Stories from the Ashes Podcast A Literary Podcast from the minds of Reshelving Alexandria.

In this exciting episode, we welcome back the talented author Steven J. Carroll. Steve has just wrapped up his compelling teen dystopian trilogy, "The City of Words," and graciously joins Ambre and Charlesa for an engaging conversation about this thought-provoking series. Tune in as we delve in and unravel the layers of depth in Steve’s spellbinding storytelling.
Episode correction: Steve references a Bible passage as being in The Book of John, when it’s actually in The Book of Revelations.
Steve’s Books:
City of Words by Steven J. Carroll (Dystopian-Teen)
* City of Words (Book 1)
* Mountain of Shadows (Book 2)
* Island of Man (Book 3)
The Histories of Earth (4 book series) by Steven J. Carroll (Middle Grade Fantasy/Teen)
* In the Window Room
* A Prince of Earth
* All the Worlds of Men
* Worlds Unending
The Road to Jericho by Steven J. Carroll (A standalone)
Other books discussed in this episode:
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
The List + The Last Lie by Patricia Forde
Words on Fire by Jennifer Neilsen
Shield by Dawn L. Watkins


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Today’s guest, Carolyn Leiloglou, is the author of the the new The Restorationists series! Book 1, Beneath the Swirling Sky just recently released and has been so well received! Below, check out all her books currently available and maybe find a new favorite!
Carolyn’s books:
Beneath the Swirling Sky (The Restorationists)
Library’s Most Wanted
Wild Things and Castles in the Sky: A Guide to Choosing the Best Books for Children (anthology)
Noah Green: Junior Zookeeper and the Garage Sale Pet (OOP)
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Books recommended in this episode:
Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis
Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis
The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson
Skyward series by Brandon Sanderson
Once Upon a Saturday by Edward Fenton: Archive link to read for free.
Katie and the Sunflowers by James Mayhew
Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban
Hidden Truths by Elly Swartz
Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley
The Bootlace Magician by Cassie Beasley
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Today’s guest, Millie Florence, is a delightful middle grade author. In this episode, she shares her experience as an author who first published at thirteen! Grab your young writers and give her journey a listen.
Millie’s Books (aff link):
The Balter of Ashton Harper
Lydia Greene of Mulberry Glen
Honey Butter
No Snow Yet- Millie’s upcoming picture book!
Other Titles Discussed in this Episode:
Anne of Green Gables
A Little Princess
The Secret Garden
The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Hunger Games
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
Spilling Ink: a Handbook for Young Writers About Writing by Ellen Potter (Author), Anne Mazer (Author), Matt Phelan (Illustrator)
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
The Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit
The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Three Knocks on the Wall by Evelyn Sibley Lampman
Bargain Bride by Evelyn Sibley Lampman
Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Jane Austen’s books
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Loren G. Warnemuende, the accomplished author behind the 'Daughter of Arden' fairy tale retellings inspired by the classic Maid Maleen story, takes us on her remarkable 25-year journey in crafting these enchanting tales in this episode.
Loren’s books:
Daughter of Arden Trilogy
* Exile
* Wandering
* Promise
All three titles can be ordered from Bandersnatch Books.
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While curious where I could read the original Maid Maleen story I found this lovely illustration is from the 1917 collection of Grimm’s Fairy Tales illustrated by Arthur Rackham. I thought you might enjoy it as well!
Books discussed in this episode:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge
Deerskin by Robin McKinley- This is an adult book with adult content
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Bearskin by Howard Pyle
A Little History of the World by E. H. Gombrich
An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo
The Wilderking Trilogy by Jonathan Rogers
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You read that right: in this episode, I call Jane Austen "Jean Watson". And I don’t even think I caught it as it happened! This episode was recorded nine months ago right after I started addressing the fact that I lost my ability to see inside my head as part of the mental burnout after the house fire trauma/paperwork/etc..
In listening to the playback this week, I caught five absurd slips of the tongue (and I’m open to the possibility of there being more) and I am just so grateful to be able to so clearly see the progress I’ve made on my brain recovery this year. If you want to hear more about my misspeaks and how I’ve been healing my brain, I talk more about it here.
In this rapid fire episode Val, Charlesa, and I delve into a diverse collection of over 100 book suggestions impeccably matched with the RA 2023 12-book reading challenge. These recommendations, primarily designed for challenge takers, offer a literary adventure suitable for every reader.
Quick reminder that we have challenges of many lengths and most could still be finished if you started now!
Books in this episode:
I’m going to be real- listing over 100 books and covers in the show notes wasn’t in the cards this week, but I did add the titles to an episode list on our RA Amazon Storefront so it would populate pretty covers for you because covers are so pretty!
Resources and notes from the episode:
* Our Favorite Small Publishers are all listed here, and the FB RA community have also recommended Voyage Comics, Cluny Media, and YWAM.
* In the episode I mention that Magical Melons is the sequel to Caddie Woodlawn. It’s been published under Magical Melons and Caddie Woodlawn’s Family which is what you will see if you look for it on our Storefront list.
* The Other Half of the Church podcast where they read the whole book aloud and discuss it.
* Charlesa brings up Unbroken because it keeps coming up as a recommendation without content considerations. Please do not pick up this book without checking out content considerations.
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Our Guest:
This week I had the pleasure to talk with my husband, Erik Sautter, about his literary journey and his experience being married to a crazy book lady (me).
We opened the floor to your questions and you didn’t disappoint! Thank you!
Let us know in the comments if you have more questions and we’ll tackle them on IG and FB for you!
Books and resources recommended in this episode (minus Goosebumps, that’s not a recommendation, that one’s just here because… well… you know…):
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol
Goosebumps- Erik insisted I include the above meme he made just for this day.
Red Phoenix by Larry Bond
1984 by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Fox in Sox by Dr. Seuss
Sandra Boynton
Let’s Talk About series by Joy Berry- We have the full set, but I see some individual titles have been reprinted!
Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail by Danica McKellar
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Scholastic DVD Collections- these can still be found second hand for a steal or at the public library
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome

Reading Rainbow Presents: Gregory the Terrible Eater (1992 FHE release)
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
DoesTheDogDie.com- a website with crowdsourced content for books, movies, tv, and more.
Phillis Wheatley by Shirley Graham- Find a complete printable list of The Messner Biographies here.
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
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