The Reading Culture: Recent Episodes
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Host Jordan Lloyd Bookey speaks with authors and reading enthusiasts to explore ways to build a stronger culture of reading in our communities. They'll dive into their personal experiences, inspirations, and why their stories and ideas are connecting so well with kids.
On Today's Show
- "That's still my trick too, never tell them how they're feeling. Never begin to even show how they're feeling. They'll get it anyway. You're describing negative space and the negative space you can't even get at.” - Jon Klassen
Where there is empty space, our brains will fill in the blanks, and often, the way in which we personally fill those blank spaces is far more potent than anything that can be written in words or shown in an image. That’s why despite being gifted in both illustrating and writing, Jon Klassen always intentionally restrains himself from specificity.
Jon is a Caldecott Medal winner author and illustrator known for his distinctive minimalistic art style and quirky but profound writing. His work includes his Hat Trilogy, starting with "I Want My Hat Back", along with newer works such as "The Rock from the Sky," “The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale” and many collaborations with his longtime friend and author Mac Barnett.
In this episode, Jon tells us the story of how he learned to embrace the unspoken through a “gunshot moment” in his youth. He’ll talk about how he intentionally incorporates negative space into his work and why that is so impactful for young readers in particular, and we’ll hear about the SNL classics that inspired his coy sense of comedy.
Connect with Jordan and The Reading Culture @thereadingculturepod and subscribe to our newsletter at thereadingculturepod.com/newsletter.
In his reading challenge, "A Tale to Remember," Jon invites readers to follow a process that for him emerged unintentionally in the creation of his latest book, "The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale." You can find his list and all past reading challenges at thereadingculturepod.com.
This episode’s Beanstack Featured Librarian is Ellen Clark, the Children's Outreach Librarian for Kokomo Howard County Public Library in Indiana. Ellen shares an experience she recently had that highlights the emotional impact librarians have not just on a community writ large, but on each individual reader.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Seventies University Guy Reads (2:25)
Chapter 2 - Sketch Book Art Kids (not Jon) (7:51)
Chapter 3 - Waiting For Godot (13:10)
Chapter 4 - The Existential Gun Shot (19:40)
Chapter 5 - No Sad Bears (21:47)
Chapter 6 - Part 2 (28:34)
Chapter 7 - A Girl and Her Skull (30:37)
Chapter 8 - A Tale to Remember (34:51)
Chapter 9 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (36:12)
Show Links
- The Reading Culture
- Jon Klassen
- The Reading Culture on Instagram (for giveaways and extra content)
- Beanstack resources to build your community’s reading culture
- Elm Trees of Manitoba
- P.D. Eastman
- Mac Barnett
- Jon’s Ghost Story
- The Hat Trilogy
- Waiting for Godot
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Jack Handy - Fuzzy Memories
- George and Martha by James Marshall
- Book Review: ‘The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale,’ by Jon Klassen - The New York Times
- The Far Side Comics
- Bill Watterson
- Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
- The Children’s Book Podcast
- KHCPL.org
Host: Jordan Lloyd Bookey
Producer: Jackie Lamport and Lower Street Media
Script Editors: Josia Lamberto-Egan, Jackie Lamport, Jordan Lloyd Bookey
Grace Lin (The Year of the Dog, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon) shares her thoughts on the value art provides to those who experience it and those who create it, and how it contributes to getting us in touch with our own humanity.
On Today's Show
- "Maybe if they haven't been in that situation, they know someone who has, or they have friends who have really struggled with losing loved ones. That all helps build empathy." - Karina Yan Glaser
Karina Yan Glaser is always emotionally honest in her stories. Pulling largely from her own experiences, she lets her feelings seep onto the pages in a way that makes it impossible not to feel as a reader. But despite writing for children, she doesn't hide any of those hard emotions such as anger, sadness, and grief. She believes in the power of stories to help kids practice empathy and be prepared for the tough situations we all face in life.
Her takes on community, diversity, and hardship are what make her series The Vanderbeekers such a success. In this episode of The Reading Culture, she joins to share how her own reading journey has shaped who she is as a writer and how she approaches building empathy into her stories.
