filter and Other Lies. It’s another young adult book and it features another fat brown girl.VirginiaI was hoping it would!CrsytalWe were just talking about social media and that’s really what this next book deals with, Instagram specifically. It’s about a 17-year-old girl. Her name is Kat Sanchez, and she is a an artist, a photographer. She really wants to gain clout and gain recognition for her work, but it’s not happening. Every time she posts, it falls flat. She’s seeing her classmates get recognition, and her friends followers growing, but not hers. She has this complicated family and weird romance going on. She feels like a fraud in a lot of ways and she doesn’t have everything figured out. Then there’s this particularly bad night that leads her down a rabbit hole of not wanting to be herself anymore. So she decides that she’s going to steal her friends’ pictures and become someone else entirely on Instagram, and be a literal “Kat-fish,” with a “K.”VirginiaOh, I see what you did there.CrystalThe book explores these ideas of what is real versus what is fake on Instagram, and how even people who are the closest to it—like Kat who is a photographer and knows there’s photo editing—still struggle to see that not everything we see is is real. It really dives into how to manage yourself on social media, how to stay sane and come out on the other side and appreciate who you are, and appreciate your existence as it is.VirginiaOh, my gosh, I can’t wait to read that. Again, you’re writing a book that will resonate with kids because they’re struggling with this, and will also be so helpful for adults because we also don’t know how to do this. I always hate to ask, when you’re getting ready to promote one book, if you’re working on another book, but I am curious to know. CrystalI am working on a third book. No Filter and Other Lies comes out February 1, 2022. Then this next book I’m working on returns to a fluffy, rom-com-esque world. It’s about all of the delightful things that come with fall in New England. It features this fat girl who realizes she has polycystic ovarian syndrome and wants to hide this from the world, while also trying to figure herself out. That’s all I’ll say for now. VirginiaI already want to preorder it. I’m so excited, Crystal, that you are writing these books and that there are going to be so many of your books out there for all girls. It is so needed, so thank you. We will wrap up with my new recommendation segment, where we talk about just anything we’re loving. It doesn’t have to be a product, but it can be a product, or it can be an experience. What do you have for us?CrystalSo, speaking of being at the end of the day and just needing to like lean into TV, Nailed It! on Netflix just came out with a new season. It’s the baking show that Nicole Byer hosts. I am a huge fan of Nicole Byer. I just think she’s so funny and she’s also fat and she has these fabulous outfits on in each episode. You get to kick back and watch a bunch of bakers be terrible at baking while she makes jokes at their expense, but in the most wholesome and sweet way. I have been watching this new season and just loving every second because I get to turn my little brain off. I look at her amazing outfits and just wonder if Nicole is looking for a bestie. Virginia I haven’t watched this at all and I’m now asking myself how I’ve missed it. It’s going in the queue.I’m going to recommend pencil cactuses. People who follow me on Instagram know that I am a plant lady. People always ask what’s a good house plant to start with, and there’s a bunch that you see all the time. But pencil cactuses are a really good starter house plant that gets overlooked. They’re very hard to kill. You only have to water this one maybe every two weeks. It does need a fair amount of light; it wants your sunniest window. It’s actually not a cactus—it’s a Euphorbia, if you want to get technical—and it has all these little, narrow shoot things. As it gets colder, they start to develop this red color that’s really pretty. So pencil cactuses are just delightful and I feel like nobody’s talking about them and I want to be the person who makes them trendy.CrystalNote to self: Buy a pencil cactus.VirginiaYou won’t always find them in the big box store plant sections, but any smaller plant store should have them. You can definitely find them on Etsy. You can get a little one and it will grow big, so don’t feel like you have to really invest. (Yes, mine is now giant but it started small!) Just get a small one and put it on your window sill and enjoy.CrystalI really want one, you’ve totally sold me.VirginiaWell, my work here is done. Crystal, tell listeners where they can follow you and stay tuned for all your book updates.CrystalIf you want to follow me and feel my feelings and see Beyoncé pictures and see where glitter is going to end up, I am @CrystalWrote (past tense of write) everywhere. I’m on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, and my website is CrystalWrote.com.VirginiaThank you, Crystal! And thank you so much for listening to Burnt Toast. If you liked this episode and you aren’t yet a subscriber, please subscribe!If you are a subscriber, thank you so much. Please consider sharing Burnt Toast on social media or forwarding this to a friend.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Burnt Toast transcripts and essays are edited and formatted by Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, an Instagram account where you can buy & sell plus size clothing.Thanks for listening! Talk to you soon! This is a public episode. 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Join us as we chat about a bunch of small changes that are so irritating like when your phone updates and the layout changes or when the grocery store decides to move around some of its products! We also discuss Jann Arden's new book and share some of the little nuggets of wisdom we found within it. Henny talks a big about her latest young adult read and that gets her reminiscing about a shopping trip with a friend at a story with only straight sizes. Oh, the awkwardness! Books we mentioned: If I Knew Then by Jann Arden Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Podcast we mentioned: Catfish

