Podcast appearances and mentions of jeanne birdsall

In this episode, Megan joins Ian to talk about the magic of Jeanne Birdsall's Penderwicks series. They discuss what it is about this series that appeals so well to audiences of all ages and what that can teach us about good writing for young readers. Referenced Works: You can support the CenterForLit Podcast Network by making a purchase through our affiliate programs! The Penderwicks Boxed Set The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy The Penderwicks on Gardam Street The Penderwicks at Point Mouette The Penderwicks in Spring The Penderwicks at Last Harry Potter Boxed Set Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Please ⁠join the Facebook group⁠ and ⁠subscribe to our Substack Newsletter⁠! We love hearing your questions and comments! You can contact us by emailing i.andrews@centerforlit.com, or visit our website www.centerforlit.com to find even more ways to participate in the Great Conversation.

Learn more about the Circle with Sarah Retreat happening this AugustToday, in this Best Of Read Aloud Revival episode, we're revisiting a conversation about a series I absolutely adore: The Penderwicks, by Jeanne Birdsall.The Penderwicks follows the escapades of four spirited sisters, Rosalind, Skye, Jane, and Batty. The books are a modern nod to Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, and they've won tons of awards including the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, several ALA Notable Children's Book Awards, and the Massachusetts Children's Book Award.Since recording this interview for RAR episode 100, Jeanne unknowingly planted the seed for my own book, A Little More Beautiful, the Story of a Garden when I visited her and her Northampton, Massachusetts, home. So now, of course, we like to call A Little More Beautiful “our book.”The first book in the Penderwicks series, The Penderwicks, A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy is our RAR Premium Family Book Club pick for this summer.That means we've got a full Family Book Club Guide with all the trimmings available now for members AND if you and your kids sign up for RAR Premium, they will have a chance to meet Jeanne Birdsall live on Zoom on August 25th.In this episode, you'll hear:  How Jeanne got her start writing in her 40s and why it's never too late to follow a dream About Jeanne's character-driven writing process and why she always envisioned the Penderwicks as a series Where Jeanne gets her inspiration  Learn more about Jeanne Birdsall:WebsiteLearn more about Sarah Mackenzie: Read Aloud Revival Waxwing Books Subscribe to the Newsletter Mentioned in This Episode: RAR Premium Text SARAH to 33777 Broadside Bookshop RAR #42: Inspiring Parents in Children's Literature, Greta Eskridge Learn more about the Circle with Sarah Retreat happening this August

Way back in August 2018, I was fortunate to spend a morning with the author of The Penderwicks, Jeanne Birdsall. It was a glorious morning, truly, and something surprising came of it. A little idea popped into my head, and it just sort of… rooted itself. Actually… the idea that popped into my head didn't […] Visit Read-Aloud Revival ® with Sarah Mackenzie

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are looking back on our year in books!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.   Literally Reading: Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese (Ellie) Hana Kahn Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin (Traci) The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell (Ellie) The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss (Traci) Crack the Book Open:  The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker  The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall  White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson  Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy  Rage Against the Minivan by Kristen Howerton  Auntie Poldi and the Handsome Antonio by Mario Giordano  A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas  The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab  I Liked My Life by Abby Fabiaschi Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah  El Deafo by Cece Bell The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry  A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy  You have a Match by Emma Lord  The Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland What's Next: All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern  Fablehaven by Brandon Mull Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a slumpy slump and reading dates Current Reads: we contain bookish multitudes Deep Dive: how to be a Library Ambassador. Go forth and make disciples! Book Presses: a fairytale that's just as great on paper as on the screen and a business biography As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:43 Bookish Moment of the Week 2:36 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle 3:59 - A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer  6:31 Current Reads: 6:40 - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (Kaytee) 6:50 - Season 3: Episode 47 The Listener Press Episode 9:31 - Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 13:47 - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women by Rey Terciero (Kaytee) 14:06 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 16:27 - A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus (Meredith) 16:42 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 20:56 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall 22:02 - Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine (Kaytee) 26:35 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith) 26:41 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard  31:40 Deep Dive - How to REALLY Support your Local Library 36:42 - Currently Reading Zazzle shop  39:08 - Meredith's Kindle Oasis  43:56 - Getting Started with Libby 45:53 - Hoopla Digital 45:56 - Cloud Library 46:18 Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 46:32 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Kaytee) 46:48 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 48:48 - Disney War by James B. Stewart (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