Karina has also developed a reading challenge in partnership with Beanstack for listeners and Beanstack partners. Her theme is books where New York City is a character. You can learn more about the challenge here.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Getting to know Karina (3:53)
Chapter 2 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (8:22)
Chapter 3 - Becoming a Writer (16:36)
Chapter 4 - Empathy in Stories (20:16)
Chapter 5 - The Culture of Reading in Schools (28:59)
Chapter 6 - A Question From a Reader (33:35)
Chapter 7 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (36:41)
This episode's Beanstack featured librarian is Megan Wilson, a librarian at Aggieland High School in College Station, Texas, which is part of the International Leadership of Texas charter schools network. Today, Megan shares with us a book she loves to recommend to her students.
Show Links
- Karina Yan Glaser
- Only in New York reading challenge
- Only in New York reading challenge on Bookshop.org (all proceeds go to fighting book bans)
- Karina’s Episode
- The Vanderbeekers final installement
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- All of a Kind Family
- The Moffats
- The Saturdays
- Claudia Kishi (The Babysitters Club)
- Linda Sue Park
- Grace Lin
- Jacqueline Woodson
- Homes for the Homeless
- Columbus School for Girls
- Aggieland High School
- Lovely War by Julie Berry
- Beanstack
We revisit our episode with Renée Watson.
On Today's Show
- "There's just something about literally raising your voice and letting these words come out of you. That's powerful." - Renée Watson
Maya Angelou was mute for six years. After a traumatizing childhood experience, the famous poet and activist retreated inward and lost her voice. In Renée Watson's kid-friendly but unflinching retelling of her story in "Maya's Song", Watson shows how poetry was the means to Maya finding her voice and going on to use it in unforgettable ways. That's the power of poetry. And that power is something that Renée is passionate about giving to kids.
From incorporating poetic elements in her stories to writing entire stories in verse, Renée utilizes poetry in her writing frequently. In this episode, she joins to tell us more about how she came to believe in the power of poetry, how she makes it accessible to children, why she thinks it's so important for youth, and more.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Intro to Reneé (2:43)
Chapter 2 - 1619 project (5:24)
Chapter 3 - Knoxville, Tennessee (10:36)
Chapter 4 - Telling Maya's Story (14:11)
Chapter 5 - Teaching Youth Poetry (19:37)
Chapter 6 - Music as a Gateway to Poetry (22:42)
Chapter 7 - Writing About Portland (27:26)
Chapter 8 - Sharing Joy With Ryan Hart (29:39)
Chapter 9 - Library visits (32:02)
Chapter 10 - Voice Through Voice (33:02)
Chapter 11 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (33:54)
Links
- https://www.reneewatson.net/
- https://www.beanstack.com
- https://thereadingculturepod.com/renee-watson
Exciting news! We are hosting a big summer reading giveaway in which you can choose any three titles by any three authors who have been on our podcast. Three books each for three winners. The magic number really is three, y’all!
We will select our three winners on August 11, so make sure that you have done a few things to get maximum entries!
- Follow The Reading Culture pod on Instagram
- Comment on our post about this giveaway
- Subscribe to our newsletter at thereadingculturepod.com/newsletter
On Today's Show
- "For me, in the fiction, it is so much about keeping that continuum going, that someone's going to come along after me and tell a story that's connected to the story that I've told. I'm telling the story that's connected to the writers and the relatives who came before me.” - Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson was born a watcher. An observer. Even as a young girl, she recognized that our stories are part of an enduring legacy that stretches far before and beyond our own lifetimes. Woodson is an icon in American literature, and author of works like “Brown Girl Dreaming,” “Red at the Bone,” and “Each Kindness.” Her voice has left an indelible mark on the literary landscape.
In this episode, she shares about her relationship with her siblings growing up, her sense of melancholy as a child, and how some of the earliest books she read gave her a deep sense of fairness and social justice. She reveals the book that most impacted her own writing and the one thing that gives her hope, even in dark times.
Jacqueline has witnessed the evolution of literary spaces over decades, along the way establishing herself as a legendary voice in the industry. She has become a guiding force, pushing publishers, readers, and writers toward a more inclusive future, a future that features creators of the global majority. She reflects on the industry’s evolution throughout her career through the lens of a Black queer writer, and she talks about setting the next generation up to carry on our stories and the stories that came before us. Now, in addition to her own work, Woodson dedicates her time to providing resources and support to the next generation of voices through the Baldwin For the Arts.
