The Library Laura Podcast

On this week's dose of book recommendations, library love, and literary enthusiasm, our guest is Jessica Sinarski. Jessica is the author of Riley the Brave, Riley the Brave Makes It To School, and What's Inside Your Backpack. She's also clinician, consultant, and parent educator who equips parents and professionals to be healers for hurting children, especially those with adverse childhood experiences and/or trauma. We talk about her books and her great resources for parents and children, as well as swapping some great book recommendations.

Visit RileytheBrave.org and BraveBrains.com for more resources for parents, educators and community professionals.

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On this week's episode of The Library Laura Podcast, our guest is Andrew M. Nehring, who is the author of two series. His book David Massie and the Quantum Flux came out yesterday, July 13th, and is a sci-fi adventure for a middle grade audience, and he's also written The Corrupted Light Chronicles series for a more YA audience. Today we talk about his journey to becoming an author, including the fact that he has dyslexia, and what that means for his reading and writing life. We talk about lots of fun books today, from sci-fi and fantasy to graphic novels and manga.

Visit www.andrewmnehring.com to get in touch with Andrew and pick up a copy of his book.

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On this episode of the Library Laura Podcast, your host Laura shares what books she read in June 2021. It's a shorter list this month, thanks to summer, traveling, and family visiting. But there's still some great books to discuss from rom-coms to impactful non-fiction. If you've read a book you've enjoyed recently, be sure to let me know!

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On this week's dose of book recommendations, library love, and literary enthusiasm, our Library Laura Podcast guest is Author Pete Fanning. Pete has 5 books for middle grade and young adults published through Immortal Works Press, including Fairy Dust Fumble which is releasing on July 6th, 2021, and his first book, Justice in a Bottle, which I had the privilege of reading prior to our conversation today. Pete is from Virginia and loves reading books about the "real stuff" in life. We talk about fatherhood, his writing process, and swap some great book recommendations.

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On this week's dose of book recommendations, library love, and literary enthusiasm, our Library Laura Podcast guest is Michelle Wagner. Michelle is a full-time realtor, mom, and author who dedicates her time and energy to charities and events supporting children with hearing loss. She's written a picture book for children called Mickey on the Move, based on the story of her son who wears cochlear implants to help him hear. It's a sweet and educational story great for children with hearing loss, their friends, and teachers alike. Stay tuned after the interview for some updates about my own bookish adventures!

Follow Michelle on Instagram at @mickey_on_the_move_ and @michelle.wagner.napa_valley, visit her website, and pick up a copy of her book Mickey on the Move.

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On this week's dose of book recommendations, library love, and literary enthusiasm, our Library Laura Podcast guest is Author Cori Cooper. She wrote a delightful middle grade urban fantasy novel called Bake Believe. We have a fantastic conversation about baking and books and it's so much fun. You'll want to grab a snack for this episode...it'll make you hungry.

Connect with Cori Cooper online at coristories.com, on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and don't forget to pick up a copy of Bake Believe.

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Happy St. Columba's Day! On this episode of the Library Laura Podcast, our guest is Tracy Balzer, an author of four books who I know personally from her work as the Director of Christian Formation at John Brown University. She is also a calligrapher, a grandma, and a traveller who loves leading pilgrimages to a remote and beautiful island called Iona, off the coast of Scotland. We're here to talk about her book, A Journey of Sea and Stone: How Holy Places Guide and Renew Us, which released June 8th! But we also talk about writing, traveling, God's calling, the pandemic, puffins, and lots of good books. I can't wait to share this conversation with you.

Connect with Tracy on her website, via email (tbalzer at jbu.edu) or on Instagram @seaandstonejourneys or @carry_some_quiet_around and be sure to pick up a copy of her book!

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On this episode of the Library Laura Podcast, your host Laura shares the books she read in May 2021. From middle grade fiction to thought-provoking non-fiction, there's a lot of great reads to share about today! Laura also hit 100 books read in 2021 here in May, which she muses about at the end of the episode. Books from today's episode (bookshop.org storefront) Follow The Library Laura Podcast on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and check out this week's podcast blog. Tell us what you've enjoyed reading in May or what you're looking forward to reading next.

On this week's dose of book recommendations, library love, and literary enthusiasm, our guest is Claire Eckard, a children's book author who grew up in England and now lives in Arizona with her husband and has a ranch with lots of animals. There's no doubt in my mind after this conversation that Claire is an animal-lover! She wrote a lovely picture book for children called Bentley and the Magic Sticks, which we get to talk about today. It reminds me a bit of Clifford the Big Red Dog and The Rainbow Fish (both childhood favorites of mine). We also get in to talking about other works she's finished and has in progress, and swap some great book recommendations.

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On this week's dose of book recommendations, library love, and literary enthusiasm on The Library Laura Podcast, we talk with several members of the team over at Immortal Works, a unique indie publisher. Jason King (President), Beth Buck (Acquisitions Director) and Rachel Huffmire (Marketing Manager) tell me more about how Immortal Works got started, how they ended up a part of the team, and what they do in the "industry of dreams" that is the publishing world. We also have a great conversation about their interests in terms of reading and writing and swap some great recommendations.

Visit Immortal Works on their website, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Connect with our guests online at authorjasonking.com, rachelhuffmire.com and bethbuckauthor.wordpress.com

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