What Book Hooked You?

Brooks Benjamin is the author of the middle-grade novel My Seventh-Grade Life In Tights which was named an editors’ pick for best children books of 2016 by Amazon. In this episode Brooks shares the book he first read in 5th grade that has helped shape him into the writer and educator he is today.

Episode Mentions

* Bridge to Terabithia

* Agatha Christie

* Michael Crichton

* Charles Dickens

* Heidi

* MTSU

* Golden Axe II

* Pulp Fiction

* My Seventh-Grade Life In Tights

* New Kids on the Block

* The Neverending Story

* Scarlet Letter

* The Witch at Blackbird Pond

* The Wolf Road

host: Brock Shelley

 

Brooks Benjamin is the author of the middle-grade novel My Seventh-Grade Life In Tights which was named an editors' pick for best children books of 2016 by Amazon. In this episode Brooks shares the book he first read in 5th grade that has helped shape him into the writer and educator he is today.

Episode Mentions

* Bridge to Terabithia

* Agatha Christie

* Michael Crichton

* Charles Dickens

* Heidi

* MTSU

* Golden Axe II

* Pulp Fiction

* My Seventh-Grade Life In Tights

* New Kids on the Block

* The Neverending Story

* Scarlet Letter

* The Witch at Blackbird Pond

* The Wolf Road

host: Brock Shelley

 

Corrina Allen is an educator and host of the Books Between podcast, a show focused on books for young readers in grades 3rd-6th. In this episode she shares the importance of building the reading lives in children.

Episode Mentions

* The Book Whisper: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child

* Babysitters Club

* Diary of a Wimpy Kid

* Max Crumbly

* Books Between Podcast

* All the Wonders

* HiLo

* Challenger Deep

* The Hate U Give

* The Book Thief

* The Nest

* The March Trilogy

* The Graveyard Book

* Wonder

* Orphan Island

host: Brock Shelley

Corrina Allen is an educator and host of the Books Between podcast, a show focused on books for young readers in grades 3rd-6th. In this episode she shares the importance of building the reading lives in children.

Episode Mentions

* The Book Whisper: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child

* Babysitters Club

* Diary of a Wimpy Kid

* Max Crumbly

* Books Between Podcast

* All the Wonders

* HiLo

* Challenger Deep

* The Hate U Give

* The Book Thief

* The Nest

* The March Trilogy

* The Graveyard Book

* Wonder

* Orphan Island

host: Brock Shelley

Dave Connis‘ debut YA novel The Temptation of Adam will be released November 7th 2017. It’s a story about a teenage boy struggling with a fractured family life and his own addiction. In this episode Dave talks through his journey as a writer from his boyhood X-Men fan fiction to his dedication to becoming a published author.

Episode Mentions

* The Fall of Reach

* X-Men Movie

* Wave Race 64

* Red Wall books

* Harry Potter Series

* Hunger Games

* Winger

* The Temptation of Adam

* Agent Eric Smith

* Suggested Reading

* Hamilton

* Looking For Eden

* Welcome Home Anthology

* The Martian

* 1408

* The Lottery

* Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

host: Brock Shelley

Dave Connis' debut YA novel The Temptation of Adam will be released November 7th 2017. It's a story about a teenage boy struggling with a fractured family life and his own addiction. In this episode Dave talks through his journey as a writer from his boyhood X-Men fan fiction to his dedication to becoming a published author.

Episode Mentions

The Fall of Reach

X-Men Movie

Wave Race 64

Red Wall books

Harry Potter Series

Hunger Games

Winger

The Temptation of Adam

Agent Eric Smith

Suggested Reading

Hamilton

Looking For Eden

Welcome Home Anthology

The Martian

1408

The Lottery

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

host: Brock Shelley

In this episode Brock talks to Sarah Werner, host of the Write Now podcast and writer of a weekly column for Forbes on all things podcasting.

Episode Mentions

* Pattern Recognition

* Matilda

* Babysitters Club

* American Girl Series

* Nancy Drew Mysteries

* On Writing

* Write Now Podcast

* Living A Creative Life episode

* podcasting articles for Forbes

* She Podcasts

* Goodreads

* Clockwork Angel

* Song of Kali

* Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

* Tiny Beautiful Things

* Kindness Goes Unpunished

* Jurassic Park

* Tess of the D’Urbervilles

* All the Pretty Horses

* Small Town Horror

* Tanis

* The Audacity to Podcast

host: Brock Shelley

 

In this episode Brock talks to Sarah Werner, host of the Write Now podcast and writer of a weekly column for Forbes on all things podcasting.

Episode Mentions

Pattern Recognition

Matilda

Babysitters Club

American Girl Series

Nancy Drew Mysteries

On Writing

Write Now Podcast

Living A Creative Life episode

podcasting articles for Forbes

She Podcasts

Goodreads

Clockwork Angel

Song of Kali

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Tiny Beautiful Things

Kindness Goes Unpunished

Jurassic Park

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

All the Pretty Horses

Small Town Horror

Tanis

The Audacity to Podcast

host: Brock Shelley

In our very first episode we were excited to talk to Megan Johnson, founder of the site TipsyWriter and co-host of  the Sunday Brunch podcast.

Episode Mentions

* The American Girl Samantha Series

* Gone Girl

* The Sun Also Rises

* Harry Potter Series

* Goodreads

* TipsyWriter.com

* #TipsyChat

* Sunday Brunch podcast

* Girl on the Train

* Hunger Games Series

* Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man

* The Woman in Cabin 10

* Secret Stage Productions

* Casting for Two podcast

In our very first episode we were excited to talk to Megan Johnson, founder of the site TipsyWriter and co-host of  the Sunday Brunch podcast.

Episode Mentions

The American Girl Samantha Series

Gone Girl

The Sun Also Rises

Harry Potter Series

Goodreads

TipsyWriter.com

#TipsyChat

Sunday Brunch podcast

Girl on the Train

Hunger Games Series

Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man

The Woman in Cabin 10

Secret Stage Productions

Casting for Two podcast