Connect with Jordan and The Reading Culture @thereadingculturepod and subscribe to our newsletter at thereadingculturepod.com/newsletter.
Connect with Jacqueline on social @jacqueline_woodson.
For her reading challenge, Reading Black, Jacqueline has curated a list of books by Black authors, inviting us to contemplate the intricate influences and interconnections that shape narratives. You can find her list, designed for high school to adult readers, and all past reading challenges at thereadingculturepod.com.
Returning as this episode’s Beanstack featured librarian is Cicely Lewis, School Library Journal’s 2020 school librarian of the year, from Gwinnett County Public Schools. Cicely, aka the Read Woke librarian, talks about why read-alouds are so important even for high school students, and why she refuses to stop using the word “woke” to inspire young people to read important narratives.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Starting in the Middle (2:30)
Chapter 2 - The Continuum (5:44)
Chapter 3 - Ballad of the Sad Café (10:44)
Chapter 4 - Jacqueline’s Beginning (15:44)
Chapter 5 - Empowering the Future (20:31)
Chapter 6 - A Different Story (28:00)
Chapter 7 - 500 Questions (35:37)
Chapter 8 - Reading Black (36:33)
Chapter 9 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (37:41)
Links
- The Reading Culture
- Jacqueline Woodson
- Carson McCullers reads from The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1958)
- Baldwin for the Arts
- The Reading Culture on Instagram (for giveaways and extra content)
- Beanstack resources to build your community’s reading culture
- The Children’s Book Podcast
- Cicely Lewis (Read Woke Librarian)
- Brown Girl Dreaming
- Red at the Bone
- Ballad of the Sad Café
- Greenville, SC
- Juno Diaz
- Jamaica Kincaid
- MacDowell
- Bastard Out of Carolina
- Toshi Reagon
Host: Jordan Lloyd Bookey
Producer: Jackie Lamport and Lower Street Media
Script Editors: Josia Lamberto-Egan, Jackie Lamport, Jordan Lloyd Bookey
On Today's Show
- "Kids are growing up in an interesting time and they're led to believe that if we don't feel happy, we're doing something wrong. I think what I respond to is a deeper truth, which is, happiness is incredible and we should strive for it, but we should also acknowledge that half of our life is challenging or melancholy." - Matt de la Peña
Hailing from a working-class border town in Southern California, Matt de la Peña (Last Stop on Market Street, Mexican WhiteBoy, Milo Imagines the World) grew up in an environment that deeply valued strength and stoicism. Instilled with a strong work ethic and the pursuit of opportunities, he followed in the footsteps of the men in his family and community. But still, there was a deeper truth to life within a buried emotional side that he felt compelled to explore.
As early as high school, Matt would embrace this side of himself by secretly writing poetry, continuing on this journey to emotional self-discovery throughout adulthood. Now, influenced by writers such as Kate DiCamillo and the late Cormac McCarthy, Matt’s books seek out the deeper and sometimes darker parts of life, teaching kids the invaluable skill of acknowledging melancholy and granting them the permission to appreciate their own emotional complexity.
In this episode, Matt will share his lifelong journey to accessing his own emotions and how his writing teaches kids to do the same.
Keep up with Jordan and The Reading Culture @thereadingculturepod and subscribe to our newsletter at thereadingculturepod.com/newsletter. Join Matt on social @Mattdelapena.
For his reading challenge, Conversation Starters, Matt aims to invoke a sense of pondering in young readers with his curated selection of picture books. You can find his list and all past reading challenges at thereadingculturepod.com.
This episode’s Beanstack featured librarian is Cicely Lewis, School Library Journal’s 2020 school librarian of the year. She tells us all about her “Read Woke” challenge and how she keeps reading fun and engaging for her students.
