Category: Podcast
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 190: Author Neal Shusterman
To watch new episodes as they air, go to my YouTube channel and subscribe. For shorter clips, subscribe to the Middle Grade Ninja YouTube channel. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Anchor, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, itunes, Podbean, RadioPublic, Listen Notes, and many other fine locations. Neal Shusterman and I discuss eternal life, the singularity, and the meaning of death as portrayed in his series, THE […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 206: Author Cindy Callaghan
To watch new episodes as they air, go to my YouTube channel and subscribe. For shorter clips, subscribe to the Middle Grade Ninja YouTube channel. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Anchor, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, itunes, Podbean, RadioPublic, Listen Notes, and many other fine locations. Cindy Callaghan and I discuss her series, JUST ADD MAGIC, the ups and downs of publishing it, adapting it for […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 37: Author Dan Gutman
To watch new episodes as they air, go to YouTube and subscribe. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. Dan Gutman and I have an in-depth chat about his classic series, MY WEIRD SCHOOL, as I attempt to gain the secret to writing humor for kids. We talk about how […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 53: Author Stefani Deoul
To watch new episodes as they air, go to YouTube and subscribe. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. Stefani Deoul and I enjoy a far-ranging conversation about the creative process across multiple mediums. We talk about her career as a film and television producer as well as a young […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 69: Literary Agent Kristy Hunter
To watch new episodes as they air, go to YouTube and subscribe. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. Kristy Hunter and I discuss her career thus far from her education at the Columbia Publishing Course to her time as an editorial intern as well as a publicist to being […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 84: Author MarcyKate Connolly
To watch new episodes as they air, go to YouTube and subscribe. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. MarcyKate Connolly and I discuss her many bestselling “weird, creepy middle grade” novels, particularly her debut, MONSTROUS, and her transition to young adult with her newest release, TWIN DAGGERS. Despite my […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 01: Author Laura Martin
To watch new episodes as they air, go to YouTube and subscribe. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. Here is the first ever episode of Middle Grade Ninja. If y’all like it and some other folks want to be guests, we’ll probably do some more episodes in the near […]
Middle Grade Ninja: Middle Grade Ninja Episode 17: Author Padma Venkatraman
To watch new episodes as they air, go to YouTube and subscribe. Middle Grade Ninja is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, itunes, Podbean, Podblaster, RadioPublic, blubrry, Listen Notes, Google Play, and many other fine locations. Padma Venkatraman and I discuss her new middle grade novel, THE BRIDGE HOME. We discuss everything from her childhood in India to her becoming an oceanographer and now an award-winning author. […]
Middle Grade Ninja: NINJA STUFF: Author, Year Seven (2020)
Esteemed Reader, 2020… was a year. Before I write one more word, I feel compelled to acknowledge right up front that I am blessed in ways it hasn’t even occurred to me I’m blessed. I survived the year in relative comfort, considering the horrifying alternatives all around me. As of this posting, my family is […]
Middle Grade Ninja: A Reading from ROB WORM’S BIRD ADVENTURE
Author Rob Kent reads seven chapters from his new middle grade novel, ROB WORM’S BIRD ADVENTURE. Purchase your copy here: https://amzn.to/3Jesu4U About the book: With nonstop action, adventure, and humor, this thrilling tale will have 7- to 11-year-old readers wriggling on the edge of their tails! After an early spring rain, Rob Worm’s bunch burrows […]