In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Merriam Saunders discusses her two children’s picture books, My Wandering, Dreaming Mind and My Whirling, Twirling Motor. Merriam also has a middle grade novel releasing in early 2021. While all of books feature characters with ADHD, it is not the only thing Merriam writes about – but it is one thing she is passionate about. By day, Merriam is a licensed family therapist specializing in ADHD, as well as an adjunct professor of psychology. She didn’t set out to write books, although she loved writing stories as a kid, but she now sees her writing for young readers as an extension of her skills and passion for helping children. In this episode, Merriam discusses her writing journey, how she helped compile a database of kid lit books dealing with mental health issues on the website anovelmind.com, and how writing a fan letter as a kid to her favorite children’s book author changed her life forever, because that fan letter eventually led to Merriam meeting her husband.
 
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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Joseph Mazerac discusses his novel, Into the Attic of the World. It is the story of a normal teenage boy named Charles who meets another teen, known only as Captain Kid. Captain Kid describes reality as a deck of cards, with many layers and, like cards in a deck, two different sides – one red and one blue. The world as we know it is the blue side of the Reality Deck. Captain Kid invites Charles on a remarkable adventure up the Reality Deck and into the Attic of the World. Joseph began his writing journey as an artist creating graphic novels. When his story ideas became too big for the graphic novel form, he turned his hand to full-length novels. You can hear Joseph read from his novel, Into the Attic of the Word, on his own podcast called The Blue Deck. In this episode, Joseph discusses his writing journey, how his love of audio books helped sparked his desire to write stories after struggling with dyslexia as a kid, and why one of the best parts of being a writer is watching his kids get interested in his books.

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, award-winning author Laurie Wallmark discusses her picture book biographies about women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). The women who are the subjects of Laurie’s books are pioneers in fields ranging from computer science to mathematics to astronomy. Her latest book is titled, Numbers in Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics. (Check out Laurie reading from her picture books on her Youtube channel.) Laurie has always loved math and is a former software engineer and computer science professor. Now, she channels that passion into her writing, finding ways to explain difficult concepts to young readers and sharing the stories of amazing women in STEM. In this episode, Laurie discusses her writing journey, why she believes children’s pictures books are an excellent way to get kids excited about science and math and why she believes it is important for both girls and boys to read about women in STEM. 

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Darlene Beck-Jacobson discusses her latest middle grade novel, Wishes, Dares and How to Stand Up to a Bully. It is a coming of age story about losing a family member, summer vacation, learning how to be brave and a fish who grants wishes. This book was Darlene’s first novel in verse, and she found the experience of fashioning a story out of the poems she wrote to be both intriguing and joyful. Wishes, Dares and How to Stand Up to a Bully is Darlene’s second book. Her debut work, the award-winning Wheels of Change, is middle grade historical fiction about racial intolerance, social change and sweeping progress set at the turn of the twentieth century. Tune in to hear Darlene discuss her writing journey, discovering her uniquely middle grade voice and the wonderful story behind her latest book’s delightful cover art.

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