Contents
Chapter 1 - One Side of the Border (2:24)
Chapter 2 - The Good, Bad, and Masculine (7:20)
Chapter 3 - The Closet Poet (11:14)
Chapter 4 - Sutree (14:38)
Chapter 5 - The Future of Latinx Voices (24:38)
Chapter 6 - Leaning Forward (27:58)
Chapter 7 - Writing Up (31:58)
Chapter 8 - Conversation Starters (33:59)
Chapter 9 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (34:55)
Links
- The Reading Culture
- Matt de la Peña
- Matt’s Books
- The Reading Culture on Instagram (for giveaways and extra content)
- Beanstack resources to build your community’s reading culture
- Why We Shouldn’t Shield Children From Darkness | Matt's Letter to Kate DiCamillo
- The Children’s Book Podcast
On Today's Show
- "This is happening in our world and at the very least you can bear witness to it. That's literally the absolute least you can do. - Sabaa Tahir
Sabaa Tahir’s (“All My Rage,” “An Ember in the Ashes” quartet) upbringing in the Mojave desert, isolated nearly 100 miles from the nearest city, exposed her to an unforgiving landscape and also many unforgiving truths of humanity. Within this backdrop, one place held significant importance in shaping her worldview: The Motel, a small business operated by her immigrant parents. As she notes, “The good is what helps you survive, but the bad is what makes you wary and careful and makes you lonely at times.” Sabaa ventured into the realm of academia and later pursued a career in journalism, where her understanding of the world's imperfections deepened. The essence of Sabaa’s stories lies in the raw exploration of sorrow and frustration…and taking action.
In this episode, Sabaa delves into the experiences of her childhood that left an indelible mark on her perspective of the world. From the motel her parents ran, to sonic booms, to wearing (dreaded) dresses on Mondays, Sabaa’s youth sounds eerily like a superhero origin story. She also opened up about the “outsized impact” of her time copy editing at The Washington Post and its influence on her writing. Sabaa reveals how she channels her outrage to resonate with her coming-of-age readers, validating their shared frustrations and coming to terms with her own.
Keep up with Jordan and The Reading Culture @thereadingculturepod and subscribe to our newsletter at thereadingculturepod.com/newsletter. Join Sabaa on social @SabaaTahir
For her reading challenge, Authors of the Muslim Diaspora, Sabaa wants readers to open up to other perspectives fromMuslim diaspora authors, including their cultures, traditions, mythologies, and humor. She curated a fabulous reading list, and I invite you to check it out. Reading challenges are always available at thereadingculturepod.com.
In this episode, we’re once again changing things up for our Beanstack featured librarian. Today we give the mic one more time to Lessa Kananiʻopua Pelayo-Lozada, the current American Library Association president, to share more about the upcoming ALA conference and exhibition. Beanstack has proudly participated in ALA exhibitions for the last eight years!
ContentsChapter 1 - The Middle of Nowhere (for real)
Chapter 2 - The Motel
Chapter 3 - One Art
Chapter 4 - The Eyes of an Editor
Chapter 5 - Books Like Sad Songs
Chapter 6 - Back to Fantasy Land
Chapter 7 - Lego Proof Socks
Chapter 8 - Muslim Diaspora
Chapter 9 - Beanstack Featured Librarian
Links
- The Reading Culture
- Sabaa Tahir
- Sabaa's Books
- The Reading Culture on Instagram (for giveaways and extra content)
- Beanstack resources to build your community’s reading culture
- Sabaa Tahir on growing up in a motel - Vox
- ALA Annual Conference
- The Children’s Book Podcast
Host: Jordan Lloyd Bookey
Producer: Jackie Lamport and Lower Street Media
Script Editors: Josia Lamberto-Egan, Jackie Lamport, Jordan Lloyd Bookey
On Today's Show
- "There's just something about literally raising your voice and letting these words come out of you. That's powerful." - Renée Watson
Maya Angelou was mute for six years. After a traumatizing childhood experience, the famous poet and activist retreated inward and lost her voice. In Renée Watson's kid-friendly but unflinching retelling of her story in "Maya's Song", Watson shows how poetry was the means to Maya finding her voice and going on to use it in unforgettable ways. That's the power of poetry. And that power is something that Renée is passionate about giving to kids.
