Writing as Witnessing: a conversation with Valeria Luiselli
Release Date: 04/26/2019
The Flamboyancy of Children's Authors
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Welcome to the final episode of A Flamboyancy of Children's Authors Season 2! We are so excited to be joined by bestselling author Roshani Chokshi! Her middle grade Percy Jackson - sequel mythology series has finally come to a close, and we're here to celebrate Aru Shah, stories, and the beautiful belief system/mythology that shaped Roshani's books.
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A Flamboyancy of Children's Authors with Michelle Paver
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On the third episode of the season, we celebrate the final finale of the beloved Wolf Brother series by Michelle Paver. After many false endings, Wolf Bane is the true end of this teen series and continues with its tradition of exploring indigenous cultures' beliefs and relationships with the natural world.
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The Flamboyancy of Children's Authors with Sophie Anderson
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Today, we are joined by Sophie Anderson, award winning author of the House with Chicken Legs. To celebrate her newest publication, 'The Thief Who Sang Storms,' we discuss the beautiful slavic folklore that she weaves into all her stories! Find out about her beloved Baba Yaga and a new mythological creature - the alkonosts in episode 2!
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The Flamboyancy of Children's Authors
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Join us on the first episode of season two of our children's podcast! We are so excited to be speaking with Axie Oh, bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, a reimagining of the Old Sea God myth from Korean folklore. Take a deep dive with us into korean folklore, manga, and other books that Axie has been loving!
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A Flamboyancy of Children's Authors: On YA Crime
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On the final episode of this first season, we are joined by Mr B's bookseller Rhian who shares her expertise on YA crime reads with some great recommendations. To cap off the season, Maureen Johnson, author of the Truly Devious trilogy, details the intricacies of writing a crime detective novel...mixed with a few stories from working in a Haunted House theme restaurant in NYC.
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A Flamboyancy of Children's Authors: On Picture Books
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On this episode of the Mr B's Bookshop Podcast, we talk picture books and all the lovely pictures and stories they give us. Mr B's Bookseller Laura shares her favourite picture books for a range of ages and why she loves picture books.
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A Flamboyancy of Children's Authors with Tim Probert
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This week on the podcast, we celebrate kids graphic novels! Hannah is joined by fellow Mr B's Bookseller Tess Mahuta, who shares her incredible knowledge of art work and graphic novels. Tim Probert joins the podcast to discuss his first kids graphic novel, Lightfall--a shop favourite!
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A Flamboyancy of Children's Authors with Kieran Larwood
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On this episode of the Mr B's podcast, Hannah and renowned Mr b's bookseller Ed discuss The Legend of Podkin One Ear and the amazing fantasy books for kids, both middle grade and leading into teen.
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A Flamboyancy of Children's Authors with Serena Patel
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On episode 5 of the Mr B's Podcast, Hannah and fellow bookseller Tom Mooney discuss how much young readers books have changed and how to graduate children from picture books to independent chapter books.
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A Flamboyancy of Children's Authors with Dr. Mya-Rose Craig
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Joining us today on the podcast is co-owner of Mr b's Nic Bottomley, speaking about how the children's nonfiction genre has developed, and Dr. Mya-Rose Craig aka Birdgirl, speaking on youth activism and her debut children's nonfiction book We Have a Dream.
info_outlineThis month Jess talks to the Mexican author Valeria Luiselli about her most recent novel "The Lost Children Archive", a bold and wise book which is as much about protecting our children, and being children ourselves, as it is about the horrors of the refugee experience, as currently seen around the US-Mexico border.
'The Lost Children' archive is also fascinating in the way it deals with recordings of reality and everyday experience, including sounds. We talk to Valeria about the sounds which surrounded her during night-time sessions writing the book, finishing up with a sound experiment of our own.
Hosted by Jessica Johannesson with music by The Bookshop Band
If you like the sound of 'The Lost Children Archive' take a look at this reading list for more reading suggestions.