This week's quick questions' episode is with my previous guests - Lola McAllister and Pilar McDonald (#60) - Patrícia Hirschnerová (#58) - Ariane Vera (#56) - Tristan Champion (#54)   Lola McAllister and Pilar McDonald (#60) Lola and Pilar are the co-founders of Project Matriarchs. They have recently started their #pledgetocare initiative. #60 episode link: https://emilyspath.ca/pilar-mcdonald-lola-mcallister-intergenerational-advocacy-for-care-policy/   Favorite books: "Beloved" by Toni Morrison https://amz.run/4qmG "Penderwicks Series"  by Jeanne Birdsall https://amz.run/4qmH     How to contact Lola and Pilar about Project Matriarchs: LinkedIn: Lola: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lola-mcallister-71b471168/ Pilar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pilar-mcdonald-a1236a141/ Project Matriarchs: https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-matriarchs/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectmatriarchs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/projmatriarchs Tik Tok: @projectmatriarchs   Patrícia Hirschnerová (#58) Patrícia Hirschnerová is the co-founder of Pracujuce Mamy (Working Mothers) company.  #58 episode link: https://emilyspath.ca/58-patricia-hirschnerova-creating-win-win-situations-for-both-companies-and-returning-professionals/ Favorite book:  "The everlasting man" G.K. Chesterton https://amz.run/4qmv   How to connect with Patrícia: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-hirschnerova/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/pracujuce-mamy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pracuj%C3%BAce-mamy-109003787267001   Ariane Vera (#56) Ariane Vera is a creative entrepreneur and founder and CMO of Foster Creative. #56 episode link: https://emilyspath.ca/56-ariane-vera-kindness-empathy-and-authenticity/ Favorite book:  "The invention of nature" by Andrea Wulf https://amz.run/4qmK   How to find Ariane on Social Media:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iam.arianevera/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arianeveramusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/vera_ariane LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariane-vera/ Gmail: contact.ariane.vera@gmail.com Ariane's book “100 Ways to speak of Love”: https://amz.run/4nwn Subscription to Ariane's newsletter: https://arianevera.us18.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=49b7e927a7d4107baf4b2790b&id=aad9a5e378 Photo credit: James & Moose & Foster Creative Aguascalientes   Tristan Champion (#54) Tristan Champion is dad advocate and author of the French book translated "The beard and the bottle". #54 episode link: https://emilyspath.ca/54-tristan-champion-experiences-of-a-5-month-paternity-leave/   Favorite book: "The Half Brother" Lars Saabye Christensen https://amz.run/4qmL   How to connect with Tristan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-champion-ab06b02b/ Barbapapa Blog: https://barbapapa.blog/ La barbe et le biberon book: https://www.amazon.fr/barbe-biberon-Tristan-Champion/dp/2501148304/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=la+barbe+et+le+biberon&qid=1626944493&sr=8-1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=barbapapa.blog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbapapa.blog/

Today it's Three Babes and a Book! Rachel Hill interviews her two daughters, Sydney and Sabrina, all about their favorite kid lit. These girls are 8 and 10 (about to have their birthdays) when recording the podcast, for those parents looking for books in that age range.Sabrina discussed the series The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall.  Sydney discussed the series Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan, The Green Ember series by S.D. Smith, and The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak. Honorable mentions:  Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull and the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.