From incorporating poetic elements in her stories to writing entire stories in verse, Renée utilizes poetry in her writing frequently. In this episode, she joins to tell us more about how she came to believe in the power of poetry, how she makes it accessible to children, why she thinks it's so important for youth, and more.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Intro to Reneé (1:39)
Chapter 2 - 1619 project (4:21)
Chapter 3 - Knoxville, Tennessee (9:33)
Chapter 4 - Telling Maya's Story (13:08)
Chapter 5 - Teaching Youth Poetry (18:34)
Chapter 6 - Music as a Gateway to Poetry (21:39)
Chapter 7 - Writing About Portland (26:23)
Chapter 8 - Sharing Joy With Ryan Hart (28:36)
Chapter 9 - Library visits (30:58)
Chapter 10 - Voice Through Voice (31:59)
Chapter 11 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (32:51)
Links
- https://www.reneewatson.net/
- https://www.beanstack.com
- https://thereadingculturepod.com/renee-watson
On Today's Show
- "When you're a kid, and if you love to read, you love stories, you aren't always aware of the fact that you're being erased from those stories, or you don't yet have the expectation that you should be in those books." - Zetta Elliott
Author and scholar Zetta Elliott knows the damage being left out of the stories you consume as a kid can have in the long term. Growing up Black in suburban Canada in the 80s meant rarely having the opportunity to see herself in the books she read. It wasn't until she was a young adult that she realized this erasure's impact on her own voice as a writer.
While she is best known for her Dragons in a Bag series, Zetta has had a prolific writing career and spent a great deal of time advocating for fairness and representation in children's literature. She tells us about how she found and reclaimed her voice and her struggles with publishing as a Black author.
ContentsChapter 1 - Getting to Know Zetta Elliott (2:02)
Chapter 2 - Being Left Out of Literature (5:50)
Chapter 3 - Zetta Finds Her Voice (10:46)
Chapter 4 - Won't You Celebrate With Me? (14:49)
Chapter 5 - Self-Publishing (18:03)
Chapter 6 - The Future Depends on Now (23:15)
Chapter 7 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (27:10)
Links
- http://thereadingculturepod.com/
- https://www.zettaelliott.com/
- https://www.beanstack.com/
On Today's Show
- "The fear is like the ramp on the roller coaster. It's that build-up of adrenaline intention that you're having in that moment when that roller coaster is cranking. It's not the same fear of you walking through a dark alley at night and you sense someone's behind you in real life. That's a different type of fear that I don't know that anybody really wants. This is controlled fear. This is me going into it saying, Okay, I know this part's gonna be scary, but this part's gonna be fun and I want all of it." - Lamar Giles
Lamar Giles says horror is a pressure valve. It has the ability to release pent-up anxiety and fear in a controlled, safe, and fun environment. That's why he'll watch Hellraiser at 4 a.m. to comfort himself when he can't sleep. While the genre isn't for everyone, he knows there are other young readers that will resonate with it the same way he did when he first read Stephen King at 11 years old.
Giles' career has been full of mystery and thriller stories, but with the 2022 release of The Getaway, he has finally fulfilled his lifelong dream of writing a true horror novel. He tells us more about how the genre has helped him in his life and why he thinks kids resonate with his writing.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Growing Up as Lamar Giles (2:18)
Chapter 2 - The Dinosaur in the Cereal Box (6:50)
Chapter 3 - The Draw to Horror (7:26)
Chapter 4 - It (8:32)
Chapter 5 - The Pressure Valve (12:56)
Chapter 6 - Connecting with Young Readers (16:25)
Chapter 7 - Writing Black Characters (17:21)
Chapter 8 - Publishing Horror (19:21)
Chapter 9 - The Getaway (21:09)
Chapter 10 - A Vehicle for Social Commentary (23:01)
Chapter 11 - Fear On Screen (24:12)
Chapter 12 - Scary Good Stories (26:20)
Chapter 13 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (26:55)
Links
- https://www.lamargiles.com/
- https://www.thereadingculturepod.com/
- https://www.beanstack.com/
On Today's Show
- "I think it's really important that readers see the people behind the book: the authors, the illustrators, the librarians, the teachers, the folks in publicity and marketing. Obviously, a young reader won't see all of that, it's just important to know that the people behind the book are people of color or look like you. That's just taking diversity and inclusion and equity to another level." - Varian Johnson
As a kid, Varian Johnson always felt connected to authors. Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume were among his early favorites. He would even write letters to Blume. But those connections were unmatched compared to Walter Dean Myers. In reading Walter Dean Myers, Varian Johnson saw himself reflected in both the characters on the pages and in the author himself.
