A Conversation with Sean OBrien
How does a White House speechwriter turn into a writer for kids? How do you become a Washington speech writer to begin with? We speak to Sean O'Brien, former speechwriter to then-Vice President Joe Bi...
3 Dec 202510min
White House Clubhouse by Sean OBrien
Former White House speechwriter Sean O'Brien takes us inside the building to a secret passageway to the past in his mystery "White House Clubhouse." Readers from Oak View Elementary School in Fairfax,...
26 Nov 202527min
Favorite Books from You and the National Book Festival
If you've listened to the show before, you know that we ask everybody our favorite question: What's your favorite book and why. We ask it in classrooms, we ask it in libraries, and we ask if of YOU. A...
19 Nov 202510min
A Conversation with Janet Macreery
We have a conversation with "A Little Wicked" author Janet Macreery about two kids of writers: plotters and pantsers. Kitty Felde is host.
12 Nov 20256min
A Conversation with Janet Macreery
We have a conversation with "A Little Wicked" author Janet Macreery about two kids of writers: plotters and pantsers. Kitty Felde is host.
12 Nov 20256min
NPR's Susan Stamberg live from the National Archive
We pay tribute to NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg as we reprise an episode taped before a live audience at the National Archives in 2017. Readers from the Girlfriends BookClub Baltimore discu...
5 Nov 202541min
A Conversation with Lisa Thompson
Does a background in radio help you write dialogue? What's the one thing you should never include in a book designed for readers with dyslexia? We ask the expert: Lisa Thompson, author of "The Light J...
29 Okt 20258min
The Light Jar by Lisa Thompson
Did you have an imaginary friend when you were little? Nate did. And he's back. Just in time. Students from Garvanza Elementary School in Los Angeles discuss Lisa Thompson's novel "The Light Jar." NPR...
22 Okt 202523min