This week's Book Picks come to us from Joan Grenier of Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, Massachusetts. List: Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri Persist by Elizabeth Warren We are Each Other’s Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy by Natalie Baszile "On Juneteenth" by Annette Gordon-Reed "Teaflet & Roog" by Jeanne Birdsall and illustrate by Jane Dyer

We take a look back at our reading life in 2020: our challenges, our wins, and of course, our favorite books. Highlights from the year:Fiction: The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay, Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid, and Nothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonNon-fiction: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, Boys and Sex by Peggy Orenstein, and Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife’s Story by Onnie Lee Logan as told to Katherine ClarkMost enjoyable: Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas on audio, One to Watch by Kate London-Stayman, and Bringing Down the Duke and A Rogue of One’s Own, both by Evie DunmoreMemoir: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb, Know My Name by Chanel Miller, and Sitting Pretty by Rebecca TaussigAudio: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson, Know My Name by Chanel Miller, and Sitting Pretty by Rebecca TaussigRead aloud: The Wild Robot and Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown, The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall, The Vanderbeekers of 141st St by Karina Glaser, The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen CushmanLooking forward to: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston and Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia HibbertLife latelySarah shares a story of E’s glasses lost, then found.Abby is in a Christmas crafting mood.Reading latelySarah read Notes on a Silencing by Lacy Crawford, which she found through the New York Times Best Books of 2020.Abby loved escaping into the alternate reality of Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld. Here’s the article that compares the book to reality.Eating latelyAbby added corn pudding to her family’s Thanksgiving, but it was not a success.Sarah is devouring spinach and artichoke dip as fast as she can make it.If you’d like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment on our show notes, email us at friendlierpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram @friendlierpodcast. Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a YouTube rabbit hole and setting down the books for Netflix Current Reads: A selection of hits and misses, all of which we’re ready to discuss with nuance Deep Dive: The Books We Are Jealous That You Get to Read for the First Time. Ah, nostalgia. Book Presses: righting another wrong in the press list, and cozy comfort for when the world is too much As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Book of the Month - ad: 2:03 - Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman 2:15 - Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 2:56 - Leave the World Behind by Ruman Alam 3:02 - All Things Murderful with Meredith on Patreon 3:33 - Ties that Tether by Jane Igharo 3:55 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 4:52 - Use our link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99! Bookish Moments: 8:02 - Winter in Narnia ASMR room 8:30 - Mr. Tumnus’ House ASMR room 8:34 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 9:32 - Interior Design Masters on Netflix 9:58 - Hoarders on Netflix 10:07 - The Home Edit on Netflix Current Reads: 10:38 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore (Meredith) 11:06 - Listener Press Episode at the end of Season 2 14:18 - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (Kaytee) 14:44 - Kaytee thinks January LaVoy is her BFF because of her interview with her 17:26 - The Boys Club by Erica Katz (Meredith) 17:33 - Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler 17:34 - The Firm by John Grisham 20:55 - Long Walk to FREEDOM by Nelson Mandela (you guys, I said WATER? What the heck??) (Kaytee) 24:19 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Meredith) 28:52 - The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner (Kaytee) 31:00 - As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner 31:45 - The study about Millennials and Gen Z and the Holocaust Deep Dive - Books We Are Jealous You Get to Read for the First Time: 33:10 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 33:15 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 33:23 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 33:27 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall 33:29 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 34:38 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 35:08 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 35:59 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 36:01 - This Is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel 36:03 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall 38:13 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 38:17 - I Let You Go by Claire Mackintosh Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 39:38 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (Meredith) 43:50 - A Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindburgh (Kaytee) 43:58 - Episode 34 of Season 1 Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

