Here Wee Read

Hosted by Charnaie Gordon, of the blog Here Wee Read, this podcast celebrates diverse and inclusive books for kids and adults. In addition to interviewing kid lit and adult writers and illustrators on occasion, you’ll be updated on the latest bookish headlines and hear 30-second book reviews. This podcast is especially good for parents, caregivers, homeschoolers, librarians, and teachers who have the desire to diversify their bookshelves.

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Episodes

3 - Eyes That Kiss in the Corners: Interview with Debut Author Joanna Ho

Joanna Ho is the author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners (Jan 5, 2021), Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma (Fall 2021), The Silence that Binds Us (2022) and One Day (2023). She is a writer and educator with a passion for anti-bias, anti-racism and equity work. She holds a BA in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s from the Principal Leadership Institute at Berkeley. She has been an English teacher, a dean, the designer of an alternative-to-prison program, and a ...

Sep 15, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 3

2 - I Am Every Good Thing: Up Close and Personal with Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James

In this episode, Charnaie interviews New York Times Bestselling author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Gordon C. James. Derrick Barnes wrote the New York Times bestseller The King of Kindergarten, as well as the critically acclaimed picture book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (illustrated by Gordon James), which received a Newbery Honor, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the 2018 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, and the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers. He also wrote the bestselling chapter ...

Sep 01, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 2

1 - I'm Not a Fan of Diverse Books, I'm a Fan of Diverse Thinking People, a conversation with Kwame Alexander

In this episode, Charnaie interviews New York Times Bestselling author Kwame Alexander. Kwame is also a poet, educator, author of 37 books, including THE UNDEFEATED, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, HOW TO READ A BOOK, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, SWING, REBOUND, which was shortlisted for prestigious Carnegie Medal, and, his NEWBERY medal-winning middle grade novel, THE CROSSOVER. Kwame is also the Founding Editor of VERSIFY, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt that aims to Change the World One...

Aug 18, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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Introduction to Here Wee Read.

Aug 03, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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