Bookish Flights: Book Recommendations and Reading Tips for Busy People and Kids Kara Infante

Alexie gives us all the tips on reading with dyslexia, what to do and who
to contact if you think your child may struggle with dyslexia. And most
importantly, she gives us hope! That with the right tools and study
strategies you or your child can fall in love with reading too. Her book
flight today features decodable books for dyslexic readers and both books
are published by Barrington Stoke.

Today we have an episode from the kids for the kids. I am speaking today
with Colton and his Dad, Ryan Sawyer. Colton is 11 years old and a 5th
grader. Colton teamed up with his Dad and wrote the book, We Can Do Hard
Things, to inspire anyone who has felt the weight of struggling to fit in
or battling self-doubt. He shares his journey of overcoming self-doubt and
finding resilience. He is our youngest published author on the show to date
and I am beyond excited to share our conversation with you.

In today’s episode, I am chatting with Sara E. Johnson. Sara lives in
Durham, North Carolina. She worked as a middle school reading specialist
and local newspaper contributor before her husband lured her to New Zealand
for a year. Her first novel, Molten Mud Murder, is the result. The fifth
book in the series, The Hungry Bones, comes out on June 11th, 2024. I had
so much fun chatting with Sara. She talks about the connections she has
made through the writing process to help her research and write her novels.
Lastly, Sara totally understood the book flight! Tune in to hear the fun
approach she took. Happy listening!

In today’s episode, I am chatting with Trunnis Goggins. Trunnis is an
educator, author and consultant for small businesses and higher-rated
institutions. Trunnis is also the host of a podcast called The 4 P’s of
You. The 4 P’s are Passion, Planning, Purpose and Persistence, which are
all essentail in our life journeys towards success.This episode is sure to
inspire you. Happy listening!

In today’s episode, I am chatting with Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai. Born and
raised in Việt Nam, she is the author of the global best-selling novels The
Mountains Sing and Dust Child.

In this episode, Quế Mai shares about the importance of tonal marks in the
Vietnamese language, how writing saved her with a traveling lifestyle, what
she has learned about herself through writing. She brought a wonderful book
flight with her to highlight Vietnamese authors. Happy listening!

In today’s episode, I am chatting with Jared Michaud. Jared has had a
life-long drive to write fiction and is the author of Brightstar:
Energematrice6 – The Epimyth Begins. He is on a mission to give his
children’s generation myths built on the greatest foundation the world has
ever seen. We talked about the importance of myth in stories, the gentle
art of writing about the truth, including a piece of yourself in the
characters you write and more! This is a delightful episode with Jared, I
hope you enjoy. Happy listening!