On this episode of Withywindle we are joined by the delightful Victoria Murgante, who’s debut novel, The Traveling Piano Man of Fort Whettershire, has been a hit ‘round these parts.

“In her enchanting debut novel, Victoria Murgante offers a story of beauty and substance about knowing and being known, exploring the value of true intimacy and the costly grace that makes it possible.”

This episode also features all the nonsense you’d expect, of course. Enjoy!

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A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret!

That’s right! Karen Cushman has arrived on Withywindle! 🎉

Karen Cushman is the author of The Midwife’s Apprentice (winner of the 1996 Newbery Medal), Catherine, Called Birdy (a Newbery Honor book), The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (winner of the John and Patricia Beatty Award), and several other prize-winning novels published by Clarion Books. Her newest book is When Sally O’Malley Discovered the Sea.

Karen started writing at age 49, and likes “to write about gutsy girls figuring out who they are, and have no plans to stop writing until I am at least a hundred.”This episode also features all the nonsense you’d expect, of course.

THIS SEASON we want to hear from you. Send us an audio recording of a book recommendation and a question, and you might end up featured on the show! Email those to podcasts@goldberrybooks.com

Also, leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and your review might be read on the show as well.

A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret!

The guys are back from England and boy are they jet lagged! Lots of sleep-deprived silliness, British chocolate taste testing, and more!

Luckily we recorded this episode’s interview BEFORE we went to England so our amazing guest didn’t have to put up with our zonked-out nonsense.

Our guest this week is a two-time winner of the North Carolina Young Adult Book Award, Bank Street College’s prestigious Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, and Booklist has named his historical verse novel, The Watch That Ends the Night, one of “The 50 Best Young Adult Books of All Time.”

Allan is a man of many other skills as well. He’s also a third-degree blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do and can ride a skateboard standing on his hands. A true renaissance man.

THIS SEASON we want to hear from you. Send us an audio recording of a book recommendation and a question, and you might end up featured on the show! Email those to podcasts@goldberrybooks.com

Also, leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and your review might be read on the show as well.

A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret!

If you haven’t figured it out by now, we’re big Adam Gidtwiz fans ‘round these parts. We’re thrilled that he’s agreed to come back to the show for the third time! Adam Gidwitz is the bestselling author of A Tale Dark and Grimm, The Inquisitor’s Tale, The Unicorn Rescue Society, Max in the House of Spies, and Max in the Land of Lies, among many others! He is also the creator of the #1 podcast for kids, Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest.THIS SEASON we want to hear from you. Send us an audio recording of a book recommendation and a question, and you might end up featured on the show! Email those to podcasts@goldberrybooks.comAlso, leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and your review might be read on the show as well.A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret!

In this episode we are joined by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo! Kate is the author of, including Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux, The Mercy Watson series, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Flora & Ulysses, Raymie Nightingale, The Beatryce Prophecy, The Puppets of Spelhorst, Orris & Timble, Ferris, and The Hotel Balzaar, and many more.

This episode also is chock-full of the thoughtful silliness you know and love. And gulches.THIS SEASON we want to hear from you. Send us an audio recording of a book recommendation and a question, and you might end up featured on the show! Email those to podcasts@goldberrybooks.comAlso, leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and your review might be read on the show as well.A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret!

Helloooooo world. We are back!Like Frankenstein’s monster, or a bookstore troll after a long winter, we emerge from the darkness. Squinting, drooling, and very disoriented, we are once again:1) Sitting in front of microphones interviewing authors and illustrators who have no idea what they’re getting into. 2) Eating a cornucopia of delicious (and sometimes not) snacks.3) Telling the best/worst jokes you’ve ever heard in your entire life. Seriously. Have the superglue handy because we know your sides are going to be splittin’.

In episode one we are speaking with the one-and-only Jonathan Auxier, author of Sweep, The Night Gardener, and Vanished Kingdom series, including the newest addition The War of the Maps! Jonathan is one of our favorite authors and we are so glad he’s back with a new book and could come on the show to answer your questions.

THIS SEASON we want to hear from you. Send us an audio recording of a book recommendation and a question, and you might end up featured on the show! Email those to podcasts@goldberrybooks.com Also, leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and your review might be read on the show as well.A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret!

Withywindle season 9 is coming soon, with plenty of guest interviews and all the jokes, riddles, and snacks you’ve come to expect.See you soon!

The final episode of season 8 is here and, as is our custom, we’re answering your questions! So hit that play button and tune in as we discuss such queries as . . .• What rides would be at a Withywindle Theme Park?

• When is Garglehouser and Prints HumperdINK’s podcast finally going to premiere?

• What are the greatest snacks of all time?

• Is a hotdog a taco?

• And many, many more!

Thank you for listening to another season of Withywindle. We love doing this show and we are so grateful for everyone who takes the time to send us notes of encouragement, snacks, drawings, or comes to visit us at Goldberry Books. See you next season!

Thank you to all of our guests who came on this season and shared in the nonsense.

Thank you to Logan Green for producing the show and making it sound so great.

Thank you to Read Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books for their sponsorship. Preorder Beyond Mulberry Glen HERE.

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