In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author PeTika Tave discusses her two children’s picture books, Beautiful As You Are! and Brilliant As You Are! PeTika is a middle school teacher who has seen firsthand the impact that low self-esteem can have on children. She struggled when she was a kid, reaching a height of six feet and weight of 300 lbs by the age of 13. In her twenties, the birth of her two children inspired her to undertake a journey of weight loss and self-discovery. Inspired to set a good example and to teach her daughter strength and self-acceptance, PeTika began to write poetry. Those poems found their way into her first illustrated picture book for kids, Beautiful As You Are! She followed that book up with a second, Brilliant As You Are!, and both books are designed to empower boys and girls to love and accept themselves as enough, exactly as they are. In this episode, PeTika discusses her writing journey, why her biggest learning curve on her journey has been patience, and her daughter’s reaction to seeing her mother as a published author.

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Tim Grove discusses his latest book for middle grade readers titled, Star Spangled: The Story of a Flag, a Battle and the American Anthem. Tim is a public historian with over 25 years’ experience working at history museums, including several Smithsonian museums. Tim uses his background as a historian to teach the historical thinking process and the importance of source material and solid historical evidence when writing nonfiction. Star Spangled is Tim’s fifth book, and his third for middle grade readers. Tim has also written a career memoire titled, A Grizzly in the Mail and Other Adventures in American History, which details some of the more interesting museum projects he was worked on over the years. In this episode, Tim discusses his writing journey, why his book, Star Spangled, is not the story you might expect, and how he really did receive a grizzly bear in the mail.

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Theresa Kaminski discusses her latest book, Dr. Mary Walker’s Civil War: One Woman’s Journey to the Medal of Honor and the Fight for Women’s Rights. In this book, Theresa details the life of Mary Walker, an extraordinary 19th century woman who was not afraid to speak her mind. Mary Walker was a medical physician, a vocal suffragist and women’s rights advocate, and the only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor. Theresa Kaminski recently retired from academia, but she is putting her years as a historian, specializing in women’s history, to good use in her writing career. Theresa has made it her mission to write books about scrappy American women who may have faded from our collective memory. In this episode, Theresa discusses her writing journey, how Mary Walker was so unique for her time, and why the strength of the women she writes about resonates so profoundly with readers today.
 
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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Melody Johnson discusses her latest book, Beyond the Next Star. It is the first sci-fi romance novel in Melody’s new Love Beyond series. In her new book, Melody has kept the dark grit from her paranormal romance Night Blood series and upped the stakes by taking the drama, danger and romance to new worlds in this thrilling sci-fi series. Beyond the Next Star allowed Melody to world-build and even create her own language for her alien characters. As with all of her books, this new series includes plenty of danger and excitement as the romance unfolds. In this episode, Melody discusses her writing journey, her decision to take her romance stories to outer space with this new sci-fi series, and how life for her has changed since our last Bookshop chat.
 
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