A Skating Coach and an Orange Cat

The Save Daddy Plan

Passes and Pizzas

Funty and the Bug Man

Who is the mysterious Marquis of Schofield? Why is everyone so interested in a blue chocolate pot? And why doesn't Kate get her name in the title, but Cecelia does? All this and more will be answered in this month's episode of Hello Fellow Kids! Also discussed: Gossip Girl, Gigi Hadid, negging, NFL touchdown celebration dances, and the fringe benefits of being under lockdown. Next month we will be reading The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: the fifth COVID(eo) episode and a new look Current Reads: books that other people made us read, and another (shocking) second in a series Deep Dive: our processes for reading non-fiction by genre and format Book Presses: some non-fiction to round out your reading life As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . “Patreon Ad” - We Sponsor Ourselves: 2:19 - Currently Reading on Patreon - join us! 3:05 - Patrons get: bonus episodes, book club live discussions, giveaways, spreadsheets, the reading journal, AND access to the Bookish Friends Facebook group, which is the best place on the internet. Bookish Moments: 6:16 - COVID(eo) episode #5 - Off the Rails 7:44 - Absolute Jem Current Reads: 8:58 - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (Kaytee) 9:06 - American Royals by Katherine McGee 9:34 - @booknerdnative on Instagram 12:37 - On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson (Meredith) 15:55 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 17:12 - Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese (Kaytee) 17:20 - @lovelibooks on Instagram 19:59 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 22:04 - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (Three Pines #2) (Meredith) 22:20 - Still Life by Louise Penny (and accompanying book club discussion for patrons) 26:23 - Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys (Kaytee) 26:40 - @melizreads18 on Instagram 29:29 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live, episode with @jordys.book.club 29:40 - FantasticLand by Mike Backovan (Meredith) 32:21 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 32:23 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 35:31 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 35:45 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall 35:56 - Sadie by Courtney Summers Deep Dive - The Ways We Read Non-Fiction: 38:31 - Educated by Tara Westover 39:24 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg 39:32 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 42:21 - Bad Blood by Jon Kerryrou 42:23 - She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey 42:26 - Disney Wars by James Stewart Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 44;48 - How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi (Kaytee) 48:08 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Vier Schwestern erleben ihren Urlaub in einem herrlichen Anwesen. Dort passieren viele spannende und lustige Abenteuer. Doch als plötzlich die 5 jährige Schwester Batty verschwindet, machen sich alle große Sorgen. Was die sie erlebt, als sie verschwindet? Hört rein!

Here are some books Nathan has been reading lately: THE HOLY BIBLE by God; CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY by Alister McGrath, PARENTING WITH WORDS OF GRACE by William P. Smith, MATURITY by Sinclair Ferguson, GUARANTEED PURE: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE, BUSINESS, AND THE MAKING OF MODERN EVANGELICALISM by Timothy Gloege, MEDITATIONS ON PREACHING by Francis Grimke, ONE ASSEMBLY by Jonathan Leeman, LITURGY OF THE ORDINARY by Tish Harrison Warren, JOHN ADAMS by David McCullough, THREE PIECES OF GLASS by Eric Jacobsen, THE PENDERWICKS by Jeanne Birdsall, EMBER'S END by S.D. Smith

Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a puzzle from Ideal Bookshelf and comfort reading in the time of COVID19 Current Reads: each of us shares three books we’ve been reading lately. Deep Dive: Girl, Get You a Bookstagram Book Presses: some big magic for your creative pursuits and a book that your newest readers (and their parents) will all enjoy As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Book of the Month Ad: (These are Goodreads links, since we hope you’ll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you’re interested!) 1:24 - The Guest List by Lucy Foley 1:28 - The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley 2:28 - Beach Read by Emily Henry 3:42 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99! Bookish Moments: 4:47 - Ideal Bookshelf Puzzle 6:50 - Still Life by Louise Penny 6:58 - Currently Reading on Patreon 7:12 - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny Current Reads: 7:50 - Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore 9:15 - Libro FM - Audiobooks that benefit your local bookstore 10:51 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup 13:30 - Opposite of Always by Justin Reynolds 17:20 - Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton 19:30 - Episode 20 of Currently Reading 19:42 - Sadie by Courtney Summers 22:29 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall 22:40 - Read Aloud Revival interview with Jeannie Birdsall 24:22 - Little Women by Lousia May Alcott 25:37 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Deep Dive - Girl, Get You A Bookstagram: 28:00 - @currentlyreadingpodcast and @meredith.reads and @notesonbookmarks and @gratefulforgrace 36:33 - @sixwordbookreview 36:38 - @plantladyreader 36:40 - @pieladybooks Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 41:18 - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert 41:24 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 43:02 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 44:14 - Inspector Flytrap by Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell 44:25 - El Deafo by Cece Bell

