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Babbling Books

By Lily

I'll be reviewing my favorite books and interviewing incredible authors like Alisa Kwitney, Ben Phillipe, and Dhonielle Clayton. All interviews are arranged with the incredible Oblong Books & Music in Rhinebeck, New York!
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Babbling BooksMay 27, 2019

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Huda Fahmy (Yes, I'm Hot in This!)

Huda Fahmy (Yes, I'm Hot in This!)

Welcome back!

Today, I'll be interviewing Huda Fahmy, author of the Yes, I'm Hot in This comics!

Huda's website is https://yesimhotinthis.com and her Twitter/Insta is @yesimhotinthis.

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Find me on Twitter @babblinglily!

Ramadan Mubarak!

Apr 27, 202022:28
LL McKinney

LL McKinney

Welcome back!

Today, I'll be interviewing LL McKinney, author of A Blade So Black!

Her website is llmckinney.com and her Twitter is @elleonwords.

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Find me on Twitter @babblinglily!

Feb 24, 202020:20
Gabby Rivera
Jan 27, 202012:56
Mary HK Choi

Mary HK Choi

Welcome back! Happy holidays & happy New Year to all.

Today, I'll be interviewing Mary HK Choi, author of Emergency Contact and Permanent Record!

This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their website is oblongbooks.com and their Twitter is @oblongbooks)!

Mary's website is choitotheworld.com and her Twitter is @choitotheworld.

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Find me on Twitter @babblinglily!

Jan 06, 202013:32
Elizabeth Keenan

Elizabeth Keenan

Today, I'll be interviewing Elizabeth Keenan, author of Rebel Girls!

This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their website is oblongbooks.com and their Twitter is @oblongbooks)!

Elizabeth's website is elizabethkeenanwrites.com and her Twitter is @badcoverversion.

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Find me on Twitter @babblinglily!

Nov 26, 201909:45
Margaret Owen

Margaret Owen

Today, I'll be Skype-interviewing Margaret Owen, debut author of The Merciful Crow! (Apologies for the less-than-ideal audio quality.)

Margaret can be found on Twitter and Instagram as @what_eats_owls!

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Find me on Twitter @babblinglily!

Nov 11, 201913:24
Nancy Furstinger

Nancy Furstinger

And I'm back!

Today, I'll be interviewing Nancy Furstinger, author of many, many books about the animals in our lives & how we should treat them.

This interview was hosted by my very own school's book fair! Our books were supplied by the Golden Notebook in Woodstock New York, where I am now employed. (https://goldennotebook.indielite.org)

My equipment this time was borrowed from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check them out and give their shows a listen! They're pretty amazing.

Nancy's website is nancyfurstinger.com, her Twitter & Instagram is @animalauthor, and she's also on Facebook. 

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Find me on Twitter @babblinglily!

Sep 30, 201911:36
Rebecca Kim Wells

Rebecca Kim Wells

Today, I'll be interviewing Rebecca Kim Wells, author of "angry bisexual YA" book Shatter The Sky

This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their website is oblongbooks.com and their Twitter is @oblongbooks)!

My equipment is from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check them out and give their shows a listen! They're pretty amazing.

Rebecca's website is rebeccawellswrites.com and her other social media is @rebeccawriting.

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Find me on Twitter @babblinglily!

Sep 16, 201912:23
Rory Power

Rory Power

Today, I'll be interviewing Rory Power, author of New York Times bestseller Wilder Girls!

This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their website is oblongbooks.com and their Twitter is @oblongbooks)!

All my equipment is from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check them out and give their shows a listen! They're pretty amazing.

Rory Power's website is itsrorypower.com. Her Twitter is @itsrorypower. 

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Find me on Twitter @babblinglily!

Sep 02, 201911:34
Gretchen Primack

Gretchen Primack

Regular every-other-Monday episodes are starting again!

Today, I'll be interviewing Gretchen Primack, a fantastic poet. 

Gretchen has written a book I neglected to mention in my introduction called Doris' Red Spaces. She also wrote The Slow Creaking of Planets and cowrote The Lucky Ones with Jenny Brown.

This interview was hosted by my very own school's book fair! Our books were supplied by the Golden Notebook in Woodstock New York. (https://goldennotebook.indielite.org) (This is the store Gretchen works at, so definitely check it out!)

