The Reading Culture

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Episodes: 70

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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.

Episode Date
Mixtape: Mychal Threets Lays Out His Life in Books
May 13, 2025
Good Luck, They’re Yours: Sharon Draper on Giving Students Room to Read
Apr 30, 2025
We Contain Multitudes: Debbie Levy on the Dangers of Reductionist Thinking
Mar 19, 2025
Art Against the Machine: Aida Salazar on Writing for the Resistance
Mar 05, 2025
In the Heights: Jerry Craft Subverts Expectations
Feb 19, 2025
Porch Stories: Jewell Parker Rhodes on Ghosts, History, and Staying Open to Love
Feb 05, 2025
Scratching the Surface: Vashti Harrison on Going Past Skin Deep
Jan 22, 2025
Indomitable: Yamile Saied Méndez on Puberty, Dictatorship, and Brave Women
Jan 08, 2025
The Reading Culture: Yearbook 2024
Dec 23, 2024
We Are Always Rising: Andrea Davis Pinkney Spreads Stories and Hope
Dec 10, 2024
Revisit - Hero of the Anti-Heroes: Gregory Maguire on the Value of Second Chances
Nov 26, 2024
Tiny Spaces: Mac Barnett on Why Kids Are Better Than Adults at Reading Picture Books
Nov 12, 2024
Keep Me Out of It: Eliot Schrefer on the Costs and Benefits of Self-Erasure
Oct 29, 2024
A Quiet House: Katherine Marsh on Why We Need to Turn Down the Noise
Oct 15, 2024
Rebel With Claws: Zoraida Córdova on the Pleasures of Nonconformity
Oct 01, 2024
Always in the Room: Elizabeth Acevedo on Ancestors, Neighbors, and Secret Mentors
Sep 17, 2024
Worthy of Protecting: Ari Tison Faces Down Monsters With Words
Sep 03, 2024
Surreal Talk: A.S. King on Validating Teen Trauma
Aug 20, 2024
Natural Resources: Katherine Applegate on the Wisdom and Solace of Animals
Aug 06, 2024
Revisit - Mixed Feelings: Matt de la Peña on Balancing Being Stoic and Sensitive
Jul 23, 2024
Revisit - Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: Sabaa Tahir on the Need to Bear Witness
Jul 09, 2024
You Are Flawed, You Are Messy, You Are Loved: Shannon Hale on Hope and Heroines
Jun 25, 2024
Unstoppable Force, Movable Object: Dhonielle Clayton on Levering Children's Books Into the 21st Century
Jun 11, 2024
Summon the Tiger: Minh Lê Blurs the Boundaries
May 28, 2024
Twilight Zone: Julie Murphy on Self-Doubt and Self-Love
May 14, 2024
Filling in the Blanks: Cece Bell on the Comedy of the Absurd
Apr 30, 2024
Hero of the Anti-Heroes: Gregory Maguire on the Value of Second Chances
Apr 16, 2024
Simple Thing, Felt: Nina LaCour on Unwrapping a Moment
Apr 02, 2024
The World As It Should Be: LeUyen Pham Illustrates an Ideal
Mar 19, 2024
If Your Heart Breaks, It’s Working: Nicola Yoon on Love and Other Risky Behaviors
Mar 05, 2024
The Blackest Book Ever: Derrick Barnes on Writing Unapologetically
Feb 20, 2024
Rabbit Holes: Brandy Colbert on Deep Research and Deep Characters
Feb 06, 2024
The One and Only John: Mr. Schu Turns His Heart Inside Out
Jan 23, 2024
A Gut Punch and a Hug: Mark Oshiro on Practicing Vulnerability
Jan 10, 2024
The Reading Culture: Yearbook 2023
Dec 26, 2023
The Things We Know: Oge Mora on Finding the Magic in the Everyday
Dec 12, 2023
Visibility Cloak: Hena Khan on Commonality Over Conformity
Nov 28, 2023
A Good Guest: Daniel Nayeri on the Obligations of a Storyteller
Nov 14, 2023
Revisit - The Gift of Fear: Lamar Giles on How Horror Helps Kids Cope
Oct 31, 2023
Family Ties: Dan Santat on Childhood, Parenthood, and Finding Himself
Oct 17, 2023
Inner Section: Kacen Callender on Trauma, Healing, and Magic
Oct 03, 2023
Cool To Be You: Kwame Alexander On Authenticity
Sep 19, 2023
Here, Extrapolated: Neal Shusterman on The Art of World Building
Sep 05, 2023
Negative Space: Jon Klassen on Restraint
Aug 22, 2023
Revisit - The Heart of the Story: Karina Yan Glaser Talks Empathy in Writing
Aug 08, 2023
Revisit - Voice Through Verse: Renée Watson on Poetry as Empowerment
Jul 25, 2023
Big Summer Reading Giveaway!
Jul 24, 2023
The Fire Inside: Jacqueline Woodson Carries the Torch
Jul 11, 2023
Mixed Feelings: Matt de la Peña on Balancing Being Stoic and Sensitive
Jun 27, 2023
Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: Sabaa Tahir on the Need to Bear Witness
Jun 13, 2023
Recovering Identity: Angeline Boulley Calls for a Reckoning
May 30, 2023
Never Empty-Handed: Yuyi Morales on the Stories, the Pain, and the Hope We Carry
May 16, 2023
The Depth of the Universe: M.T. Anderson on the Sneaky Relevance of Sci-fi and Fantasy
May 02, 2023
Inflection Point: Shadra Strickland Puts the Dash in Author-Illustrator
Apr 18, 2023
Little Windows: Victoria Jamieson on the Underrated Power of Graphic Novels
Apr 04, 2023
Lonely Planet: Erin Entrada Kelly on Looking After the Overlooked
Mar 21, 2023
Screen Play: James Ponti on Writing with a Filmmaker's Eye
Mar 07, 2023
Eye of the Tiger: Ellen Oh on Rising Up for the Right to Read
Feb 21, 2023
Comfortably Uncomfortable: Nic Stone on the Story Less Told
Feb 07, 2023
Oh, the Humanity: Grace Lin on Art and the Human Experience
Jan 24, 2023
Truth From Fiction: Adam Gidwitz on Plato, the Devil, and the BFG
Jan 10, 2023
Revisit - Cultivating Story: Meg Medina on the importance of storytelling in life, writing, and the fight against book bans
Dec 27, 2022
They Already Know: Kate DiCamillo on Helping Kids Find Hope in Darkness
Dec 13, 2022
Voice Through Verse: Renée Watson on Poetry as Empowerment
Nov 29, 2022
Voice Training: Zetta Elliott on Reckoning with Your Past and Disrupting the Future
Nov 15, 2022
The Gift of Fear: Lamar Giles on How Horror Helps Kids Cope
Oct 31, 2022
Connecting With Authors: Varian Johnson and Seeing Yourself Beyond the Pages
Oct 18, 2022
The Heart of the Story: Karina Yan Glaser Talks Empathy in Writing
Oct 04, 2022
Cultivating Story: Meg Medina on the Importance of Storytelling in Life, Writing, and the Fight Against Book Bans
Sep 20, 2022
The Reading Culture: Trailer
Aug 17, 2022