A heart-wrenching graphic memoir adapted for audio for the first time. AudioFile’s Michele Cobb and host Jo Reed discuss this audiobook that doesn’t hold back. Graphic memoirs and graphic novels are such visual mediums, and this audiobook adaptation with more than 40 performers works to bring the story to vivid life. When he was 3 years old, Krosoczka’s grandparents removed him from his mother’s custody and raised him in their noisy, loving home. When he is older, he learns that his mother has a substance use disorder and has spent years in and out of prison. Themes of forgiveness and gratitude abound throughout. With music, sound effects, and affecting performances, listeners feel like they are at the dinner table with Krosoczka and his hard-drinking, foul-mouthed grandparents in Massachusetts. Published by Scholastic Audiobooks. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com. Support for Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine comes from GraphicAudio, A Movie In Your Mind. Unique Audio Entertainment featuring a Full Cast and Imaginative Sound Scapes with new releases such as Brent Weeks Lightbringer Saga 5, Michael J. Sullivan's Riyria Revelations, S.M Stirling's Emberverse, and over 1,300 more full cast titles available only at www.GraphicAudio.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: there’s nothing our local radio stations like better than local elections and we had a pretty interesting one in Greenfield this week. Congressman McGovern with the national perspective on impeachment and also about our long walk through Western Mass coming up in a couple of weeks. NY Times best-selling authors Jeanne Birdsall and Jane Dyer on their serendipitous friendship and unlikely collaboration. Cannabis and your pets with Dr. Steve. One of the coolest things in the Universe-the blue straggler. Sounds like a Tom Waits song. Exploring the Nebbiolo grape from Piemonte

Josh and Mara head back in time to visit one of the biggest children's fantasy books of the 80s: So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane. Does it still resonate in 2019 with two grown adults? Find out here! Next month, we will be covering The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

This week: National Book Award Finalist and National Book Award Winner, Jarrett J. Krosoczka and Jeanne Birdsall about our live reading of JJK’s graphic memoir Hey Kiddo. Granny panties? Sitch? Hundo? Stan? Swole? These are now words. I talk with Emily Brewster from Merriam-Webster. John Hodgman's clarinet makes an appearance for the second week in a row. Tick talk with Dr. Steve from the Sunderland Animal Hospital. Making sure art remains forever in Northampton with the folks at The Arts Trust. Congressman McGovern about fresh cruelty at the border. Non-alcoholic beer and more.

For August, Josh and Mara take a look at the light, summery read The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall. Next month's book is Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter. Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

This week. Internet musical sensation using Broadway to battle the bonehead in the oval office-Randy Rainbow. National Book award winning author Jeanne Birdsall on the final installment of her brilliant series The Penderwicks-The Penderwicks at Last. The Yanny vs Laurel Debate live. Congressman Jim McGovern on Net Neutrality and bullying kids for their school lunch money. Turning photography into iconography with Nona Hatay's photos of Jimi Hendrix. And more.

