Jun 10, 2025
Pablo Cartaya, author of A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation (Kokila), joins Matthew to talk about how we celebrate grief and life.
Visit Pablo Cartaya online at www.pablocartaya.com
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Jun 3, 2025
Jason Reynolds, author of Soundtrack (Listening Library), an original audiobook performed by a stellar full cast—featuring Nile Bullock, Mekhi Hewling, Jade Williams, and more—and scored by Grammy‑winning composer Justin Ellington, joins Matthew to talk about being fascinated by what makes people do things.
Feb 25, 2025
Greg Foley, cartoonist of Dex Dingo: World's Best Greatest Ever Inventor (Disney Hyperion), talks about comics as a proper art form and how, at the heart, we’re all kids who don’t really understand anything.
Visit Greg online at www.gregfoley.co
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Jan 14, 2025
Lisa Yee, 2024 Kerlan Award winner and author of A Copycat Conundrum (Random House Books for Young Readers), the latest entry in The Misfits series, and Maizy Chen’s Last Chance (Random House Books for Young Readers), talks about taking away some sense of the mystery, but protecting and preserving the magic.
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Jan 7, 2025
Joshua S. Levy, author of Finn and Ezra's Bar Mitzvah Time Loop (Katherine Tegen Books) and co-editor of On All Other Nights: A Passover Celebration in 14 Stories (Harry N. Abrams), talks about where the characters start and where they have to go.
Visit Josh online at www.joshuasimonlevy.com
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