Podcasts about Martha Brockenbrough

What if artificial intelligence is not just the next innovation—but the final one? If you've felt overwhelmed, under-informed, or just plain scared about AI and what it means for your future and your children's—this is the episode you need to hear.   In this eye-opening episode, I sit down with author Martha Brockenbrough to explore the real impact AI is already having on our lives—and the terrifying potential it holds for the future. Martha, author of Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence—and How It Will Change Everything, helps break down incredibly complex issues into relatable truths that all of us—especially those of us in midlife—need to understand.   In this episode: The origins of AI and how it mimics human thought Why your personal data is now more valuable than oil How social media is training our kids (and us) to give it away for free Deepfakes, algorithmic bias, and the terrifying reality of synthetic relationships Why the tech elite are profiting from a system that displaces the rest of us   But it's not all doom and gloom—we also talk about the power of empathy, the human capacity to care, and how we can reclaim our futures by staying informed, asking questions, and centering people over profit.   Connect with Martha: Website: https://martha-brockenbrough.squarespace.com Get her books: https://martha-brockenbrough.squarespace.com/books Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marthabee/   You can find me on Instagram @rightinfrontofmyface or send me a note at rightinfrontofmyface@gmail.com.   If this conversation hit home for you, please share it with a friend and leave a review. It really does help more people find these stories.   And as always, don't forget to look around—you never know what's happening right in front of your face.   Thank you to my sponsors Cassie and Jeremy Johnson with Windermere Real Estate: https://johnsonandwalker.com/  

Should-Heads, this episode will take you on quite a journey. AI has been increasingly prevalent and controversial of late, and so we talked to author Martha Brockenbrough about what all this means and what, if anything, can be done. Links mentioned:No more blurbs: https://lithub.com/in-a-dazzling-move-simon-schuster-is-dropping-their-blurbs-requirement/Author apologizes for AI gaffe: https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/comments/1i2nt9o/k_c_crowne_and_the_use_of_ai/Find Martha Brockenbrough online: nothingtonovel.com Martha's book on AI: https://bookshop.org/p/books/future-tense-how-we-made-artificial-intelligence-and-how-it-will-change-everything-martha-brockenbrough/19748869?ean=9781250765925&next=t&next=tTwitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

From 2017- Martha Brockenbrough talks about her delightful children's book "Love, Santa - The Beautiful Truth About Santa."

In this Reading Raves episode, Chrissie shares eight great books for kids that she read this month.FEATURED TITLESShort Chapter BooksFrank and the Big Mistake by Martha Brockenbrough, illustrated by Jon LauLoose Threads by Isol, translated Lawrence SchimelGraphic NovelsDetective Beans: and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li ChenPearl by Sherri L. Smith, illustrated by Christine NorrieThe First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip by Mac Barnett and Shawn HarrisThe Wolf Suit by Sid SharpMiddle GradeBoy 2.0 by Tracey BaptisteThe House with a Dragon In It by Nick Lake, illustrated by Emily GravettBe sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow the show on Instagram @bookdelightpod, follow Chrissie on Instagram @librarychrissie, and subscribe to Chrissie's kidlit newsletter at librarychrissie.substack.com.If you want to support the show, please consider becoming a paid subscriber on Substack. For $7/month, you are helping to pay the costs of the show and receive exclusive content like extra booklists, roundups of kidlit books that have received starred reviews, reviews of books Chrissie did not like, and more. Visit librarychrissie.substack.com to subscribe.