In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, the Mamas were thrilled to chat about two Middle Grade books oozing with Mexican mythology and Día de los Muertos inspired adventures. So, gulp down some Pan de Muerto, grip your calavera, and let the Mamas make you cringe with fright (and hopefully not from their Spanish pronunciations).   Book Chat:Loteria by Karla Arenas ValentiCece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera  Pick 6: Latinx Children's BooksBoard Books: La Catrina seriesBoard Books: Life of series by Lil LibrosPicture Book: Dreamer by Yuyi MoralesYoung Adult: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal MaldonadoMiddle Grade: The Sea-Ringed World by Maria Garcia Esperon, Curse of the Forgotten City by Alex AsterChapter Books: Definitely Dominguita series by Terry Catasus Jenningswww.twolitmamas.com

Friends, let's play I Don't Want to Wait by Paula Cole, because we're talking exclusively about YA Contemporary Romance with our special guest NINA MORENO (Don't Date Rosa Santos, Our Way Back to Always)! We discuss the Riverdale by proxy curse, personal growth, eccentric families, blackmail to fall in love, and it's not something Nina-related if Dawson's Creek isn't mentioned.Books discussed: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado; Like a Love Song by Gabriela Martins; Now That I've Found You by Kristina Forest; and, Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe.Other media/people mentioned: Riverdale, Glee, Love, Simon, To All The Boys I've Loved Before book series and movie trilogy, The Resolutions by Mia Garcia, Olivia Rodrigo's SOUR album, Make a Scene by Mimi Grace, I Wanna Be Where You Are and Zyla & Kai by Kristina Forest, Amparo Ortiz, Mean Girls, Dawnson's CreekNINA'S NEWEST BOOK, OUR WAY BACK TO ALWAYS WILL BE OUT ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2021, AND IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!!!Follow us on Twitter @mappingtropes and Instagram @mappingthetropes! Email episode suggestions to mappingthetropes@gmail.com.Theme music: Positiv Trumpet by John Yasut. Cover art by Luis Esteban @drawnesteban.

Kelly and Erica highlight excellent books for Latinx Heritage Month and dig into must-read YA memoirs. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Shownotes Latinx Kid Lit Book Fest SimoneBreaks All The Rules by Debbie Rigaud Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado “Fat Girls in YA” with Crystal Maldonado Somewhere Between Bitter And Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White by Lila Quintero Weaver How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland Indivisible by Daniel Aleman I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib The Beautiful Struggle (Young Reader's Edition) by Ta-Nehisi Coates We Are Not Broken by George M Johnson Almost American Girl by Robin Ha On Top of Glass by Karina Manta Brave Face: A Memoir by Shaun David Hutchinson A Face for Picasso by Ariel Henry Notes from a Young Black Chef (Adapted for Young Adults) by Kwame Onwuachi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen Linda, audiobooks count as reading and if you don't think so, please exit. In this week's episode, we discuss all things audiobooks. Sophia comes prepared with a list of her favorite narrators and books, while Morgan entertains with stories of chicken juice and embarrassing moments in traffic. Just typical Pages n' Pages hijinks . Books we mention in this episode: The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager, Black out by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk and Nicola Yoon, Sadie by Courtney Summers, Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell, Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas Yearbook by Seth Rogen, The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens, Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones, Illuminae Files by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman, One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, Cemetery Boys and Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas, A Promised Land by Barack Obama, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, Untamed by Glennon Doyle, Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado. Check out Pages n' Pages on Instagram. These opinions of the books are entirely our own and may not reflect the actual book. Image by Kapona via Vector Stock.

