Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

A story about family divisions, economic divides, history, and growing citrus trees. It's "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor. Our readers from the Laurence School in Los Angeles discuss the novel and interview our writer. Actress Jovita Molina is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host. w ...  Show more

We had a longer conversation with Jack Gantos at the Nantucket Book Festival - too much to include in Episode 36, our discussion of DEAD END IN NORVELT. Jack talks about his first 36 rejections, his switch from teaching to writing full time, and about his beloved hometown of Norv ...  Show more

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s an episode of Annie Recommends! In this series, Annie curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you – just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. Sometimes, you just want a good book list. This mo ...

Our New York Residency begins with the hilarious Sabrina Brier on the show this week!! And to the Acotar and Vampire Diaries girls out there, this episode is FOR YOU. After discovering their deep mutual love of fairy books, Drew and Sabrina talk about why Goodreads is actually a ...  Show more

While we're on a very short break to recover from Valentines (and all the playground shaggers stories from last week!) here's a hand crafted selection of some of the finest tales and advice from the Parenting Hell podcast archives. Each one a guaranteed banger... We'll be back fo ...  Show more

It’s the last Heavyweight encore before our new season begins on September 18th! This week, we talk to Jonathan's mom about life in the years since her appearance in #15: Dina. During a visit back home, Jonathan’s mother Dina inadvertently admits something that forces him to ques ...  Show more