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Meghan welcomes Newbery Award winning author Tae Keller to chat about her most recent middle grade novel JENNIFER CHAN IS NOT ALONE. Keller’s newest novel finds its protagonist dealing with alienation from her friends, while she wonders if we are alone in the universe.
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Amber Benson zoomed in to talk about her several series written in the fantasy genre, and ended up hanging out to discuss the foresight of Octavia Butler, the congeniality of Merricat Blackwood — Shirley Jackson’s antihero, and how often Giles cleaned his glasses during her time on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Spoiler Alert! Merricat wasn’t so nice, but Amber is a delight.
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Episode Forty Eight: Preserving Magic With Disney Animation Research Library
We got a rare chance to interview Fox Carney and Tori Cranner, archivists for Disney’s Animation Research Library — a secretly located facility tasked with preserving the legacy of the Walt Disney Company.
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Episode Forty Six: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: For nearly 40 years, Alvin Schwartz’ collection of scary stories has been a staple of campfires sleepovers, and on ALA list of most banned books.
Cody Meirick director of the Scary Stories documentary chatted with Sharon, Meghan and Jessikah about the legacy Schwartz (and illustrator Stephen Gammell) have cast over generations of young readers. Together we wax nostalgic on our favorite tales, illustrations and the power of folklore in literature.
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Episode Nine: In the name of the moon, I challenge you!
Librarian and board game enthusiast Michael Buono is the Head of Reference and Patron Services at Brentwood Public Library and Adjunct Lecturer at CUNY Queens. The life long tabletop rpg and anime fan met up with us to unbox the “Sailor Moon Dice Challenge Combat Game” — courtesy of the Dyskami company — and to wax nostalgic about Sailor Moon, the famous anime series which we all adore.
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