In this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk to Jasmine Warga, author of the Newbery Honor Book Other Words for Home.

Jasmine Warga's is the author of the middle grade novel Other Words for Home as well as the teen novels My Heart and Other Black Holes, which has been translated into over twenty languages, and Here We Are Now. She lives and writes in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can visit Jasmine online at www.jasminewarga.com.

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On this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk to illustrator Savanna Ganucheau. Her most recent project is a graphic novel adaptation of 2011 Newbery Honor novel Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer Holm.

Savanna Ganucheau is a comic artist from New Orleans, Louisiana with a BFA in Film from The University of New Orleans. She made her start in comics by self-publishing and selling her work in small comic book shops around New Orleans. Alongside creating the popular webcomic George and Johnny, Savanna’s artwork has appeared in notable publications including Jem and the Holograms, Adventure Time Comics, and Lumberjanes. Her first graphic novel Bloom is published by First Second.

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On this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk to Veera Hiranandani, author of The Night Diary and How to Find What You're Not Looking For.

Veera Hiranandani, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Night Diary, earned her MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of The Whole Story of Half a Girl, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and a South Asia Book Award finalist. A former editor at Simon & Schuster, she now teaches creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College's Writing Institute.

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Each week on NewberyTart, Jennie and Marcy, two book-loving mamas (and a librarian and a bookseller, respectively), read and drink their way through the entire catalogue of Newbery books, and interview authors and illustrators along the way.

In this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk about the 1983 Newbery Honor book The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley.

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Each week on NewberyTart, Jennie and Marcy, two book-loving mamas (and a librarian and a bookseller, respectively), read and drink their way through the entire catalogue of Newbery books, and interview authors and illustrators along the way.

In this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk about the 1983 Newbery Honor book Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.

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Each week on NewberyTart, Jennie and Marcy, two book-loving mamas (and a librarian and a bookseller, respectively), read and drink their way through the entire catalogue of Newbery books, and interview authors and illustrators along the way.

In this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk about the 1983 Newbery Honor book Graven Images by Paul Fleischman.

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Each week on NewberyTart, Jennie and Marcy, two book-loving mamas (and a librarian and a bookseller, respectively), read and drink their way through the entire catalogue of Newbery books, and interview authors and illustrators along the way.

In this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk about the 1983 Newbery Honor book, Doctor De Soto by William Steig.

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Each week on NewberyTart, Jennie and Marcy, two book-loving mamas (and a librarian and a bookseller, respectively), read and drink their way through the entire catalogue of Newbery books, and interview authors and illustrators along the way.

On this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk about the 1992 Newbery winner: Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.

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Each week on NewberyTart, Jennie and Marcy, two book-loving mamas (and a librarian and a bookseller, respectively), read and drink their way through the entire catalogue of Newbery books, and interview authors and illustrators along the way.

On this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk about the 1992 Newbery Honor book Nothing But the Truth by Avi.

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On this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk to Kelly Jordan, author of the adorable picture book The Little Blue Cottage.

Kelly Jordan has a journalism degree from the University of Georgia and spends her days as a communications manager and magazine editor. She lives with her husband in Decatur, Georgia, and regularly visits her family's little blue cottage in Florida. This is her picture book debut.

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