Oct 31, 2020

This is a special republication of an episode that was first heard in December of 2018. Nine members of the Spooky Middle Grade Authors group come together to create and read an original short story just for the Reading With Your Kids audience. This was an especially fun experience for everyone involved. Check...

Oct 30, 2020

Josh Roberts is a member of the Spooky Middle Grade authors group. His latest novel, The Witches of Willow Cove, was inspired by the Salem Witch trials. Josh also tells us what is was like growing up in a funeral home near the site of those witch trials.

Oct 29, 2020

Lorien Lawrence is on the #Podcast to celebrate her debut middle grade novel "The Stitchers". Lorien is a member of the Spooky Middle Grade Authors group. In addition to writing Lorien is a middle school English teacher from Connecticut. She has creative writing degrees from Wheaton College and Bath Spa University....

Oct 28, 2020

Kim Ventrella returns to the podcast to celebrate "Hello Future Me" & "The Secret Life of Sam." Kim tells us she has always been a little on the weird side. She tells us that she once ate part of a giant cockroach (not on purpose) and that she has held many different jobs, including working as a ‘scare actor’ in a...

Oct 27, 2020

Spooky Middle Grade author Jacqueline West helps us celebrate Halloween Week with a chat about her Books of Elsewhere series and so much more. Jacqueline tells us she believes reading spooky books can be empowering for kids!