In today's Forecast episode, Chrissie is sharing the 7 kidlit books releasing in November 2024 that she is most excited about.Picture BookRocket Puppies by William Joyce (11/5)Short Chapter BooksDrag and Rex: Sweet and Silly by Susan Lubner, illustrated by Blythe Russo (11/5)Frank and the Big Mistake by Martha Brockenbrough, illustrated by Jon Lau (11/12)GraphicsGnome and Rat: First Snow by Lauren Stohler (11/5)The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris (11/5)The Other Side of Tomorrow by Tina Cho, illustrated by Deb JJ Lee (11/12)The Squadi by Christina Soontornvat, illustrated by Joanna Cacao (11/12)Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow the show on Instagram @bookdelightpod, follow Chrissie on Instagram @librarychrissie, and subscribe to Chrissie's kidlit newsletter at librarychrissie.substack.com.If you want to support the show, please consider becoming a paid subscriber on Substack. For $7/month, you are helping to pay the costs of the show and receive exclusive content like extra booklists, roundups of kidlit books that have received starred reviews, reviews of books Chrissie did not like, and more. Visit librarychrissie.substack.com to subscribe.

Bedrooms, bathrooms, and bookshelves. All other people's places we should be staying out of unless invited. Especially if you're a fascist. Martha Brockenbrough is here! Talking Kidlit for Kamala, continuing children's lit education, and the frankly shocking number of books about bigfoot that one person can write. But mostly Kidlit for Kamala! A reminder from Martha: everything is political. All the things we take for granted, all the comforts and joys and holidays and benefits ingrained in our lives were things our forebears had to fight for until codified through political processes. Politics isn't the start of change, it's the end result of action. ------- DON'T MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our newsletter here! This episode's book reviews: THE LAW OF BIRTHDAYS by Brenna! Illustrated by Marina Kondrakhina A COSTUME FOR CHARLY by CK Malone, illustrated by Alejandra Barajas The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com  Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com   Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!!  Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!

1002. This week, Mignon talks with author Martha Brockenbrough about the good and bad sides of using artificial intelligence for writing and education, including ethical concerns about using AI-generated content, strategies for teaching writing in the age of AI, and the potential effects on teachers' jobs.Martha's new book, "Future Tense": https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250765925/futuretenseMartha's website: https://martha-brockenbrough.squarespace.com/Martha on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marthabee/| Edited transcript with links: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/martha/transcript| Please take our advertising survey. It helps! https://podsurvey.com/GRAMMAR| Grammarpalooza (Get texts from Mignon!): https://joinsubtext.com/grammar or text "hello" to (917) 540-0876.| Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates.| Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses.| Peeve Wars card game. | Grammar Girl books. | HOST: Mignon Fogarty| VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475).| Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.Audio Engineer: Nathan SemesDirector of Podcast: Brannan GoetschiusAdvertising Operations Specialist: Morgan ChristiansonMarketing and Publicity Assistant: Davina TomlinDigital Operations Specialist: Holly Hutchings| Theme music by Catherine Rannus.| Grammar Girl Social Media Links: YouTube. TikTok. Facebook. Instagram. LinkedIn. Threads. Bluesky. Mastodon.

Author Martha Brockenbrough joins me to discuss her new book FUTURE TENSE: HOW WE MADE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -- AND HOW IT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING. We're tackling your burning AI-related questions, such as: Should authors and illustrators be worried about AI? HOW worried? Are there ethical ways to utilize AI technology? How can AI help us, and how can it hurt? If Aunt Gladys won't stop posting weird AI images of big-eyed baby peacocks on her Facebook page, should you un-invite her to Thanksgiving dinner? Should we all throw our phones into the ocean and move to an underground bunker? MAYBE! Tune in to find out! Links to all the books we discussed, and more, can be found in the show notes: https://www.jenniferlaughran.com/literaticast

From 2017 - Martha Brockenbrough, author of "Love, Santa: when you're ready to share the beautiful truth about Santa." This is a book about that moment when one might need to somehow confirm the suspicions in a youngster's mind that there might not actually be a Santa Claus.

