In this episode Dani Vee chats to Tina Strachan about the maths ins storytelling and pantsing vs plotting when writing a manuscript. We chat about Tina’s unique writing processes including Save The Cat and Story Grid methods The conversation turns to self-care and listening to the connection between our brain and body, making space for creativity, and how writing communities shape us as writers. We also talk about Neeka and the Missing Key, published by HarperCollins, the first book of the

How does a book about a cat playing with aliens who crash landed in his house get nominated for a Caldecott? Yeah, we were kinda stumped too. Oh, did we mention there are no words? Lea-Anne is mostly mystified while Anna is just annoyed. If the choices of the publishing industry leave you scratching your head, this one's for you. Oh, and that video about the history of the world I mentioned? You can find it here.

Things are getting Unfortunate here, and the mystery is only beginning. Will Cat survive to the end of the chapter? Yes.

We learn:This author doesn’t like animals having ‘agency’ I have nothing to talk about This author isn’t as horrible as most I learn about Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/7-best-short-stories-cats-saki/20248817?ean=9786589575108&next=t Listen anywhere: nuzzlehouse.com Your bedtime story read aloud for grown ups. Support Glen Reads Books (to you) by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/leaves-of-glen Send us your feedback online:

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🌋🏹🐷This is it. The wag of all wags. The waggiest wag to ever wag. The final wag. But this one’s for you, Waggers—so we’re diving into the WagBag one last time. Schrödinger’s cat, Pompeii, volcanoes—oh my! We’re tackling everything from gulags to the greatest literary whodunit of all time: Did Shakespeare actually write his own plays? (Or was it, like, some guy named Francis?) And because no farewell would be complete without a little chaos, Paul and Stephen are getting their Nick Cage on—yes,

Roll for sanity! This week the Abyss gang dives into P. Djèlí Clark's The Dead Cat Tail Assassins. Before they get deep into this world, they discuss Cobra Kai, Captain America: Brave New World, Grotesquerie, Dexter: Original Sin, Brian McNaughton's The Throne of Bones, and Interplanetaries by Clark Ashton Smith. Awww, looks like you rolled a one, so you have to listen now!

In this episode we celebrate “good gossip” and the effect it can have when wielded as a tool for positive communal growth. This conversation explores family dynamics, sociology, identity and creating a shared experience. (There’s also a cameo a la kitty cat with the Zoomies).Join us to explore what we can learn about the power of gossip and ridicule through shame busting, literature (hellooooo Pride and Prejudice) and setting social norms. Although we highlight positive uses of gossip, we also

For Fillory and Further, Britt and Chris delight over many magic moments of the final episode, including Hyman getting blistered, Margo eating a sandwich, Fogg needing a cat, and the gang enjoying an early Christmas. They also explore the new state of the universe post-apocalypse-thwarting.Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here:

We all know the importance of literacy for school and life, but what happens when, despite all your efforts, reading just doesn’t “click”? Sally Rippin, the Australian Children’s Laureate and author of the book Wild Things: How we learn to read and what happens if we don’t is joined by journalist and Dyslexia advocate, Cat Rodie, in an exploration of literacy, education and those who often fall through the gaps. This episode was recorded live in May at the 2024 Sydney

Ginn Hale, award-winning author of Lord of the White Hell and Wicked Gentlemen has a new series releasing April 27, 2025Price of a Thousand Blessings is an epic, slow-burn romantic fantasy set in a vivid and secondary world. Here’s the back copy:Cymin’s final tournament representing the East Deity for Lux Temple promises to be thrilling and bittersweet. After it’s done, all his skill and power must feed a Storm Tower to protect the world from fei’lux storms. But before his conscription, he intends