This week on the podcast, Karin and Beth Anne discuss love! Specifically love and romance in adolescent literature.

Let us know what you think about romance in middle grade and teen book; you can leave a comment on our Instagram or on the Spotify app.

Have a question? Ask us on the Spotify app, and your question may be answered in the next episode!

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Summer Book Club

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Not Exactly Love

Peony Watercolor's Wish for Sun and Moon

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This week on the podcast, Beth Anne and Karin are joined by podcast producer Ally Castaldo. They discuss how the podcast started as well as the upcoming release of our highly anticipated audiobooks. Come in and listen!

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This week on the podcast, Beth Anne is joined by Lisa Varner, Owl's Nest Publisher's Book Club Resource Developer. They discuss all things Summer Book Club: what books we will read, what ages can join, what to expect, and more.

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As Beth Anne mentioned, registration is required to participate. Registration will close about a week before each meeting. You can find out more information here and register here.

June books: Hertz Gets Fused and A Trick of Spades

July Books: Orion and the Starborn and Thread of Dreams

August Books: Peony Watercolor's Wish for Sun and Moon and Son of the Deep

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Welcome to Season 5 of the podcast! Beth Anne and Karin are excited to be back to discuss the second book in the Orion Rising series, ORION AND THE DOOR OF ECHOES by K.B. Hoyle.

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Catch up on the Orion Rising series

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Welcome to today’s episode! Karin and Beth Anne are interviewing debut author J.L. Thaxton about her middle grade novel Fern of the Forest. Come in and listen as they discuss this new book, middle grade novels, and creating stories kids want to read. 

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Today, Karin and Beth Anne discuss fiction as a way to process our world. When the world feels dark, lonely, and scary, how do we process what is going on around us?

As J.R.R. Tolkein writes in On Fairy Stories, “Why should a man be scorned, if, finding himself in prison, he tries to get out and go home? Or if, when he cannot do so, he thinks and talks about other topics than jailers and prison-walls? The world outside has not because less real because the prisoner cannot see it.”

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Welcome back to another episode of the podcast. This week, Karin and Beth Anne discuss how to best support small independent publishers and authors. Listen to find out how best to support Owl's Nest Publishers and all our authors.

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Welcome back to season 4 of the podcast! Today, Karin and Beth Anne discuss the different types of publishing. What should you expect from self publishing or small press publishing? What should you look out for when publishing your book? Come in and listen!

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It's the end of another season, and today, Karin and Beth Anne discuss what they read this year, reading challenges, what books we published, and more. Come in and listen!

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2024 books published by Owl's Nest Publishers:

Son of Bitter Glass by K.B. Hoyle

Thread of Dreams by Emily Barnett

A Trick of Spades by Tasha Kazanjian

Peony Watercolor's Wish for Sun and Moon by Robyn Field

Son of Gold and Sorrow by K.B. Hoyle

Little Women: Annotated for Teen and Middle Grade Readers edited by Stephanie Ebert

ICYMI: Owl's Nest Publishers' Reading Guides

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This week on the podcast, Karin and Beth Anne are discussing publishing books written for boys. What books do young and adolescent boys tend to enjoy, and are these type books being published for boys today? Come in and listen!

And as always, we'd love to hear your feedback. Did you know you can leave a comment directly on Spotify? Or leave us a comment on Instagram. We love hearing from listeners!

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