How Anne Carroll Moore expanded library access to children

Posted on 10/10/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Earlier this year, we shared Slate magazine’s explanation of why the classic Goodnight Moon took so long to appear in...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Children's literature, History, Libraries, Podcast

Listen to a performance of "Ulysses" for Bloomsday 2020

Posted on 06/15/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bloomsday 2020, like so many other events, will be virtual only, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. That said, the show...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Podcast

Julie Andrews is ready to read to your children

Posted on 04/03/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Julie Andrews is joining the children’s-lit party. The actress and singer announced her plans for a new podcast called Julie's...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Podcast, Pop culture

Happy 20th anniversary to "Because of Winn-Dixie"

Posted on 03/27/2020 at 12:26 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re officially in the twentieth-anniversary month of the beloved book Because of Winn-Dixie. Earlier this year, the podcast The Yarn...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature, Podcast, Young adult literature

When tech and books collide

Posted on 02/21/2020 at 01:47 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Don’t worry if you’re firmly anti-technology — half of this post is how tech is powering books, instead of the...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Podcast, Pop culture, Technology

Award-winning author Marlon James launches a literary podcast

Posted on 01/27/2020 at 04:32 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Marlon James, a Man Booker Prize-winning and internationally bestselling author, has launched a podcast today. Marlon and Jake Read Dead...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Podcast

How an unknown narrator landed the Harry Potter audiobook deal

Posted on 01/23/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Just as Harry Potter launched J.K. Rowling’s career, so too did it launch Jim Dale’s. Dale, who went on to...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Literary Hub, Podcast

"Artemis Fowl" author discusses returning to his young protagonist's world

Posted on 01/07/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

2019 was a year full of returns — either delivered or promised — to beloved characters and dystopian worlds we...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature, Podcast, The Guardian

Former member of Westboro Baptist Church talks about her memoir

Posted on 12/12/2019 at 08:19 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The abundance of family togetherness this time of year can underscore any conflicts we may have with our relatives. But...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, Podcast, The Guardian

Podcast: Elizabeth Strout talks about bumping back into Olive Kitteridge

Posted on 11/26/2019 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Elizabeth Strout has explained previously that she hadn’t intended to return to Olive Kitteridge, the prickly heroine of her 2008...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Podcast, The Guardian