That relationship between the reader and author is something Varian values a great deal. Now, as an adult and author, Varian takes his role in that relationship seriously. He knows the responsibility it entails in the messages he shares and how he inspires his own readers. He joins to talk about that relationship and what it means for young readers to see themselves beyond the pages.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Varian as a Young Reader (2:36)
Chapter 2 - If You Come Softly (8:57)
Chapter 3 - Connecting with the Reader (11:54)
Chapter 4 - Writing as a Black Author (15:03)
Chapter 5 - The Author's Role in Shaping Kids' Minds (17:26)
Chapter 6 - Varian's Favorite School Visits (19:59)
Chapter 7 - Addressing Toxic Masculinity in "Playing The Cards You're Dealt" (23:01)
Chapter 8 - "Drawing in Color" (27:51)
Chapter 9 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (29:08)
Links
- https://varianjohnson.com/
- https://www.thereadingculturepod.com/
- https://www.beanstack.com/
On Today's Show
- "Maybe if they haven't been in that situation, they know someone who has, or they have friends who have really struggled with losing loved ones. That all helps build empathy." - Karina Yan Glaser
Karina Yan Glaser is always emotionally honest in her stories. Pulling largely from her own experiences, she lets her feelings seep onto the pages in a way that makes it impossible not to feel as a reader. But despite writing for children, she doesn't hide any of those hard emotions such as anger, sadness, and grief. She believes in the power of stories to help kids practice empathy and be prepared for the tough situations we all face in life.
Her takes on community, diversity, and hardship are what make her series The Vanderbeekers such a success. In this episode of The Reading Culture, she joins to share how her own reading journey has shaped who she is as a writer and how she approaches building empathy into her stories.
Karina has also developed a reading challenge in partnership with Beanstack for listeners and Beanstack partners. Her theme is books where New York City is a character. You can learn more about the challenge here.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Getting to know Karina (2:33)
Chapter 2 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (7:02)
Chapter 3 - Becoming a Writer (15:16)
Chapter 4 - Empathy in Stories (18:56)
Chapter 5 - The Culture of Reading in Schools (28:29)
Chapter 6 - A Question From a Reader (32:15)
Chapter 7 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (35:21)
Links
- http://thereadingculturepod.com/
- http://www.karinaglaser.com/
- https://www.beanstack.com/
On Today's Show
- "I feel like writers, especially who are wordsmiths, who can name things, tricky things in clear ways ... should be where we put our efforts. Really creating an offensive, an offense in this campaign to win the hearts back." - Meg Medina
Meg Medina's passion for telling stories goes back as far as she can remember. Crafting words into lessons and engaging experiences has always been her calling, but it took her a few careers to fully dive in. Now, she's a Newbery Award-winning children's author, best known for her Merci Suárez trilogy.
In this episode of The Reading Culture, she joins to share her thoughts on the craft of storytelling. Meg talks about the power of storytelling to pass on the knowledge of tradition and to share experiences. She also talks about the increase in book bans and challenges and why she believes leaning into the gift of storytelling will help authors and the industry create the ultimate offense.
Meg has also developed a reading challenge called "Girls in Motion," in partnership with Beanstack, for listeners and Beanstack partners. For the challenge, Meg curated a diverse list of stories featuring athletic girls facing various life challenges. You can hear her talk more about it in the episode and see the details and full list of books here.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Meg's Beginnings as a Writer (2:00)
Chapter 2 - Telling Her Own Story (8:35)
Chapter 3 - “Letters of E.B White” (11:14)
Chapter 4 - Reading to Be Human (16:12)
Chapter 5 - On Visiting Schools (20:27)
Chapter 6 - Storytelling to Fight Book Bans (21:55)
Chapter 7 - Saying Goodbye to Merci Suárez (27:55)
Chapter 8 - Girls in Motion (32:48)
Chapter 9 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (35:01)
Links
- http://thereadingculturepod.com/
- http://www.megmedina.com/
- https://www.beanstack.com/
In our new podcast, The Reading Culture, host Jordan Lloyd Bookey will bring you along as we connect with diverse authors about their own journeys as readers and storytellers. As well as what experiences along the way motivated them to read more. Authors will share their perspectives on the cultural climate in children’s and young adult literature. And get excited for each guest's unique, themed reading challenge for students and readers of all ages. Coming this fall.