The Newbery Chronicles

Michael & Rebecca O'Malley
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We're reading each book that won a Newbery Medal and talking about it.

  1. FEB 1

    Episode 43: What We Read in 2025

    Taking a brief break from the Newbery Medal to discuss our reading habits/favs from 2025! We'd love to hear from you! Email us at newberychronicles@gmail.com! Special thanks to Jake Ward for creating our theme music! Check him out at https://jaekwrad.bandcamp.com/album/draw-jaek-2.

    1h 3m

  2. JAN 17

    Episode 42: It's Like This, Cat

    Back in the '60s again, so you know it's gonna be good! This time, Rebecca and Michael are discussing Emily Cheney Neville's It's Like This, Cat, which is not a line of dialogue from a hard-boiled noir, unfortunately. Discussion of the book begins at 25:35. We'd love to hear from you! Email us at newberychronicles@gmail.com! Special thanks to Jake Ward for creating our theme music! Check him out at https://jaekwrad.bandcamp.com/album/draw-jaek-2.

    58 min

  3. 12/06/2025

    Episode 41: ...And Now Miguel (1954)

    ...And now the podcast episode where Rebecca and Michael discuss ...And Now Miguel, the 1954 Newbery Medal winner, written by Joseph Krumgold. Discussion of the book begins at 25:40. We'd love to hear from you! Email us at newberychronicles@gmail.com! Special thanks to Jake Ward for creating our theme music! Check him out at https://jaekwrad.bandcamp.com/album/draw-jaek-2.

    1h 1m

  4. 10/11/2025

    Episode 40: Johnny Tremain (1944)

    Will Michael and Rebecca remain skeptical of Johnny Tremain, or will author Esther prove too Forbes-midable of a novelist to resist? Discussion of the book begins at 18:09. We'd love to hear from you! Email us at newberychronicles@gmail.com! Special thanks to Jake Ward for creating our theme music! Check him out at https://jaekwrad.bandcamp.com/album/draw-jaek-2.

    1 hr

  5. 08/02/2025

    Episode 39: Caddie Woodlawn (1936)

    Michael and Rebecca discuss the 1936 Newbery Medal winner, Carol Ryrie (NOT Rylie) Brink's Caddie Woodlawn. Discussion of the book begins at 17:09. We'd love to hear from you! Email us at newberychronicles@gmail.com! Special thanks to Jake Ward for creating our theme music! Check him out at https://jaekwrad.bandcamp.com/album/draw-jaek-2.

    58 min

  6. 06/07/2025

    Episode 38: The Trumpeter of Krakow (1929)

    The cycle begins again: we're back in the 1920s with Eric P. Kelly's 1929 medal-winning book The Trumpeter of Krakow. Discussion of the book begins at 24:53. We'd love to hear from you! Email us at newberychronicles@gmail.com! Special thanks to Jake Ward for creating our theme music! Check him out at https://jaekwrad.bandcamp.com/album/draw-jaek-2.

    1h 5m

  7. 03/22/2025

    Episode 37: The Eyes and the Impossible (2024)

    Your fearless hosts discuss the most recent Newbery Medal winner, Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible. Discussion of the book begins at 14:37. We'd love to hear from you! Email us at newberychronicles@gmail.com! Special thanks to Jake Ward for creating our theme music! Check him out at https://jaekwrad.bandcamp.com/album/draw-jaek-2.

    54 min

  8. 03/08/2025

    Episode 36: What We Read in 2024

    What better time than March of 2025 to do a retrospective of our reading in 2024? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at newberychronicles@gmail.com! Special thanks to Jake Ward for creating our theme music! Check him out at https://jaekwrad.bandcamp.com/album/draw-jaek-2.

    55 min
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We're reading each book that won a Newbery Medal and talking about it.

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  • Creator
    Michael & Rebecca O'Malley
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Michael O'Malley 2022
  • Show Website
    The Newbery Chronicles