Part 2: Book Banning & Supporting Indie Bookstores w/ Jonathan Pope

LGBTQ+ Representation w/ Ameya Narvankar

Ameya Narvankar was inspired to write the award winning RITU WEDS CHANDNI after doing a masters thesis that looked at the lack of representation in children’s literature of Indian LGBTQ+ people. On this episode, Ameya chats with Leann about the journey to get RITU published, why it’s such an important story, and more. Follow Ameya on Instagram @ameyazing Sambasivan & Parikh IG: @sambasivan&parikh www.sambasivanandparikh.com [http://www.sambasivanandparikh.com/] Read more with Ameya and about RITU WEDS CHANDNI: https://jwa.org/blog/through-window-interview-author-ameya-narvankar [https://jwa.org/blog/through-window-interview-author-ameya-narvankar] https://kunzum.com/ameya-narvankar-author/ [https://kunzum.com/ameya-narvankar-author/] https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ameya-narvankar/ritu-weds-chandni/ [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ameya-narvankar/ritu-weds-chandni/] Sources Cited: https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/challenges-to-books-increase-in-region-but-still-rare/TBXY4VR74ZA33MDXIFAMKHQKIA/ [https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/challenges-to-books-increase-in-region-but-still-rare/TBXY4VR74ZA33MDXIFAMKHQKIA/] https://pen.org/report/banned-in-the-usa-state-laws-supercharge-book-suppression-in-schools/ [https://pen.org/report/banned-in-the-usa-state-laws-supercharge-book-suppression-in-schools/] https://kunzum.com/ameya-narvankar-author/ [https://kunzum.com/ameya-narvankar-author/] If you have any questions, comments, ideas for future episodes, or just want to say hi, email leann@modernmarigoldbooks.com [leann@modernmarigoldbooks.com]

Part 2: Why Book Cataloging Matters w/ Misty Alvaro

In the second part of this conversation with Misty Alvaro, Materials Manager for the Columbus Metropolitan Library, we discuss how the history of cataloging in libraries impacts what stories get told and what the future of cataloging looks like. ----more---- Find Columbus Metropolitan Library across platforms at columbuslibrary and columbuslibrary.org [http://columbuslibrary.org] Sambasivan & Parikh IG: @sambasivan&parikh www.sambasivanandparikh.com [http://www.sambasivanandparikh.com/] If you have any questions, comments, ideas for future episodes, or just want to say hi, email leann@modernmarigoldbooks.com [leann@modernmarigoldbooks.com]

Part 1: Publishers and Book Cataloging w/ Misty Alvaro

Learn about library cataloging in the public library and what book publishers should know about it in the first part of this conversation with Misty Alvaro, Materials Manager for the Columbus Metropolitan Library. ----more---- Find Columbus Metropolitan Library across platforms at columbuslibrary and columbuslibrary.org [http://columbuslibrary.org] Sambasivan & Parikh IG: @sambasivan&parikh www.sambasivanandparikh.com [http://www.sambasivanandparikh.com/] If you have any questions, comments, ideas for future episodes, or just want to say hi, email leann@modernmarigoldbooks.com [leann@modernmarigoldbooks.com]

Part 2: Book Banning & Supporting Indie Bookstores w/ Jonathan Pope

In PART 2 of this two part episode, Jonathan Pope, full time english teacher and part-time bookseller at Prologue Books in Columbus, OH, discusses how book banning affects his students. Leann asks if the students care about their books and how seeing themselves reflected in stories they read impacts them. Jonathan also describes the importance of your local indie bookstore in your community. ----more---- Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston, recommendation [https://store.prologuebookshop.com/book/9780062975171]   TIMESTAMPS: 1:00 - introduction 1:30 - commenting on censorship 3:46 - students’ reactions to book banning 6:00 - kids and their books; how are they engaging? 7:30 - “progress” in diverse books and actually implementing diverse books 9:51 - why to support indie bookstores & your favorite authors 11:58 - What is Jonathan currently reading? 12:55 - outro   Find Jonathan: IG: beblackbeloved Twitter: beblackbeloved Website: https://www.youtube.com/tobeblackandloved [https://www.youtube.com/tobeblackandloved]   Find Prologue Bookshop: https://store.prologuebookshop.com/ [https://store.prologuebookshop.com/] https://www.instagram.com/prologuebookshop/   Sambasivan & Parikh IG: @sambasivan&parikh www.sambasivanandparikh.com [http://www.sambasivanandparikh.com/] If you have any questions, comments, ideas for future episodes, or just want to say hi, email leann@modernmarigoldbooks.com [leann@modernmarigoldbooks.com]

Part 1: Independent Bookstores & Diversity in Kids Lit w/ Jonathan Pope

In part one of this two part episode, Jonathan Pope, english teacher and bookseller at Prologue Books in Columbus, OH, talks to Leann about what he looks for when choosing books to stock in the store. He answers questions about how to get your book into an indie bookstore, if he puts value in reviews, and how he discovers the books he recommends. Leann and Jonathan also discuss what the landscape of diverse books looks like in children's books and what he hopes to see out of the publishing industry in the future. ----more---- Julian is a Mermaid [https://store.prologuebookshop.com/search/site/Juli%C3%A1n%20Is%20a%20Mermaid], By Jessica Love [https://store.prologuebookshop.com/search/author/%22Love%2C%20Jessica%22], (Illustrator) recommendation Langston Dances [https://store.prologuebookshop.com/book/9781534485198], By Kaija Langley [https://store.prologuebookshop.com/search/author/%22Langley%2C%20Kaija%22], Keith Mallett [https://store.prologuebookshop.com/search/author/%22Mallett%2C%20Keith%22] (Illustrator) recommendation   Find Jonathan: IG: beblackbeloved Twitter: beblackbeloved Website: https://www.youtube.com/tobeblackandloved [https://www.youtube.com/tobeblackandloved]   Find Prologue Bookshop: https://store.prologuebookshop.com/ [https://store.prologuebookshop.com/] https://www.instagram.com/prologuebookshop/   Sambasivan & Parikh IG: @sambasivan&parikh www.sambasivanandparikh.com [http://www.sambasivanandparikh.com/]   If you have any questions, comments, ideas for future episodes, or just want to say hi, email leann@modernmarigoldbooks.com [leann@modernmarigoldbooks.com]     Time stamps 1:15: intro 2:20: jonathan says hello 3:10: how are books chosen for the store? how do you find books? How do you get your book in an indie bookstore? 5:04: curating the shelves in a small indie bookstore and balancing sales 6:53: how much do you rely on reviews like Kirkus? 8:06: what limits what books you’re able to buy? 9:25: do you think Indies are more willing to take a risk on books like self-published? 10:39: diversity in children’s books, do you think there’s been progress? what’s missing? 12:55: trends in the type of diverse books that are available and what we want to see in the future 15:02: future of diversity in children’s books 17:27: what type of books do you want to see more of? 19:20: a lot of books recently have been very trauma heavy 20:00 outro