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A bookish podcast from Bandersnatch Books. Join us to listen in on conversations with writers, illustrators, publishers, poets, and a whole lot more! bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

  1. 6h ago

    S6:E4 - Krista Lynn Weeks & 'The Birding Tree'

    Annie Beth Donahue interviews Krista Lynn Weeks about the upcoming release of The Birding Tree on Jan. 19th, 2027 (preorders open soon). Krista discusses how a hobby of birdwatching combined with rediscovering a childhood idea for a story in one of her old notebooks to make the seed of the idea for her new book. As Krista pondered her old idea, she realized it still had immense potential as a Middle Grade novel. Nine years and several edits later, Krista sent the book to Bandersnatch Books and we loved it! We can’t wait to share it all with you in the new year. In the meantime, get to know Krista! Mentioned in this episode: • The Birding Tree - Krista Lynn Weeks www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/birding-tree • A Storied Life - Krista Lynn’s Substack bykristalynn.substack.com • Krista Lynn Weeks’ Site kristalynnweeks.com • Jessica Linn Evans - Illustrator • The Burgess Bird Book for Children - Thornton W. Burgess • Flora and Ulysses - Kate DiCamillo • Charlotte Mason Method • Plot Grid of J.K. Rowling • Merlin Bird ID app Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books! www.bandersnatchbooks.com Special Thanks to: Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.” Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork. S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

    S6:E4 - Krista Lynn Weeks & 'The Birding Tree'

  2. Sep 29

    S6:E3 - Betsy Farquhar & Redeemed Reader

    Carolyn Clare Givens chats with Betsy Farquhar the Editor-in-Chief of Redeemed Reader, a bookish review site for all types of books. She discusses the origins and mission of Redeemed Reader, along with thoughts on various book prizes, the dangers inherent in reviewing book series before they’re done and the trickiness of navigating social media as a book person. Then Carrie shares her conspiracy theory about the Newbery Medal… ORDER THE REDEEMED READER Mentioned in this episode: Redeemed Reader - www.redeemedreader.com The Redeemed Reader - Janie Cheaney et al. The Newbery Medal Phoenix Award The American Library Association Melissa Sweet - www.melissasweet.net Mari in the Margins - Rebecca J. Gomez Wild Things and Castles in the Sky - Leslie Bustard et al. Enclave Publishing - www.enclavepublishing.com Waxwing Books - www.waxwingbooks.com The Teacher of Nomad Land - Daniel Nayeri Charlotte’s Web - E.B. White The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley The Hero & the Crown - Robin McKinley Jen Bryant - www.jenbryant.com Biblical Critical Theory - Christopher Watkin Awesome Good Clean Jokes for Kids - Bob Philips Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books! www.bandersnatchbooks.com Special Thanks to: Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.” Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork. S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.com Lumen Sound from Pixabay This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

    S6:E3 - Betsy Farquhar & Redeemed Reader

  3. Sep 22

    S6:E2 - David Kern & Goldberry Books

    Carolyn Clare Givens chats with David Kern about all sorts of bookish topics, including but not limited to, David’s local bookstore (Goldberry Books); his publishing wing with wife, Bethany (Lumen Art); and his podcasts: Close Reads and Withywindle. Then there is also a meditation on midnight conversations with books in closed bookstores… And of course, the most important question is asked: Cheetos or Doritos? ORDER FROM GOLDBERRY BOOKS Mentioned in this episode: • The Charlatan’s Boy - Jonathan Rogers • Lumen Art - Bethany Kern • Withywindle Podcast • Close Reads Podcast • Goldberry Press • Goldberry Books - www.goldberrybooks.com • Lumen Curriculum - https://www.goldberrypress.com/pages/lumen • “Christianity and the Future of the Book” by Alan Jacobs • Winters in the World - Eleanor Parker • From Here to You - Maile Silva • Sam Sacks - Wall Street Journal • The Banderpod S3:E6 - Graeme Pitman • Byword Writing App Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books! www.bandersnatchbooks.com Special Thanks to: Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.” Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork. S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.com Lumen Sound from Pixabay This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

    S6:E2 - David Kern & Goldberry Books

  4. Sep 15

    S6:E1 - Jonathan Rogers & 'The Charlatan’s Boy'

    Rachel Donahue interviews Jonathan Rogers about the new re-release of The Charlatan’s Boy on Oct. 5th, 2026 (preorders open now)! She also discusses how his creation of the writers’ community The Habit has helped her as a writer and hundreds of others. Along the way, Jonathan and Rachel also discuss naming alligators, feechies, dogs in tuxedos, flintknapping tomfoolery, phrenological scams, the picaresque novel, his love of small talk, disintegration vs. reintegration, writing messy by hand, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and finally who are the writers that make Jonathan Rogers want to write? Preorder - The Charlatan’s Boy Mentioned in this episode: • The Charlatan’s Boy - Jonathan Rogers • The Habit Writers Community • The Wilderking Trilogy - Jonathan Rogers • Joe Hox • Flintknapping • Warner Robins, GA Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books! www.bandersnatchbooks.com Special Thanks to: Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.” Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork. S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

    S6:E1 - Jonathan Rogers & 'The Charlatan’s Boy'

  5. May 26

    S5:E10 - Glenn McCarty Reads 'The Song of the Stone Tiger'