From 2017- Martha Brockenbrough, author of "Alexander Hamilton: Revolutionary"

A big welcome back to JESS MONTGOMERY! We have a lovely chat about the new entry in her Kinship Series, THE ECHOES: A Novel. Emily and Chris are both currently reading DEATH ON THE NILE by Agatha Christie for a buddy read with Our Mystery Man, John Valeri. Stayed tuned for our conversation with John about the novel and the new movie adaptation coming up on episode 155. The big news in our lives is that we FINALLY got to head back to Manhattan for some BIBLIO-ADVENTURING with Aunt Ellen! It was so good to be back in the city that we love after a two-year pandemic-induced separation. We got our library cards renewed at the NYPL, walked to the Morgan Library & Museum to see their GWENDOLYN BROOKS exhibit, walked through Central Park for lunch, and then on to the NY Historical Society Museum & Library to see their exhibit, PICTURE THE DREAM: THE STORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THROUGH CHILDREN'S BOOKS. A bonus surprise was walking through the ROBERT CARO exhibit showcasing his writing process. After that, we walked some more to check out a new-to-us bookstore, WESTSIDER RARE & USED BOOKS. What a day! In our Just Read segment, Emily talks about HUNGRY HEART: ADVENTURES IN LIFE, LOVE, AND WRITING by Jennifer Weiner, PEARL by Tabitha King, and TRUE BIZ by Sara Nović. Chris read THE CHILDREN ON THE HILL by Jennifer McMahon, and three picture books: I AM AN AMERICAN: THE WONG KIM ARK STORY by Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo; OSNAT AND HER DOVE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE WORLD'S FIRST FEMALE RABBI by Sigal Samuel and Vali Mintzi; WE ARE STILL HERE: NATIVE AMERICAN TRUTHS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW by Traci Sorell and Frane Lessac. We also buddy read MAUD MARTHA by Gwendolyn Brooks, a novel we both highly recommend if you can find it! It is out of print but there is a new edition coming out in the UK in early May.

“Borders,” a graphic novel with story by Thomas King and art by Natasha Donovan (Little, Brown, & Company, 2021), is the main topic of this brief episode of the Comics Syllabus podcast, recorded in conversation with Cohost Kid. Paul and Cohost Kid are actually on a family vacation, so pardon the poorer audio quality. But catch our convo as we also chat about two recently completed mini-series, “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow” by Tom King and Bilquis Evely (DC) and “Fantastic Four: Life Story” by Mark Russell and Sean Isaakze (Marvel). (As we discuss “Borders,” we also mention the children's book I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story by Martha Brockenbrough and Grace Lim, even though I fail to remember the title.) Check out the Comics Syllabus Substack, and find out how you can support Paul's work on this podcast, at comicssyllabus.substack.com Find the Comics Syllabus at its home at Multiversitycomics.com: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/tag/comics-syllabus/, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, your favorite podcast app, or use this RSS feed. Paul's on Twitter and Instagram @TwoPlai, and you can also email twoplai at gmail :)

Illustrators Julia Kuo and Grace Lin answer the question What is your favorite part of illustrating a book? and kid reviewer Zaynab reviews I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story written Martha Brockenbrough, with Grace Lin, illustrated  by Julia Kuo

Meet the women of the book, Friendship book series.This week (December 28th , 2021 2PM PST/ 5PM EST) I speak with Martha Brockenbrough (The 50/50 Friendship Flow - Chapter 5- Live Your Values). Martha Brockenbrough is the award-winning author of more than 20 books for young readers, and two books for adults. She founded National Grammar Day, is the former editor of MSN.com, and works on the faculty at Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she teaches graduate students how to write books for children and teens.  She plays a big role in my writing career and she shares insights into her career, writing for children, writing in multiple genres, and tips and tools for the aspiring  writer.  Martha can be reached at: www.marthabrockenbrough.comand via social media at:http://facebook.com/marthabrockenbroughbookshttp://twitter.com/mbrockenbroughhttp://instagram.com/marthabee For free monthly downloadable self-coaching worksheets, please sign up at https://animperfectlyperfectlife.com/opt-inAlso, following the interview,  receive a summary of Martha's 3 tips for aspiring writers at  https://animperfectlyperfectlife.com

