In our newest episode, we talk with Andrés Cosarinsky Campos about his nonfiction picture book Kaimiloa. Illustrated with dynamic brush and ink artwork by Inês da Fonseca, Kaimiloa uses surfing to teach readers about subjects such as wave formation and conservation.

Our discussion covers topics from the joy of collaboration to having faith in your project. Andrés’ first book, www.kaimiloaproject.com.

The Richmond Young Writers 2020 Picture Book Project, including the book Phil illustrated, can be be seen at www.richmondyoungwriters.com/picture-book-project/

Betsy Bird, the amazing librarian, podcast host, and author, joins us to pull the curtain back on the mysterious machinations that power libraries. We discuss the many ways libraries discover new titles, acquire books, and work with indie authors.

In this episode, Betsy mentions indie publisher Path Press, Indie Author Day, and Biblioboard. We also talk about Library Journal’s daily newsletter BookPulse (that we accidentally misidentify as Book Life).

In this week’s episode, we speak with Christina Newhard, writer and designer behind Sari-Sari Storybooks. She writes bilingual books highlighting the islands and peoples of the Philippines.

We cover a wide range of topics from the importance of representation, sharing regional folk tales, and working with collaborators. In the second half we get into how to run a successful kickstarter campaign, public relations and media coverage.

Sari-Sari Storybooks can be purchased at etsy.com/shop/NewhardDesign or Arkipelago Books. Christina mentions taking a PR workshop through PapaLoDown. Our music is by scottholmesmusic.com.