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It’s Almost Heeeere….
Are you ready to celebrate the books you know and discover the ones you had no idea about? December's gonna be a WHOLE THING!!
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: With Special Guest Heidi Rabinowitz, The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes by Linda Glaser, ill. Nancy Cote
This. Is. New. For the first time we are simultaneously recording alongside another podcast. The podcast in question? The Book of Life, which has been in existence for a good 20 years now (this month!). And let me tell you… when it comes to Jewish children’s literature content on a podcast? There really isn’t anyone […]
Publisher Preview: Transit Editions (Spring 2026)
Just three books populate this publisher preview but all three are completely unforgettable.
Enchanted Lion Publisher Preview (Spring 2026)
Insomnia, bibliophiles, river trolls, last things, and more abound in this delightful preview of this small publisher's offerings
Bob Rossify Your Life: A YOU CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS Cover Reveal and Talk with Richard Ho and Daniel Miyares
"Risk is so much easier when you're not fretting the outcome." Today we talk mistakes, art, and the life of an influential man with the creators of a new picture book bio.
Taking Play and Whimsy Very Seriously: Meet the Smushkins and Claudia Rueda
From house hunting to simple picture books to creating large groups of characters, Claudia details the process that led to her latest series (and why it's so delightful).
Publisher Preview: Norton Young Readers (Spring 2026)
Take a trip into the future, where the new crop of Norton books tackle protests, codes, swallows, and the environment. Check out the upcoming titles here today!
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Alligator Arrived with Apples: A Potluck Alphabet Feast by Crescent Dragonwagon, ill. Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey
"This is the episode of Kate being annoyed by the silliest of things." In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday we tackle a 1987 publication, complete with kohlrabi.
“… to tell the truth they must create an artifice.” We Discuss Memoirs, Comics, and I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This with Eugene Yelchin
"The mode of operation in writing about one’s past is searching for the hidden patterns. They are there in the first place but only the hindsight examination avails them to you." Eugene Yelchin recounts his teenaged years in Russia and we discuss what doing that entails.
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