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The Children's Book Podcast

Jun 17, 2025

Rob Costello, author of An Ugly World for Beautiful Boys (Lethe Press), joins Matthew to talk about the burden of secrets and a character who believes he deserves to suffer.

 

Visit Rob Costello online at www.cloudbusterpress.com

 

Other helpful links:

Rob Costello at the Highlights Foundation 

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Jun 12, 2025

Menachem Weinreb (The Good Dybbuk) shares what is giving him hope today: That no matter where you come from, you can still become the person you’re meant to be.

 

This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today. 

    

For a...


Jun 7, 2025

Kyle Casey Chu (The Queen Bees of Tybee County) shares what is giving her hope today: young readers. They understand the vast, oceanic multitudes they contain. That they are limitless.

 

This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope...


May 31, 2025

Kate Jenks Landry (A Summer Without Anna) shares what is giving her hope today: writing with kids. We don’t need permission to make art. Creation is always available to us and it’s so much harder to feel hopeless when you’re creating.

 

This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends...


May 17, 2025

Suzy Ultman (I Like Your Chutzpah And Other Yiddish Words You'll Like) shares what is giving her hope today: looking for the helpers.

 

This is a new 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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