Middle Grade Matters

90 Episodes

1. Ep. 89: Shannon Balloon and Karen Reeder (BookHuddle Podcast) On Our Favorite MG Books of the Year (So Far)

   Published: 7/8/2025
2. Ep. 88: Meg Medina (Graciela in the Abyss) on Diving into a Fantasy World

   Published: 7/1/2025
3. [LISTEN AGAIN] Ep. 34: Joel Brigham on Query Letters and First Pages

   Published: 6/17/2025
4. Ep. 87: Katherine Marsh (the Medusa series) on Monsters, Myths, and a Girl Protagonist

   Published: 6/3/2025
5. Ep. 86: Erin Entrada Kelly (At Last She Stood) on Her Foray into Nonfiction

   Published: 5/27/2025
6. Ep. 85: Kate O'Shaughnessy (The Wrong Way Home) on Community and Belonging

   Published: 5/20/2025
7. Ep. 84: Dianne K. Salerni (The Tontine Caper) on Writing Humor and an Omniscient Narrator

   Published: 5/6/2025
8. Ep. 83: Lauren Wolk (Candle Island) on the Importance of Setting in Her Novels

   Published: 4/29/2025
9. Ep: 82: Marie Benedict (The Secrets of Lovelace Academy) on Infusing Historical Fiction with Adventure.

   Published: 4/22/2025
10. [LISTEN AGAIN] Ep. 46: Literary Agent Alexander Slater on Publishing in Middle Grade

    Published: 4/15/2025
11. [LISTEN AGAIN] Ep. 58: Gayle Forman (Not Nothing) on Seeing Stories From Different Perspectives

    Published: 4/8/2025
12. Ep. 81: Debbi Michiko Florence (Last Chance Academy) on Writing a Middle Grade Mystery Series.

    Published: 4/1/2025
13. Ep. 80: Lisa Schmid (Hart & Souls) on Non-Scary Ghost Stories and Podcasting

    Published: 3/25/2025
14. Ep. 79: Britnee Meiser (All My Bests) on Writing Realistic Middle Grade Romance

    Published: 3/18/2025
15. Ep. 78: Megan E. Freeman (Alone and Away) on Her Books, Her Inspiration, and the Question Everyone is Asking . . Will There Be a Third?

    Published: 3/11/2025
16. Ep. 77: Kyle Lukoff (A World Worth Saving) on Writing Adventure, Jewish Folklore, and Trans Youth in Middle Grade.

    Published: 3/4/2025
17. Ep. 76: Wendelin Van Draanen (Flipped) on Writing From the Heart

    Published: 2/25/2025
18. [LISTEN AGAIN] Ep. 31: Megan Reyes (Heroes of Havensong) on Writing a Fantasy with Four Points of View

    Published: 2/18/2025
19. Ep. 75: James Ponti (Part 2) (The Sherlock Society) on the Joy of Storytelling

    Published: 2/11/2025
20. Ep. 74: James Ponti (Part 1) (Spy Kids) on Crafting Spy Novels and the Inspiration Behind His Work

    Published: 2/4/2025