Can you believe it? It's Episode 100!  And amazingly, we just crossed over a pretty huge milestone here at The Read-Aloud Revival: over 4 million downloads of the podcast. You know, I couldn't have picked a better guest for this week's 100th episode celebration. In today's episode, I'm chatting with Jeanne Birdsall, author of the Penderwicks series. The final book in the series, The Penderwicks at Last is available today, so your Penderwicks fans are going to want to get their hands on that right away. In this episode, you'll hear: what is was like for Jeanne to get her first book publishedhow she always imagined the Penderwicks series as one single storywhich books inspired her writing (I bet you can guess a few!) Click the play button below: Listener Guide Use the time stamps below to skip to any part of the podcast: 1:49 Meet Jeanne3:32 The first Penderwicks book gets published8:23 Jeanne's writing process11:53 Where the story came from14:28 Get signed copies!15:09 Which books inspired Jeanne16:52 What you might not know about the characters21:03 Ahhhh, Mr. Penderwick22:27 Questions about the craft of writing27:42 The hardest part of writing29:26 Let's talk about revision32:23 What's next from Jeanne BIrdsall...33:53 Book 5: The Penderwicks at Last37:58 Fan mail39:14 Writing tips44:06 Let the kids speak More free resources & booklists Get the best episodes and reources from the Read-Aloud Revival Keep an eye on your inbox! We'll keep you posted whenever we have a new podcast episode or a great free booklist or resource for you. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Email Address I'd like to receive the free email course. Yes! Powered by ConvertKit /* Layout */ .ck_form.ck_minimal { /* divider image */ background: #f9f9f9; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; overflow: hidden; color: #666; font-size: 16px; border: solid 1px #d1d1d1; -webkit-box-shadow: none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow: none; clear: both; margin: 20px 0px; text-align: center; } .ck_form.ck_minimal h3.ck_form_title { text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 28px; } .ck_form.ck_minimal h4 { text-align: center; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; } .ck_form.ck_minimal p { padding: 0px; } .ck_form, .ck_form * { -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing: border-box; } .ck_form.ck_minimal .ck_form_fields { width: 100%; float: left; padding: 5%; } /* Form fields */ .ck_errorArea { display: none; /* temporary */ } #ck_success_msg { padding: 10px 10px 0px; border: solid 1px #ddd; background: #eee; } .ck_form.ck_minimal input[type="text"], .ck_form.ck_minimal input[type="email"] { font-size: 18px; padding: 10px 8px; width: 68%; border: 1px solid #d6d6d6; /* stroke */ -moz-border-radius: 3px; -webkit-border-radius: 3px; border-radius: 3px; /* border radius */ background-color: #fff; /* layer fill content */ margin-bottom: 5px; height: auto; float: left; margin: 0px; margin-right: 2%; height: 42px; } .ck_form input[type="text"]:focus, .ck_form input[type="email"]:focus { outline: none; border-color: #aaa; } .ck_form.ck_minimal .ck_subscribe_button { width: 100%; color: #fff; margin: 0px; padding: 11px 0px; font-size: 18px; background: #6fc171; -moz-border-radius: 3px; -webkit-border-radius: 3px; border-radius: 3px; /* border radius */ cursor: pointer; border: none; text-shadow: none; width: 30%;...

