Episode 7: Motivating Middle Grade Readers

Episode 9: Christmas Read-Alouds and Activities, New Books and Ruta Sepetys

A discussion about Christmas read-alouds, activities and new books is followed by special message to librarians from Ruta Sepetys.

Episode 8: Happy Thanksgiving + interviews with Redbud-Award nominees Charlie Grandy & Jonathan Fenske

Ep. 8: Happy Thanksgiving + interviews with 2024 Redbud Read-Aloud Award nominees Charlie Grandy (How to Talk Like a Bear) & Jonathan Fenske (A Unicorn, a Dinosaur, and a Shark Walk Into a Book). Enter to win a signed book https://forms.gle/hVK8XVKPdner9h4C9

Episode 7: Motivating Middle Grade Readers

This weeks new releases and a recap of ideas for motivating young readers provided by readers of our weekly newsletter. Breanna Carzoo also joins us to discuss her book Lou and her other new releases.

Episode 6: Recruiting Volunteers

A discussion about recruiting volunteers for your library followed by author interviews with two Redbud nominated authors, Maddie Frost and Jenna Beatrice.

Episode 5: Weeding your Collection

All About Weeding - This week we are joined by Lex Anne Seifert, our fantastic colleague in the book business who has managed countless weeding projects throughout her career as a librarian and educational sales representative. We look forward to your comments and hope you will share your weeding tips and experiences with us at brownbrothersbooks@gmail.com.