The Reading Culture
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Episodes: 86
Description
Host Jordan Lloyd Bookey speaks with authors and reading enthusiasts to explore ways to build a stronger culture of reading in our communities. They'll dive into their personal experiences, inspirations, and why their stories and ideas are connecting so well with kids.
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The Reading Culture: Yearbook 2025
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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No Wasted Sunshine: Sophie Blackall on the Meaning of Home
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Joy to the People: Mychal Threets Live from AASL
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Expanding Woman: Nic Stone on Forgiveness and the Freedom to Change
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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You Can't Just Move On: Erin Entrada Kelly on Limbo
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Tender Heart: Kate DiCamillo on Awe and Grief
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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I Love You, Man: Jason Reynolds on Masculinity
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Under My Thumb: Brian Selznick on Control
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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The Unchosen Ones: Victoria Aveyard on Fairness in Fantasy
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Unintentional Monsters: Tiffany D. Jackson on Real Horrors and Core Memories
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Becky, Obviously: Becky Albertalli on Bullies, Bodies and Breaking Through
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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*ICYMI* Cool To Be You: Kwame Alexander On Authenticity
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Our Job is to Live: Jasmine Warga on Belonging and Radical Hope
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Slow Reveal: Gayle Forman on Friends, Flaws, and Finding Immortality
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Stories Left Untold: Ibi Zoboi on Secrets Lost and Found
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Touched for the Very First Time: Soman Chainani on Books That Turn Scrollers into Readers
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May 28, 2025 |
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Mixtape: Mychal Threets Lays Out His Life in Books
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May 13, 2025 |
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Good Luck, They’re Yours: Sharon Draper on Giving Students Room to Read
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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We Contain Multitudes: Debbie Levy on the Dangers of Reductionist Thinking
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Art Against the Machine: Aida Salazar on Writing for the Resistance
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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In the Heights: Jerry Craft Subverts Expectations
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Porch Stories: Jewell Parker Rhodes on Ghosts, History, and Staying Open to Love
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Scratching the Surface: Vashti Harrison on Going Past Skin Deep
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Indomitable: Yamile Saied Méndez on Puberty, Dictatorship, and Brave Women
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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The Reading Culture: Yearbook 2024
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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We Are Always Rising: Andrea Davis Pinkney Spreads Stories and Hope
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Revisit - Hero of the Anti-Heroes: Gregory Maguire on the Value of Second Chances
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Tiny Spaces: Mac Barnett on Why Kids Are Better Than Adults at Reading Picture Books
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Keep Me Out of It: Eliot Schrefer on the Costs and Benefits of Self-Erasure
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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A Quiet House: Katherine Marsh on Why We Need to Turn Down the Noise
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Rebel With Claws: Zoraida Córdova on the Pleasures of Nonconformity
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Always in the Room: Elizabeth Acevedo on Ancestors, Neighbors, and Secret Mentors
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Worthy of Protecting: Ari Tison Faces Down Monsters With Words
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Surreal Talk: A.S. King on Validating Teen Trauma
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Natural Resources: Katherine Applegate on the Wisdom and Solace of Animals
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Revisit - Mixed Feelings: Matt de la Peña on Balancing Being Stoic and Sensitive
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Revisit - Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: Sabaa Tahir on the Need to Bear Witness
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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You Are Flawed, You Are Messy, You Are Loved: Shannon Hale on Hope and Heroines
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Unstoppable Force, Movable Object: Dhonielle Clayton on Levering Children's Books Into the 21st Century
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Summon the Tiger: Minh Lê Blurs the Boundaries
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May 28, 2024 |
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Twilight Zone: Julie Murphy on Self-Doubt and Self-Love
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May 14, 2024 |
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Filling in the Blanks: Cece Bell on the Comedy of the Absurd
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Hero of the Anti-Heroes: Gregory Maguire on the Value of Second Chances
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Simple Thing, Felt: Nina LaCour on Unwrapping a Moment
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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The World As It Should Be: LeUyen Pham Illustrates an Ideal
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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If Your Heart Breaks, It’s Working: Nicola Yoon on Love and Other Risky Behaviors
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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The Blackest Book Ever: Derrick Barnes on Writing Unapologetically
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Rabbit Holes: Brandy Colbert on Deep Research and Deep Characters
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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The One and Only John: Mr. Schu Turns His Heart Inside Out
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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A Gut Punch and a Hug: Mark Oshiro on Practicing Vulnerability
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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The Reading Culture: Yearbook 2023
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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The Things We Know: Oge Mora on Finding the Magic in the Everyday
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Visibility Cloak: Hena Khan on Commonality Over Conformity
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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A Good Guest: Daniel Nayeri on the Obligations of a Storyteller
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Revisit - The Gift of Fear: Lamar Giles on How Horror Helps Kids Cope
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Family Ties: Dan Santat on Childhood, Parenthood, and Finding Himself
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Inner Section: Kacen Callender on Trauma, Healing, and Magic
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Cool To Be You: Kwame Alexander On Authenticity
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Here, Extrapolated: Neal Shusterman on The Art of World Building
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Negative Space: Jon Klassen on Restraint
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Revisit - The Heart of the Story: Karina Yan Glaser Talks Empathy in Writing
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Revisit - Voice Through Verse: Renée Watson on Poetry as Empowerment
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Big Summer Reading Giveaway!
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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The Fire Inside: Jacqueline Woodson Carries the Torch
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Mixed Feelings: Matt de la Peña on Balancing Being Stoic and Sensitive
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: Sabaa Tahir on the Need to Bear Witness
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Recovering Identity: Angeline Boulley Calls for a Reckoning
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May 30, 2023 |
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Never Empty-Handed: Yuyi Morales on the Stories, the Pain, and the Hope We Carry
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May 16, 2023 |
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The Depth of the Universe: M.T. Anderson on the Sneaky Relevance of Sci-fi and Fantasy
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May 02, 2023 |
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Inflection Point: Shadra Strickland Puts the Dash in Author-Illustrator
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Little Windows: Victoria Jamieson on the Underrated Power of Graphic Novels
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Lonely Planet: Erin Entrada Kelly on Looking After the Overlooked
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Screen Play: James Ponti on Writing with a Filmmaker's Eye
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Eye of the Tiger: Ellen Oh on Rising Up for the Right to Read
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Comfortably Uncomfortable: Nic Stone on the Story Less Told
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Oh, the Humanity: Grace Lin on Art and the Human Experience
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Truth From Fiction: Adam Gidwitz on Plato, the Devil, and the BFG
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Revisit - Cultivating Story: Meg Medina on the importance of storytelling in life, writing, and the fight against book bans
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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They Already Know: Kate DiCamillo on Helping Kids Find Hope in Darkness
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Voice Through Verse: Renée Watson on Poetry as Empowerment
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Voice Training: Zetta Elliott on Reckoning with Your Past and Disrupting the Future
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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The Gift of Fear: Lamar Giles on How Horror Helps Kids Cope
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Connecting With Authors: Varian Johnson and Seeing Yourself Beyond the Pages
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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The Heart of the Story: Karina Yan Glaser Talks Empathy in Writing
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Cultivating Story: Meg Medina on the Importance of Storytelling in Life, Writing, and the Fight Against Book Bans
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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The Reading Culture: Trailer
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Aug 17, 2022 |