We are talking music today: biographies of musicians, novels about made-up bands, and thoughts on live concerts. Books mentioned in this episode: Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler and Sonia Paoloni, illustrated by Thibault Balahy, White Tears by Hari Kunzru, The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough, and The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepitfictional/message

Martha Brockenbrough (rhymes with broken toe) is the author of two books for adults and numerous books for young readers (with several others on the way), including YA fiction and nonfiction, picture books, and a forthcoming chapter book series. Martha is on the show today to discuss her book "Unpresidented: A Biography Of Donald Trump" From no-holds-barred reality TV star to unlikely candidate, Donald J. Trump rose to the highest political office: President of the United States of America.  Learn fascinating details about his personal history, including: -Why Trump's grandfather left Germany and immigrated to America -Why Woodie Guthrie wrote a song criticizing Trump's father -How Trump's romance with Ivana began―and ended -When Trump first declared his interest in running for President Richly informed by original research and illustrated throughout with photographs and documents, Unpresidented is a gripping and important read. Martha and I discussed her research into Donald Trump's life for this book, and why she felt compelled to document his history for future generations. Coincidentally we recorded this episode on the eve of the 2020 Presidential Election. Knowing how the election ended up gives this episode a bit more hindsight perspective than we even knew when recording. I hope you'll enjoy this important discussion. #Unpresidented #beabetterdad To quickly and easily leave a rating/review for this podcast please go to:  https://ratethispodcast.com/dtalkspodcast This episode of the podcast is brought to you by Snuffy! Snuffy is a clothing brand about empowering you to show your weird - unapologetically, with bravery and confidence. 10% of profit goes to LGBTQ+ organizations led by Trans* people of color. Shop online now at snuffy.co The DTALKS Podcast has also been ranked #9 in the "Top 40 Detox Podcast You Must Follow in 2020" according to Feedspot.com for our work in the Cultural Detox space. Thank you so much to the Feedspot team!  https://blog.feedspot.com/detox_podcasts/

Martha is the author of the multiple picture books, YA novels, and biographies for young people. UNPRESIDENTED, her biography of Donald Trump, is now out in paperback. Martha can be found on Instagram @marthabee and Twitter @mbrockenbrough. Her website is marthabrockenbrough.com.Mentioned in this Episode: UNPRESIDENTED by Martha BrockenbroughPoseParis is BurningThe West WingWet Hot American SummerA Chat with Chris Mooney about The Republican BrainCynthia Leitich SmithCynsations blogWatch Over Me by Nina LaCourJulia QuinnBridgerton (Netflix)A Wish in the Dark by Christina SoontornvatAll Thirteen by Christina SoontornvatKate MessnerDon TateKamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki GrimesCelia PerezRick by Alex GinoAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to season 2 of Right in Front of My Face - the podcast talking about big things happening right in front of us.  I’m incredibly proud to be announcing the next season of my humble podcast considering a year ago, I didn’t even know what a podcast was.  And all of the sudden I feel like I’ve found a calling - what a miracle. I also, after almost a year of searching out stories and feeling in control of what in front of me, now find myself feeling completely and utterly powerless by events happening in our world.  One year ago, life looked very different.  And through the events of the last 6 months,  I‘ve realized that I have a gravitational pull towards truth-tellers.  As I’ve spent the last months quarantining, scientists and activists have given me the information that’s kept me moving forward and not plunging into the depths of despair.  In thinking about what I wanted the 2nd season to look like, I’m looking forward at what will happen in our world during the next 2 months with the 2020 presidential election kicking into high gear.  This will be a global event and my contribution to it will be continuing to find smart people who tell the truth to help guide us.  And that is my next guest, American author and in my opinion, true patriot Martha Brockenbrough.  Two years ago, Martha moved me with her words at a writing class where she was a guest speaker.  She talked about the great responsibility of writers to distill complicated information to children because we owe kids the truth.  She had just released her biography of President Trump, Unpresidented, which she wrote in part to let future voters know the truth about the candidate we’d be up against in 2020.  The unique thing about her book is that it’s written as a young adult biography - her mission to educate kids is real.  Her hope at that time was that voters that turned 18 this year would have facts upon which to base their voting decision. So now here we are. The time has come.  Martha has been on my “aspirational guest list” since I started my podcast, and a month ago she posted on Twitter that she was waiving her Skype fees for any teacher that wanted her to speak to their class about Trump.  I capitalized on her generosity and much to my surprise, she agreed to talk to me.  As much as I say that I want to provide a platform and a non-judgmental place to tell stories, I draw the line at racism, at leadership who actively attempts to harm the American public and lies to us at every turn.  I promise this podcast won’t turn into a political rant, but I do want to admit that for the near term, the only thing I feel like I can really do as an American is try to shed some light on the candidates we’re considering to lead our country through the rest of a pandemic and the depression that will most assuredly follow.  That’s the truth.  And here’s Martha Brockenbrough to help us make sense of it and help us figure out how to move forward. 

