Scholastic Reads Podcast
An award-winning podcast about the joy and power of reading, the books Scholastic publishes for children and young adults, and the authors, editors, and stories behind them.
Contact
Press Contact
Stephanie Agresti
sagresti@scholastic.com
212-343-7819
Producer
Bridget Benjamin
bbenjamin@scholastic.com
212-389-3684
Host
Suzanne McCabe
smccabe@scholastic.com
212-343-6451
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Episodes
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- Furious Thing: YA Author Jenny Downham on the Power of Gaslighting
- The Librarian of Congress: Why Representation Matters
- The Power of World Read Aloud Day
- Scholastic Employees Share Their Holiday Traditions
- Expanding an Existing World
- Alyssa Milano on Hope and Middle School
- Classroom Libraries: Finding a Book For Every Student
- Spooky stories for Halloween
- In Their Own Words: Sharon Robinson and Da Chen
- It Takes Guts: Raina Telgemeier and Eli Lebowitz
- Dav Pilkey talks Dog Man and "Do Good"
- The Scholastic Summer Read-a-Palooza
- Growing Readers with Branches and Acorn
- Read with Pride
- The Decline by Nine
- How to Share Your Story: Ally Carter and Raina Telgemeier
- Finding Their Story
- Spreading Hope with Keith Calabrese
- Aida Salazar on Agency in Adolescence
- Scholastic Focus: Change the Way You Read Your World
- The Rise of Read-Aloud
- Aaron Blabey on Bad Guys and Good Friends
- Chasing the High of a Scholastic Book Fair
- Game Changer: Book Access for All Kids
- Words into Action
- Becoming an Ally: A Conversation with Alex Gino
- Hey, Kiddo: A Conversation about Family, Addiction, and Art
- 20 Years of Magic Part 3: The Making of Harry Potter
- 20 Years of Magic Part 2: The Artists of Harry Potter
- 20 Years of Magic Part 1: The Harry Potter Fandom
- Yes, David!: A Conversation with David Shannon
- Jeff Smith: The Bone Cousins' First Picture Book
- Cornelia Funke returns to Dragon Rider
- Journeys to America: Sharing Stories of Survival and Hope
- Away From Keyboard: Taking Gaming Offline
- Reading with Pride: The Importance of LGBTQ+ Representation in Children's Books
- The Summer Reading Difference
- The Maker Movement
- Varian Johnson and The Parker Inheritance
- Meet the 2017-2018 Kids Press
- Martin Rising
- Reading Role Models
- Talking With Kids About School Violence and Trauma
- Sayantani DasGupta and The Serpent's Secret
- Marley Dias Gets It Done...and Princess Truly, Too!
- Christopher Paul Curtis: Learning from History
- Children's Book Trends to Watch for in 2018
- The New Jedi Master Behind Star Wars: Jedi Academy
- A Song, a Feminist Princess, and a Conversation with Julia Donaldson
- We the People
- Talking Wonderstruck with Brian Selznick
- I Exist: Why Representation in Children's Books Matters
- Everything is a Metaphor: A Conversation with Maggie Stiefvater
- Art, Tragedy, and Ghost Stories: A Conversation with Daniel José Older
- Getting Families Engaged in the Classroom
- Summer Short: Middle Grade Read Alouds
- Summer Short: Picture Book Read Alouds and 50 Brilliant Books for Summer
- Making Magic with Wings of Fire
- 25 Years of Goosebumps
- Telling the Stories of Refugees
- Openly, Honestly Bill: Bill Konigsberg on Reading and Writing with Pride
- Writing About War for Young Readers
- Meet the Kids Press
- Emma Donoghue Plus One
- A Celebration of Poetry
- Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters
- Multiplatform Storytelling: The Team Behind Horizon
- Amazing, Delightful, Happy Dreamer
- Once Upon a Fractured Fairy Tale
- The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet: Giving Children a Voice
- Read Out Loud: Celebrate World Read Aloud Day
- Survey Says: Kids Like Reading for Fun
- Best of Scholastic Reads: A Year in Review
- Dav Pilkey: Using Humor to Get Kids Reading
- Holiday Book Fair: Must-Have Books for 2016
- Pam Muñoz Ryan: Getting Readers to Turn the Page
- James Patterson: Saving Lives with Libraries
- Dream Jumper and the Rise of Graphic Novels
- Books with Scare Power
- Barry Cunningham and M.G. Leonard Talk Books (and Beetles!)
- Children's Books to Help Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
- Back to School with Judy Newman
- The Baby-sitters Club Turns 30
- Stories of Survival with Lauren Tarshis
- Edwidge Danticat: Beating the Darkness
- Drag Teen with Jeffery Self
- We Have Diverse Books
- The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
- Making the Summer Leap
- Librarians: Making Hearts Large Through Story
- Cecil’s Pride: The Life of a Lion King
- Same But Different: Holly Robinson Peete
- Phyllis Hunter: Reading is a Civil Right
- Kate Beaton: A Princess, a Pony, and Punchlines
- Shaping a Life Story
- Kids on the Campaign Trail
- Breaking Barriers
- The Power of Picture Books
- Children’s Book Trends in 2016
- Every Child a Super Reader
- Kids’ Books Holiday Hotline
- The Magic of Harry Potter
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Writer/actress Sonia Manzano & Scholastic VP and Executive Editor Andrea Davis Pinkney (Episode #8)
Librarian/blogger John Schumacher ("Mr. Schu") and Scholastic librarian Deimosa Webber-Bey (Episode #13)