Today you're in for a treat... I've got an exclusive interview between New York Times bestselling author, Jeanne Birdsall (The Penderwicks series) and best-selling author, N.D. Wilson (100 Cupboards, Outlaws of Time, and others). Jeanne and N.D. are good friends, and in this interview held at Anderson Bookshop in Illinois, they talk about: why their books are more alike than you might thinkthe author who inspires both of their bookswhat they really hope to do for kids with the stories they tell Watch the Video: [vimeo 224139807 w=640 h=360] On the go? Listen instead of watching by clicking the play button below: More free resources & booklists Get the best episodes and reources from the Read-Aloud Revival Keep an eye on your inbox! We'll keep you posted whenever we have a new podcast episode or a great free booklist or resource for you. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Email Address I'd like to receive the free email course. Yes! Powered by ConvertKit /* Layout */ .ck_form.ck_minimal { /* divider image */ background: #f9f9f9; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; overflow: hidden; color: #666; font-size: 16px; border: solid 1px #d1d1d1; -webkit-box-shadow: none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow: none; clear: both; margin: 20px 0px; text-align: center; } .ck_form.ck_minimal h3.ck_form_title { text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 28px; } .ck_form.ck_minimal h4 { text-align: center; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; } .ck_form.ck_minimal p { padding: 0px; } .ck_form, .ck_form * { -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing: border-box; } .ck_form.ck_minimal .ck_form_fields { width: 100%; float: left; padding: 5%; } /* Form fields */ .ck_errorArea { display: none; /* temporary */ } #ck_success_msg { padding: 10px 10px 0px; border: solid 1px #ddd; background: #eee; } .ck_form.ck_minimal input[type="text"], .ck_form.ck_minimal input[type="email"] { font-size: 18px; padding: 10px 8px; width: 68%; border: 1px solid #d6d6d6; /* stroke */ -moz-border-radius: 3px; -webkit-border-radius: 3px; border-radius: 3px; /* border radius */ background-color: #fff; /* layer fill content */ margin-bottom: 5px; height: auto; float: left; margin: 0px; margin-right: 2%; height: 42px; } .ck_form input[type="text"]:focus, .ck_form input[type="email"]:focus { outline: none; border-color: #aaa; } .ck_form.ck_minimal .ck_subscribe_button { width: 100%; color: #fff; margin: 0px; padding: 11px 0px; font-size: 18px; background: #6fc171; -moz-border-radius: 3px; -webkit-border-radius: 3px; border-radius: 3px; /* border radius */ cursor: pointer; border: none; text-shadow: none; width: 30%; float: left; height: 42px; } .ck_form.ck_minimal .ck_guarantee { color: #626262; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; padding: 15px 0px 0px; display: block; clear: both; } .ck_form .ck_powered_by { display: block; color: #aaa; font-size: 12px; } .ck_form .ck_powered_by:hover { display: block; color: #444; } .ck_converted_content { display: none; padding: 5%; background: #fff; } .ck_form.ck_minimal.width400 .ck_subscribe_button, .ck_form.ck_minimal.width400 input[type="email"] { width: 100%; float: none; margin-top: 5px; } .ck_slide_up, .ck_modal, .ck_slide_up .ck_minimal, .ck_modal .ck_minimal { min-width: 400px; } .page .ck_form.

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02:36 - Responsibility and Communication Slack “Ask Anything” 12:10 - Onboarding Experience for Remote Employees 15:55 - Measuring New Employee Metrics 17:41 - Onboarding Onto a Team vs Onboarding Onto a Project 20:51 - What it Means to be a Senior Developer 29:20 - First Impressions and Team Member Categories 33:26 - How do you decide what you spend time learning? 40:57 - Code Reading The Web Platform Podcast Picks Private Internet Access (Avdi) Darkest Dungeon  (Avdi) imprint (Coraline) The surprising truth about which personality traits do and don't correlate with computer programming skills (Coraline) TALON Bluetooth Wireless Headphones (Jessica) The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall (Jessica) Reading to your kids (Chuck) LinkedIn (Chuck) RubyTapas (Chuck) Elixir Sips (Chuck) Avdi's Newsletter (Avdi)

02:36 - Responsibility and Communication Slack “Ask Anything” 12:10 - Onboarding Experience for Remote Employees 15:55 - Measuring New Employee Metrics 17:41 - Onboarding Onto a Team vs Onboarding Onto a Project 20:51 - What it Means to be a Senior Developer 29:20 - First Impressions and Team Member Categories 33:26 - How do you decide what you spend time learning? 40:57 - Code Reading The Web Platform Podcast Picks Private Internet Access (Avdi) Darkest Dungeon  (Avdi) imprint (Coraline) The surprising truth about which personality traits do and don't correlate with computer programming skills (Coraline) TALON Bluetooth Wireless Headphones (Jessica) The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall (Jessica) Reading to your kids (Chuck) LinkedIn (Chuck) RubyTapas (Chuck) Elixir Sips (Chuck) Avdi's Newsletter (Avdi)

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