First Draft Episode #279: Martha Brockenbrough Martha Brockenbrough, faculty at the Vermont College of Fine Arts and author of nonfiction for young adults, including Unpresidented, Alexander Hamilton: Revolutionary, and novels like The Game of Love and Death and her newest picture book, This Old Dog. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Laurel Snyder, author of Orphan Island, My Jasper June, and more Jonah Lehrer‘s partially discredited book was Imagine: How Creativity Works (and a New York Times article about the scandal around him) Maureen Johnson, author of the Truly Devious series and many more (listen to her First Draft interview here) The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak, Chains, and memoir-in-verse Shout Cornelia Funke, author of the Inkheart series Andrea Davis Pinkney, author of With the Might of Angels, Sit In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down, and MANY more Jean Feiwel, Feiwel & Friends I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998 or send an email to mailbag @ firstdraftpod dot com! Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds; Leigh Bardugo, author of Ninth House and the Grishaverse series; Creator of Sex and the City Candace Bushnell; YouTube empresario and author Hank Green; Actors, comedians and screenwriters Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham; author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast Linda Holmes; Bestselling authors and co-hosts of the Call Your Girlfriend podcast, Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow; Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish and co-host of the Sciptnotes podcast; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Track Changes If you’re looking for more information on how to get published, or the traditional publishing industry, check out the Track Changes podcast series, and sign up for the Track Changes weekly newsletter. Support the Show Love the show? Make a monthly or one-time donation at Paypal.me/FirstDraft. Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

Arthur Levine is the legendary children’s book editor, including of series such as Harry Potter and The Golden Compass. He is founder of publishing house Levine Querido, and formerly President and Publisher at Arthur A. Levine Books at Scholastic, as well as author of picture books, most recently The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol. I used portions of Arthur’s interview in the Track Changes: Inequality in Publishing episode, and I encourage you all to listen. This episode is brought to you by Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar, a debut YA novel that blends shades of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and a breathtaking landscape of Hindu mythology into a radiant contemporary fantasy. Available wherever books are sold now! This episode is sponsored by Revision Season, a seven-week, virtual master class in revising your novel, led by Elana K. Arnold, author of Printz honor winner Damsel and National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of, and more. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Susan Hirschman, editor and founder of Greenwillow Books Ursula Nordstrom, legendary editor of children’s books at HarperCollins Margaret Frith, long-time editor at G.P. Putnam's Sons The Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine The Babysitters Club by Ann M. Martin The Magic School Bus by Joanna Cole Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell Levine Querido is partnering with Chronicle Books for printing Everything Sad is Untrue: A True Story by Daniel Nayeri Elatso by Darcie Little Badger Illustrator Rovina Cai The Wanderer by Peter Van Den Ende Illustrator Shaun Tan Illustrator M.C. Escher This Old Dog by Martha Brockenbrough, illustrated by Gabriel Alborozo Kevin Hawkes, illustrator for The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol Karen Lotz, president and publisher of Candlewick   I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998 or send an email to mailbag @ firstdraftpod dot com! Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds; Creator of Sex and the City Candace Bushnell; YouTube empresario and author Hank Green; Actors, comedians and screenwriters Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham; author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast Linda Holmes; Bestselling authors and co-hosts of the Call Your Girlfriend podcast, Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow; Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish and co-host of the Sciptnotes podcast; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Track Changes If you’re looking for more information on how to get published, or the traditional publishing industry, check out the Track Changes podcast series, and sign up for the Track Changes weekly newsletter. Support the Show Love the show? Make a monthly or one-time donation at Paypal.me/FirstDraft. Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

