Your Kid's Next Read With Allison Tait and Megan Daley

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Your Kid's Next Read With Allison Tait and Megan Daley episodes

July 08, 2025 YKNR 210: Preparing For Author Visits
Allison and Megan take a behind-the scenes look at creating author talks, presentations and workshops, as well as offering tips for schools and festivals prepping for visiting authors.
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48 min
July 03, 2025 A. L. Tait reads 'Danger Road'
A. L. Tait reads from her contemporary middle-grade crime novel 'Danger Road', a fast-paced mystery story about two brothers who set out to solve a 25-year-old cold case and uncover more than they bargained for.
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21 min
July 01, 2025 YKNR 209: 10 minutes with DJ Taylor
Allison interviews DJ Taylor about her debut YA historical novel ‘Anna’s War’, looking at fact versus fiction, creating compelling characters and author names.
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35 min
June 26, 2025 Shelby Matheson reads ‘Elsewhere’.
Shelby Matheson reads from her middle-grade fantasy novel 'Elsewhere', featuring a mysterious school in the woods and a sentient forest that grants magical powers to lost children
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17 min
June 24, 2025 YKNR 208: Bookmail Bonanza
Before they disappear under a landslide of books, Allison and Megan bring you Bookmail, the extended mix – a huge pile of new reads to add to your TBR pile.
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38 min
June 17, 2025 YKNR 207: 10 minutes with Li Chen
Allison chats to author and illustrator Li Chen about her new graphic novel 'Detective Beans: Adventures in Cat Town', creating a character that resonates with kids, and the everlasting appeal of mystery stories.
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43 min
June 12, 2025 Pip Smith reads 'The Pull Of The Moon'
Pip Smith reads from ‘The Pull Of The Moon’, her latest YA novel, which explores what happens when the urge to help collides with the unfathomable uncertainty of loss.
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11 min
June 10, 2025 YKNR 206: Non-Fiction 101
Megan and Allison take a deep dive into non-fiction books for kids, looking at different types of non-fiction, why reading non-fiction is important (even in the digital age), and how it feeds into critical thinking and creativity as well.
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33 min
June 05, 2025 Kate Gordon reads 'The Haunting of Hindmarsh Hall'
Kate Gordon reads from ‘The Haunting of Hindmarsh Hall’, the first book in The Secret Detectives Club, a new series for middle-grade readers.
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11 min
June 03, 2025 YKNR 205: 10 minutes with Julia Lawrinson
Allison chats to author Julia Lawrinson about her new verse novel ‘Trapped: The Entombed Miner of Bonnie Vale’, creating suspense in the spaces between words, and paring back history to uncover the people.
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43 min

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Real talk about raising readers from author Allison Tait and educator-author Megan Daley, co-founders of Your Kid’s Next Read. With trusted advice and expert recommendations on books for children…