May 9, 2026
Olivia Abtahi, author of Twin Flames (Tu Books), shares what is giving her hope today: seeing the bulbs start to bloom.
This is an ongoing miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today.
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May 5, 2026
Dan Santat, author of A Fishboy Named . . . Sashimi (Roaring Brook Press), joins Matthew to talk about creating worlds that readers will want to believe.
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May 2, 2026
Katherine Applegate, author of Wombat Waiting (Storytide), shares what is giving her hope today: librarians.
This is an ongoing miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today.
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Apr 28, 2026
Collecting Voices with Ernesto Cisneros
Episode Description (limit 4,000 characters): Ernesto Cisneros, author of Queso, Just in Time (Quill Tree Books), joins Matthew to talk about valuing our own stories and meeting our parents as who they were.
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Apr 25, 2026
Dan Santat, author of A Fishboy Named... Sashimi (Roaring Brook Press), shares what is giving him hope today: shimmers of light and unconditional love.
This is an ongoing miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today.
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