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Chapter 28 – Author Appreciation

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In this super-sized episode we show our appreciation for authors and the books they create. We first talk about several author talks we attended: Stacy Lee who wrote The Downstairs Girl; Tom Felton (aka Draco Malfoy) who wrote his memoir: Beyond the Wand; and Mo Willems children’s author of Pigeon and Elephant and Piggie fame. We are also so excited to welcome to the show, in her media debut, Emily Waters! Emily is the newly published author of Honey in the Marrow from Ylva Publishing. In this month of November we are so thankful for authors and all the characters, worlds, and creativity they bring into the world so that we may read, share, and repeat.

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Interlude – Sleepy Hollow

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In this bonus episode, we present an abridged dramatic reading of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving in conjunction with the DoomBuggies Podcast for the 25th anniversary of DoomBuggies.com. Get cozy, cuddle up, hold on to your head and Happy Halloween! Till next month, let’s read, share, and repeat.

Chapter 27 – Reader Beware

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Boo….sorry, didn’t mean to scare you and give you…goosebumps. Oh wait, yes we did! This month we are discussing the legendary children’s series: Goosebumps by R.L. Stine. Were you a fan of the series? Would you recommend it to a kid today? These are just a couple of the things we tackle in this month’s show. So, sit back and listener beware…you’re in for a scare! Check us out at the end of the month as well when we release a special treat in conjunction with the DoomBuggies podcast to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Doombuggies.com. Until then, let’s read, share, and repeat.

Chapter 26 – Banned Books

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Do you read banned books? We do and we wanted to share our thoughts on the subject this month. Banned Books Week, which was started in 1982, runs from September 18 through the 24, 2022 and remains an important reminder each year of how dangerous banning books can be. The discussion was inspired by the Sacramento Public Library’s “Let’s Talk About Banned Books” virtual program from June 2022. Until next month, let’s read, share, and repeat.

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Chapter 25 – Choose Your Own Abrupt Ending

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Going in to our third year podcasting, we wanted to get a bit adventurous and revisited our old Choose Your Own Adventure books. We go through our choices and what kind of adventures we ended up taking in three different books from the series. We also discuss a few literary adventures we recently embarked on. Thank you for reading, sharing, and repeating with us. 

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Chapter 24 – Luster Bright Like a Unicorn

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It’s been long awaited, but we finally did a full read through of one of our favorite series The Unicorn Chronicles by Bruce Coville. What follows in this episode is our discussion about the publishing history of the series, our thoughts about the books, as well as our casting choices for some of the characters should this series make its way to film. Our new segment, “Oh…word?” makes a return with the word Luster. 

Whether you are new or returning to Coville’s Unicorn Chronicles series, now is a good time to jump in because the series is being re-released (after over a decade of being out of print) in a uniformly sized paperback format that includes some new content spread out between seven books. Check out brucecoville.com to order signed copies of many of his works, including Julia’s favorite Sarah’s Unicorn.

Until next month, let’s read, share, and repeat!

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Chapter 23 – Live Oak with Pride

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Continuing our story, we examine what’s in a word with a new segment that looks at the history of a word. This month’s word is: Pride. In keeping with the theme, we also discuss Walt Wittman’s work Live Oak, With Moss. To end the show, we talk about a recent author talk we attended at the Charles Schulz Museum with Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris who are the talented duo behind The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza. To find out more about their book visit: https://www.thefirstcatinspace.com/

We also tease what is in store for next month (our two year anniversary!) in case you want to join us. We will be completing a complete read through of Bruce Coville’s The Unicorn Chronicles series. Until next time, let’s continue to read, share, and repeat.

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Chapter 22 – Murder, Mystery, May-hem

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This month we are bringing the mystery to the podcast. In honor of Free Comic Book Day and our alliterative theme, we read Birds of Prey: Murder & Mystery by Gail Simone and Ed Benes. We also came up with our own mystery plot with this fun Mad Lib type generator. 

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Chapter 21 – Amy Tan Appreciation

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In this chapter, we talk about a recent author talk we attended with Amy Tan thanks to the Solano County Library. Make sure to keep an eye on your local library to see what kinds of amazing programs they are doing. We discuss her works, her life, and our impressions of it all. We kick off our show with a roundup of what items from books we would like to receive as gifts (as we celebrate all of our birthdays this month as well) and we end with bookends and what we have been reading lately.

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Chapter 20 – Spinning Straw into Gold

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To celebrate Women’s History Month we invited two of our favorite women to join us on the show. We read and discussed Spinning Straw into Gold: What Fairytales Reveal About the Transformations in a Woman’s Life by Jane Gould. Did we like it? Did we hate it? Did we agree with it? You’ll have to listen to this super sized episode to find out. Let’s read, share, repeat!

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