with Martha Brockenbrough How do you tell your child the beautiful truth about Santa? Martha Brockenbrough told her daughter, Lucy, via a heartfelt letter that she then turned into a book. We hear the story behind this beautiful way to help your child through this major life transition from a Santa-believer to a member of Santa's team. This week we are joined by Martha Brockenbrough, writer, teacher, musician and creator of Grammar Day (May 4th- mark your calendars!). She was an editor for MSN, written for NY Times, taught high school and, of course, written books in all genres and for all reading levels. She currently teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts and continues to write books that look for hard truths and help her readers see that, in her words, “uncomfortable doesn’t mean unfair.” She joined us to talk about one of her picture books, Love, Santa: the beautiful truth about Santa and gives us some amazing thoughts on Santa and helping our kids navigate their feelings about the big man. Tell your child the beautiful truth about Santa: 1. Love, Santa is just one of the many picture books that Martha has written, but it’s the one we wanted to chat about (‘tis the season, after all!). She shared with us the background and development of the book, from the letter she wrote to her own daughter in that “questioning Santa” moment, to a blog post that spread like wildfire, to finally the beautifully designed picture book it is today. 2. While the book is often used as a tool to help parents have what can be a hard conversation with their children, it is so full of love that it makes what could be a cold, hard truth become a warm, magical time that welcomes the child onto Santa’s “team,” where they get to help spread the magic for others.  3. Once our kids are out in the world we cannot always control what they hear and what they learn, so being prepared for these kinds of conversations and thinking of them as “the greatest privilege of parenthood...loving our kids, even when they find out the world isn’t necessarily what they thought.” 4. Just like you always have granola bars in the glove box, to be ready for whatever parenthood throws at us, we can think ahead, have a plan and be ready for these moments. For instance, Martha knows that she won’t lie to her kids, so when asked point-blank about certain things (like Santa!), she knows what direction she would want to take the discussion. 5. She had some great thoughts on how to make the conversation about Santa a positive experience, including expanding her earlier, wonderful thoughts on welcoming the child to Santa’s team: “You’re on Santa’s team now. What do you want to give to the world? Is there someone who needs something? Is there something you have to offer? What is it? Let me help you do that. Give the kid the power! There is nothing that feels better than being generous and helping others.” 6. Martha’s daughter Lucy, whose question about Santa sparked the idea for the book in the first place, wrote a song called “Santa is Love” for her mother’s birthday one year. The song is Lucy’s interpretation of the experience she shared with her mother learning “the beautiful truth about Santa.” It is a wonderful companion to the book and a wonderful gift to her mother. If curious, the song can be found on iTunes and YouTube! Martha left us with a great idea of how to get started on putting these great ideas into practice this week. She challenged us to get ourselves a book, maybe one that we wouldn’t otherwise have read, and ask why this person wrote it and why did it get loved enough to be published and see if we can expand the corners of our world just a bit. We are so grateful to Martha for taking the time to talk with us! Mentioned in this episode: Martha's website Lucy Berliant's song she surprised her mother with: Santa is Love Books we mentioned: Love, Santa Cheerful Chick Alexander Hamilton,

Author Martha Brockenbrough joins The Great Battlefield podcast to discuss how and why she wrote "Unpresidented: A Biography of Donald Trump" for young adults and the behavioral patterns she sees in Trump.

Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author Martha Brockenbrough to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss her new book #Unpresidented: A Biography of Donald Trump. 

Virginia Heffernan talks to Martha Brockenbrough, author of the YA novel “Unpresidented,” about breaking down the story of Trump, his bullying, and his ancestry. Includes forays into the dramatized letter Frederich Trump wrote to the prince regent of Bavaria to keep him from being deported; the Trump family’s history with real estate; Woodie Guthrie’s anti-Trump song; and the powerful influence of Roy Cohn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to Martha Brockenbrough, author of the YA novel “Unpresidented,” about breaking down the story of Trump, his bullying, and his ancestry. Includes forays into the dramatized letter Frederich Trump wrote to the prince regent of Bavaria to keep him from being deported; the Trump family’s history with real estate; Woodie Guthrie’s anti-Trump song; and the powerful influence of Roy Cohn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martha Brockenbrough (@mbrockenbrough) is the author of UNPRESIDENTED: A BIOGRAPHY OF DONALD TRUMP, the first biography of our 45th president written for teens. Martha approached her research with a mindset of presenting information fairly and with a lens of looking for patterns in actions and what those patterns tell us about the subject matter. It won’t surprise you that what the patterns pointed to was winning. At all costs. Sometimes by redefining the game in or to resubstant the win. And all too often claiming win to the detriment of already historically marginalized peoples. Some of the information Martha presents may make you or your readers uncomfortable. To that, Martha reminds us that “uncomfortable is different from unfair.” You can access even more information about this book and its author illustrator by visiting www.matthewcwinner.com/podcast.

Martha Brockenbrough returns to discuss her latest book of YA Nonfiction, UNPRESIDENTED, a biography/documentary about the life and times of Donald Trump. We also talk about how you can decide when a story is YOURS to tell, how to deal with bad reviews, how teen readers are the BEST readers, and how to write about current events without having a brain meltdown. Martha gives writerly advice about a variety of craft issues, and we do a switcheroo, where Martha asks ME about Holiday Books! Plus, as always, we discuss what we are obsessed with this week.       

Episode 10: #MeToo Movement in Children’s Literature with Anne Ursu & Martha Brockenbrough and Melanie Koss In this episode of the STEM Read Podcast we sit down with two major voices in the children's literature #MeToo movement, Anne Ursu and Martha Brockenbrough, as well as NIU Professor and Literary scholar Melanie Koss. Northern Illinois University’s STEM Read is part of the NIU STEAM family of programs that explore science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math. Find more great books, lesson plans, and resources at stemread.com . The STEM Read Podcast is produced in collaboration with WNIJ . Notes & External Links · Read Anne Ursu’s original article here · Donald Trump Unpresidented by Martha Brockenbrough · The Real Boy, Breadcrumbs, the Cronus Chronicles by Anne Ursu · Learn more about Melanie Koss’ Research here · Learn more about NIU’s College of Education · Diversify Your Library · Learn more about #WeNeedDiverseBooks · What is consent? · Ashfall by Mike Mullin ·

If you’re a grandma, no doubt you know there’s no greater fun than sharing the holidays with your grandchildren. But what if questions arise about Santa, reindeer, chimneys and the rest? How confident are you that either you or your children can answer these important queries with both honesty and sensitivity. That’s where the a lively, delightfully illustrated book, Love, Santa, comes in. Join award winning author, Martha Brockenbrough, as she shares all about her latest book. And, believe me, this one is destined to become the new Christmas classic, for sure! So, if you’re looking for the perfect gift for those special children in your life, be sure to tune in for this one…

Interview with Martha Brockenbrough about her book, Alexander Hamilton - Revolutionary.

Interview with Martha Brockenbrough about her book, Alexander Hamilton - Revolutionary.

Author Martha Brokenbrough talks about one of America's founding fathers Alexander Hamilton- his accomplishments & his flaws. Go to Martha Brokenbrough's website is http://martha-brockenbrough.squarespace.com/ for more information about her book Alexander Hamilton- Revoluntionary.