    The Song of the Stone Tiger by Glenn McCarty has been nominated for audiobook of the year by The Selah Awards! To celebrate we’re closing out season five by sharing Glenn reading the first three chapters of the book. Enjoy! Mentioned in this episode: • The Selah Awards - 2026 https://www.blueridgeconference.com/2026-selah-award-finalists/ • The Song of the Stone Tiger Audiobook - Audible https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Song-Stone-Tiger/dp/B0G1TZ74QK • The Song of the Stone Tiger Audiobook - Spotify • The Song of the Stone Tiger Audiobook - Hoopla www.hoopladigital.com/audiobook/the-song-of-the-stone-tiger-glenn-mccarty/18968967 • The Song of the Stone Tiger www.bandersnatchbooks.com/store/p/stone-tiger Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books! www.bandersnatchbooks.com Special Thanks to: Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.” Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork. S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.com Music by DELOSound from Pixabay This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

  6. Season 5, Episode 9 Trailer

    S5:E9 - Carolyn Weber & 'Four Questions God Asks'

    Rachel Donahue interviews Dr. Carolyn Weber about how poetry has shaped her life and faith, and also her newest release, Four Questions God Asks. Carolyn is best known for her memoir Surprised By Oxford, which has been turned into a movie (available on Apple, Angel or Amazon) but Carolyn is also a poet and the trajectory of her entire life has been altered by how deeply she engaged with a John Donne poem which helped her understand the gospel as a graduate student. Mentioned in this episode: • Surprised by Oxford (2022) • Four Questions God Asks - Carolyn Weber • Surprised by Oxford - Carolyn Weber • Holy is the Day - Carolyn Weber • Sex and the City of God - Carolyn Weber • Holy Sonnets - John Donne • ‘Batter My Heart, Three Person’d God’ - John Donne • Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Samuel Taylor Coleridge • Surprised by Joy - C.S. Lewis • Homegoing: Poetry for a Season - Carolyn Weber • Summering - Carolyn Weber • Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier • Ties that Blind - Dr. Alan Godwin • George MacDonald Press - David Jack • Introduction to Poetry - Billy Collins I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide or press an ear against its hive. I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out, or walk inside the poem’s room and feel the walls for a light switch. I want them to waterski across the surface of a poem waving at the author’s name on the shore. But all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair with rope and torture a confession out of it. They begin beating it with a hose to find out what it really means. Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books! www.bandersnatchbooks.com Special Thanks to: Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.” Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork. S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

    S5:E9 - Carolyn Weber & 'Four Questions God Asks'

  7. May 12

    S5:E8 - Bethany Faulk & 'Seichō Summer'

    Annie Beth Donahue interviews Bethany Faulk about the newest Bandersnatch Book release, Seichō Summer! Bethany describes Seichō Summer as a kind of 90’s Little House on the Prairie, albeit with sushi rather than smoked meats! But both Faulk and Laura Ingalls Wilder lightly fictionalized their own childhoods to make a story that could resonate with all generations about feeling misplaced somewhere… until you slowly grow up and connect the dots. (成長 - Seichō is Japanese for “growth”) Bethany started with her own teenage journals to remember the joys and angsts she’d forgotten and to lovingly recreate the 90’s and to write this coming of age novel from a true place. Annie Beth and Bethany also discuss how Bethany once got a sushi roll named after her! Mentioned in this episode: * Seichō Summer - Bethany Faulk www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/seicho-summer * National Novel Writing Month - NaNoWriMo * Little Women - Louisa May Alcott * The Anxious Generation - Jonathan Haidt * Little House in the Big Woods - Laura Ingalls Wilder * Flicker.Press Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books! www.bandersnatchbooks.com Special Thanks to: Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.” Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork. S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

    S5:E8 - Bethany Faulk & 'Seichō Summer'

  8. May 5

    S5:E7 - Melissa Woodruff & Bandersnatch Books

    Carolyn Givens interviews Melissa Woodruff about her path to being a reader, then a homeschool mom who writes novels, works at her church, and now has become a full partner in Bandersnatch Books! From Radio Shack to camp counseling, Melissa has weaved through life with energy, love and engagement with everyone who God sends her way. When she stumbled into Bandersnatch Books’ booth in the Great Homeschool Convention in 2023, she was mostly looking for good things to read, to fill her inexhaustible need for good books for herself and her kids, but instead she discovered three new friends and sparked a vision for what Bandersnatch Books could become. We’re excited to introduce Melissa to you, and we know you’ll love her as much as we do! Mentioned in this episode: * Melissa Woodruff * Eternal Church - Fort Mill, SC * Season 4: Episode 10 - Melissa Interviews Carrie, Annie Beth and Rachel * The Red Door - Rachel Lulich * Promise - Loren Warnemuende * Goblabet - Ken Priebe * Real Poems for Real Moms - Rachel Donahue * Great Homeschool Convention - South Carolina * Gallows Hill - Lois Duncan * Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books! www.bandersnatchbooks.com Special Thanks to: Jacob Collins for key audio assistance! Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.” Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork. S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

    S5:E7 - Melissa Woodruff & Bandersnatch Books
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A bookish podcast from Bandersnatch Books. Join us to listen in on conversations with writers, illustrators, publishers, poets, and a whole lot more! bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Bandersnatch Books
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
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    © Bandersnatch Books
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    The Banderpod

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