Many of us have had complicated reading years, struggling to keep our attention trained on any one book—let alone finish one. So in this week's episode, we've tapped two of our favorite bookworms, Jynne Dilling Martin, an associate publisher at Riverhead Books, and Kalima DeSuze, activist and founder of the intersectional feminist bookstore at Cafe con Libros in Brooklyn, to share some of their favorite page-turners to pull you out of your reading slump. There's something for everyone, from a poem-like novel that's less than 300 pages to a New York Times bestselling book club pick. We also chat about the joys of young adult novels and the upcoming releases we're dying to get our hands on.  Here's a preview of this episode's recommended books: Ghost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Salvation City by Sigrid Nunez Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney Seven Days in June by Tia Williams Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener Monster in the Middle by Tiphanie Yanique I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins Cazadora by Romina Garber The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Read a full transcription of the episode here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/beach-reads-to-get-you-through-the-rest-of-the-summer-women-who-travel-podcast Follow Kalima: @CafeConLibros_BK Follow Jynne: @jynnnne Follow Meredith: @ohheytheremere Follow Lale: @lalehannah Follow Women Who Travel: @womenwhotravel All products featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Brianna and Maria Jose are joined by Kimberly and Alina to talk about books. The four discuss the likes and dislikes of the books they've read in the Pasando Paginas book club hosted by Hijas Unidas. To join the book club please DM @hijasunidas on Instagram. Book List Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia We'd love to hear your stories and experiences, share them with us! hijas.unidas@gmail.com Join our community! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/379240230190773 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hijasunidas/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HijasUnidas Follow the Hijas on Instagram: @briwildered_ @arleeny.escarcega @maria.jose.hdz @lenny.areli

This week, Brianna and Maria Jose are joined by Kimberly and Alina to talk about books. The four discuss the likes and dislikes of the books they've read in the Pasando Paginas book club hosted by Hijas Unidas. To join the book club please DM @hijasunidas on Instagram. Book List Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia We'd love to hear your stories and experiences, share them with us! hijas.unidas@gmail.com Join our community! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/379240230190773 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hijasunidas/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HijasUnidas Follow the Hijas on Instagram: @briwildered_ @arleeny.escarcega @maria.jose.hdz @lenny.areli

For the fictional Charlie Vega, coming-of-age means coming to terms with life as a brown girl in a bigger body. Author Crystal Maldonado joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss her YA novel about a young woman dealing with the typical subjects of boys and friends, but also a deepening understanding of how she's viewed by the outside world. The book is called “Fat Chance, Charlie Vega.”

On the Facebook group, reader Kristen said, “One sign of a good book to me is how much I remember and still think about months later, and this [An American Tragedy] was one of those books.” So we took a deep dive into that question on this week's episode.... Episode Links “An American Tragedy,” by Theodore Dreiser Reading Pete - “Blindsight” by Peter Watts Jennie - “Winter's Orbit” by Everina Maxwell Megan – “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by V.E. Schwab  and “Fat Chance, Charlie Vega” by Chrystal Maldonado Tell us what YOU think about this book, or anything else you're reading, in our GoodReads or Facebook groups, or talk to us on twitter using the #BigBookPodcast hashtag. If you'd like to make a suggestion for future reading send us your recommendations on the Big Book Club Podcast page on the Arlington Public Library website. Upcoming Summer Books: Our July 19 book will be “The Big Sleep,” by Raymond Chandler, followed by Terry Pratchet's “The Wee Free Men” for August 2.

It's time for a really fun episode of our podcast! Jenn's brought back some friends you've heard and a friend you haven't yet to talk about Community!Jenn and Cor (@xoxocorinne) are the veteran watchers of Community, having been fans of the show since it was on air. But Amanda (@fangirl_wochill) and Ashley (@ashleybsumerel), editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV, just binge-watched the series in 2020. The group talks about their various opinions, favorite characters, thoughts on season four, and more in this fun bonus episode!Enjoy!Our recommended media:"Honey Girl" by Morgan Rogers"Fat Chance, Charlie Vega" by Crystal Maldonado Minarimixed-ish (ABC)Don't forget to donate if you're able to the Loveland Therapy Fund for Black Women and Girls! And it's Pride Month, so check out organizations like the Trans Women of Color Collective.