All my equipment is from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check them out and give their shows a listen! They're pretty amazing. 

Gretchen's website is gretchenprimack.com

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Find me on Twitter @babblinglily! 

Aug 19, 201910:45
Fiona (my cousin)

Fiona (my cousin)

Hello! (Still in Greece, if anybody is wondering. It's wonderful.)

Today I'll be talking with my very own cousin Fiona about Norse mythology. (She's a little quiet sometimes!)

Fiona can be contacted through Twitter @hatsonbread!

You can find me on Twitter @babblinglily.

All equipment from RadioKingston, whose website is radiokingston.com.

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

(also, I just ordered business cards and i'm super excited!!)

Jun 24, 201918:48
Andrew Moore

Andrew Moore

I am currently in Greece. It is sunny and beautiful. And yet... my podcast listeners come first. :)

Today, I'll be interviewing Andrew Moore. Is he an author? No! He's the first photographer I've gotten the pleasure of interviewing! 

This interview was hosted by my very own school's book fair! Our books were supplied by the Golden Notebook in Woodstock New York. (https://goldennotebook.indielite.org)

All my equipment is from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check them out and give their shows a listen! They're pretty amazing. 

Andrew is on Instagram as @andrewlambdinmoore, on Facebook, and has a beautiful website: AndrewLMoore.com

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Find me on Twitter @babblinglily! 

Jun 10, 201911:21
Jennifer Donnelly

Jennifer Donnelly

My voice is currently recovering from a bout with allergies. Argh.

Today, I'll be interviewing Jennifer Donnelly, author of many YA and adult books! Her titles include the Tea Rose trilogy, the Seafire trilogy, the new Stepsister, and many more incredible books! 

This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their website is oblongbooks.com and their Twitter is @oblongbooks) ! 

All my equipment is from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check them out and give their shows a listen! They're pretty amazing. 

You can find Jennifer on many social media sites as @JenWritesBooks and her website is jenniferdonnelly.com!

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Find me on Twitter @babblinglily! 

May 27, 201913:15
Lynne Cherry

Lynne Cherry

Do I sound out of breath? Do I? DO I?

Well, I am. (I keep thinking if I breathe it'll mess everything up!)

Today, I'll be interviewing Lynne Cherry, author of many, many successful children's books! (Like The Great Kapok Tree, which means a lot to me as it was the first play I ever did!) We'll be talking about writing, illustrating, and her Young Voices For the Planet movies, along with much more!

This interview was hosted by my very own school's book fair! 

All my equipment is from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check them out and give their shows a listen! They're pretty amazing. 

Lynne is on Face book and has a fantastic website, lynnecherry.com.

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Find me on Twitter @babblinglily! 

May 13, 201915:03
Ben Philippe

Ben Philippe

Today, I'll be interviewing Ben Philippe, author of The Field Guide to the North American Teenager! We'll be talking about writing, outlining, and possibly Gilmore Girls (slight spoiler alert). Special guest is my brother Oliver. 

This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their website is oblongbooks.com and their Twitter is @oblongbooks) 

All my equipment is from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check them out and give their shows a listen! They're pretty amazing. 

Ben is on Twitter @gohomeben and has a wonderful website, benphilippe.com.

Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Apr 29, 201914:36
Carol Goodman

Carol Goodman

Today, I'll be interviewing Carol Goodman, author of many successful novels! We'll be talking about her first story (hint: horses are involved), and more literature- and writing-related things!

This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (Here's their website: oblongbooks.com) 

All my equipment is from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check them out and give their shows a listen! They're pretty amazing. 

Carol can be found on Twitter @C_Goodmania and on Facebook as Carol Goodman! Her website is CarolGoodman.com.  

Music is "Problems" by Oliver and "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Apr 16, 201914:28
Dhonielle Clayton

Dhonielle Clayton

Today I'll be interviewing the amazing Dhonielle Clayton about her new book, The Everlasting Rose, and writing in general! This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (Here's their website: oblongbooks.com) 

All my equipment is from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check them out and give their shows a listen! They're pretty amazing. 

Dhonielle can be found on Twitter @brownbookworm! Her website is DhonielleClayton.com.  

Music is "Problems" by Oliver and "Aspire" by Scott Holmes.

Follow me on Twitter @babblinglily.

Apr 15, 201914:07
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