I talk about the qualities of my "ideal author" besides, like, writing awesome books. Author Martha Brockenbrough joins me to rap about such topics as: Writing in multiple categories; the difference between writing fiction and nonfiction; the value of saying YES to opportunity, and more. We then take a look at the subject of her newest book, a man who may have said YES at least two times too many... founding father Alexander Hamilton. HAMTASTIC! Oh and we discuss Santa, do a dog poet storytime, and I not-so-subtly beg for a special ARC.

Samantha Berger (@BergerBooks), Martha Brockenbrough (@mbrockenbrough), and Dave Pressler (@davepressler), authors and illustrator of Back To School With Bigfoot, stop by the podcast to talk about co-writing picture books, using an unapologetically rude narrator, and feeling like nothing fits. 

Our responsibilities are self-defined, and this isn’t one of them. The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough. https://ia601502.us.archive.org/2/items/TheGameOfLoveAndDeath/The%20Game%20of%20Love%20and%20Death.mp3

That Stack of Books at Town Hall, October 18th, 2015. Puns, grammar jokes, a festive audience great guests and prizes galore. Our guests, Martha Brockenbrough, founder of National Grammar Day and author of  "Things That Make Us (Sic)", and Frida Clements, artist and illustrator, author of "Have a Little Pun." Hope you enjoy our show at Town Hall. Love to see you at The Bryant Corner Cafe November 3rd for the show. We will be talking about political books, both, fiction and non-fiction. See you are 3 pm. Don't forget,Watch Nancy Pearl on "Book Lust" on the Seattle Channel,Listen to Katy Sewall on her podcast "The Bittersweet Life."Listen to Steve Scher on his podcast "The Overlook Podcast."  Follow us on twitter @thatstack. Drop us a line at Facebook at That Stack of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher

That Stack of Books, the Town Hall Summer Edition.Nancy Pearl, Katy Sewall and Steve Scher were at Town Hall July 23rd, helping celebrate 15 years of great programs at the young, robust and august cultural center.  We hope you like this show. If you do, please join us at Town Hall Sunday October 18th at 6:30- after the Seahawks game. Tickets are just $5.  Invite your friends. Win fabulous prizes.  We told a few book jokes to start the show. Nancy shared book suggestions with audience members.  We played a trivia game which was way too hard.Our guest was author Jason Schmidt whose memoir A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me, chronicles growing up poor in Seattle in the 1980’s.  His mom had left; his single Dad was a gay petty thief, a drug dealer and an addict.  A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me is tough and honest story that takes place in a town some of us may not recognize.  Here are a few of the books we talked about on this podcast. “Cold, Cold Ground,” Adrian McKinty“Hans Christian Andersen Complete Fairy Tales and Stories”, Hans Christian Andersen“Hold Still: A Memoir,” Sally Mann“Unbecoming: A Novel,” Rebecca Sherm“Angle of Repose,” Wallace Stegner“Jayber Crow,” Wendell Berry“The Passion.” by Jeannette Winterson“Why Be Happy When You Can be Normal,” Jeannette Winterson“Things Invisible to See,” Nancy Willard“Me Before You, “Jojo Moyes“Refuge”, Terry Tempest Williams“A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me,” Jason Schmidt We will be back at Town Hall October 18th.  We would love to fill the seats with book lovers and language aficionados. Our guests will be of National Grammar Day founder Martha Brockenbrough, author of Things That Make Us [Sic] and graphic designer Frida Clements, , whose new book is Have a Little Pun: an Illustrated Play on Words. We will be back next week with another episode, taped at the Bryant Corner Café, 32nd and 65th in NE Seattle. Drop on by. We tape on Tuesdays about 3. Check our Facebook page for updates. Find the podcast on ITunes, Stitcher and at thatstackofbooks.com Follow us on Facebook  and on Twitter @thatstack.