This episode discusses some of my most recent reads! The books discussed were "Fat Chance, Charlie Vega," "Legendborn," and "More to the Story." There's also a bonus book that doesn't quite fit the criteria but was still enjoyable. If you want to support the podcast, follow on Instagram (@melanatedandeducatedpodcast), give positive ratings on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and continue to listen to episodes!

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega: Book By Crystal Maldonado "Charlie's emotional arc hits all the right notes, resulting in a warm and insightful coming-of-age tale."—Publishers Weekly Website: https://gobookmart.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/support

Discover a new wave of Latinx talent! Meet debut authors Racquel Marie (OPHELIA AFTER ALL), Crystal Maldonado (FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA), Kaela Rivera (CECE RIOS AND THE DESERT OF SOULS), Estelí Meza (FINDING HOME) and Monica Gomez-Hira (ONCE UPON A QUINCEAÑERA). This group of 2021 and 2022 debut authors discusses how young readers can use books to connect with communities, cultures and ethnicities outside their own as a way to increase empathy, compassion and understanding. Moderator: Racquel Marie is the author of the young adult novel Ophelia After All. She is also the host of the YouTube book boggling channel Blonde With A Book.

Te enviamos un cordial saludo esto es “De Corazón Rondallas” programa #52 en esta ocasión te traemos un programa con una entrevista al señor Charly Vega esperamos que la entrevista sea de tu agrado. Te invitamos a que nos escuches en romantica84.com, a través de los apps de Ivoox, iTunes y Google podcasts.. La Lista La Rondalla De Saltillo - Loco Enamorado Rondalla Romance De Zamora - Ojalá Rondalla Sentimientos De Saltillo - Amarte A La Antigua Rondalla Alma Corazón Y Vida - Miedo Rondalla Inspiración - Fue En Un Café Rondalla Femenil De Saltillo - Te Necesito La Rondalla Auténtica De León - Por Si Acaso ** Entrevista a Charlie Vega **

Please join in the fun on Tuesday August 7 at 8PMCST 9PM EST 7PM MT 6PM PST when Marsha Casper Cook  welcomes Tracy  and Charlie Vega and Anastasia Hauldridge on A GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORY. Anastacia Hauldridge is the star of The Ahauldri Show and creator of The VIP Mastermind Party is inspiring, funny, and motivating. This is not your typical video blogging guru with all the bells and whistles…she is a “fireball” with a passion for mentoring people to become a successful entrepreneur and to keep it real in business. With a wealth of knowledge and people skills and her spicy entrepreneurial spirit, Anastacia spent every day for 2 years as a single mom video capturing her topics for the day with one little webcam and a small lamp along with her high energy. This started the birth of The Ahauldri Show. Charley & Tracy Vega are the owners of Simple Self Defense for Women® an award winning company that promotes the personal safety of women through their PBS TV Show, Guest Speaking, DVD's, and their very popular Seminars, Workshops & Professional speaking engagements. They specialize in self-defense for women from ages 9 to 91 with a focus on How to Simply Escape an Attack, NOT Stay and Fight! Charley & Tracy are the TV shows stars and hosts. This is going to be a fun packed show and Bethany Cross will be opening the phone and chat room for questions.   http://www.simpleselfdefenseforwomen.com/ http://www.anastaciahauldridge.com/about/ http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com/about_marsha.html

If you're a bookworm, this minisode is for you! Yeli talks us through three books she's recently read and loved that have amazing fat main characters.Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Mentioned in this episode: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado / Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade / Electric Idol by Katee RobertFood peace resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS + Food Peace Free Roadmap / PCOS + Food Peace Course / Food Peace Syllabus / 6 Keys To Food Peace / My PCOS ManifestoIf you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous freebies that will help guide you in your journey!Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Click here to leave me a review on iTunes and subscribe. This type of kindness helps the show continue!Find FREE food voice resources here.Thank you for supporting Find Your Food Voice!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy