Withywindle (Goldberry Studios)

Coming soon, Withywindle is a whimsical show for kids who love, stories, words, and groan-worthy jokes. It features your favorite authors and illustrators. It's part book club, part game show, it's your weekly adventure through the wild world of wordplay.

Season 1 is coming soon! Subscribe now!

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Welcome to the first episode of Withywindle! This is a whimsical show for kids who love books and words and other such things. In this episode, the guys chat with S.D. Smith, the author of the Green Ember books, plus they tell dumb jokes, talk about what the show is going to be like, and present this week's riddle contest.

We hope you enjoy! Let's get on with the nonsense!

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Welcome back to Withywindle! This week the guys tell more jokes, talk about the first two chapters of The Railway Children by E. Nesbit, and chat with the great Andrew Peterson, author of The Wingfeather Saga. Oh yeah, there's also riddle talk. Enjoy!

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Welcome back to Withywindle! This week the guys tell more bad dad jokes, discuss the third and fourth chapters of The Railway Children by E. Nesbit, and chat with the great Karina Yan Glaser, author of The Vanderbeeker books. Plus, there's also riddle talk. Also Graeme claims his house exploded.

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Welcome back to Withywindle! Here on episode four of season one the guys chat with Glenn McCarthy (the author of The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson and Junction Tales), dig into chapters five and six of The Railway Children, tell some more jokes, share another riddle, and much more. Let's get on with the nonsense!

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Welcome back to Withywindle! This week the guys tell more bad jokes, discusses the seventh and eighth chapters of The Railway Children, and chat with Jennifer Trafton, the author of The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic and Henry and the Chalk Dragon. Oh yeah, also riddle talk!

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Welcome back to Withywindle! This week the guys tell more bad jokes, discuss the ninth and tenth chapters of The Railway Children, and chat with Maryrose Wood, the author of the Incorrigable Children of Ashton Place books. And, as always, there's riddle talk!

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Welcome back to Withywindle! This week the guys tell even more bad jokes, talk about the tenth and eleventh chapters of The Railway Children, and chat with Jonathan Rogers, author of The Wilderking Trilogy and The Charlatan's Boy. As usual there is also riddle talk.

Let's get on with the nonsense!

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Welcome back to Withywindle! This week the guys tell more bad jokes, disucss the ending of The Railway Children, and chat with the wonderful illustrator Zach Franzen. Oh yeah, also riddle talk. Enjoy!

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This is the last episode of season one of Withywindle which means it's time, as promised, for a big ol' questionpalooza. The guys do their best to answer as many questions as possible about all sorts of nonsense. Let's get on with it!

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Season 2 is coming soon, back and better than ever (as this teaser trailer explains)!

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We're back! It's time for a new season of Withywindle and the guys are back with more jokes, more riddles, more book-talk, and more wonderful guests. This week, Kate Albus, author of the wonderful new book, A Place to Hang the Moon, drops by to talk about her favorite books, where her ideas come from, whether she likes Cheetos or Doritos, and plenty more. Plus, we introduce E.B. White and prepare for this season's book. Happy listening!

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Trenton Lee Stewart is our guest this week, and boy did we enjoy chatting with him! You know him as the author of The Mysterious Benedict Society series (which is awesome, of course), but we know him as a great podcast guest. And as always this episode also features plenty of jokes and riddle time and appearances by the bookstore troll. Happy listening!

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We're back! It's time for jokes and riddles and animals who talk and a conversation with Joe Sutphin who is a great illustrator of books (you know, stuff and things). Hope you enjoy!

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We're back! It's time for more shenanigans. Jokes, riddles, snack time, and more. Plus, of course, we chat with this week's very special guest, Christine Cohen, author of The Winter King (and, coming soon, The Sinking City)!

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Jonathan Auxier is the author of such books as Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes and The Night Gardener, among others, and he joined the guys this week to discuss his favorite books, his inspiration, his taste in food, and much more. Of course, this episode also includes jokes, riddle time, snack time, and all kinds of shenanigans. Hope you enjoy!

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Grace Lin is the award-winning and best-selling author/illustrator of The Year of the Dog, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, When the Star Turned to Silver, Dumpling Days, and many other books. And on this week's episode she joins the guys to talk about her favorite books, her inspirations, and moon-stuff. Oh, and there's plenty of joke time, snack time, and riddle time, too.

Let's get on with the nonsense!

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This week, Kate Milford joins the show, plus the guys talk about Charlotte's Webb, tell jokes, talk about Thanksgiving food, and much more.

Kate Milford is the New York Times bestselling author of Greenglass House, as well as its sequel, Ghosts of Greenglass House, and five other books set in the same world: The Boneshaker, The Broken Lands, The Left-Handed Fate, the crowdfunded companion book, The Kairos Mechanism, and Bluecrowne, which also began life on Kickstarter but has been reissued in a newly expanded hardcover version from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The newest book is The Raconteurs Commonplace Book and is available now wherever books are sold.

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Astrid Sheckels is a talented children's book author and illustrator and she joins the show this week to discuss foxes, bears, drawing foxes and bears, delicious food, advice for young artists, and much more. Of course, there's also jokes, riddles, and Charlotte's Web. Welcome back to Withywindle!

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You know Ben Hatke as the author of such beloved books as Zita the Space Girl, Mighty Jack and the Goblin King, and many others. Well, now you can also know him as Ben Hatke, guest on that one podcast you listen to. Yes, that is right: Ben Hatke joined the show this week. Oh yeah, there's also joke time, snack time, riddle time, and book time. Plenty of time for all the usual segments. Buckle up and listen!

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Here we are at the end of season two! Sad day. But on the bright side, it's time for another questionpalooza and we've got a very special guest joining us (again) to help answer some questions. Yep, Samuel Dennison Smitherton is here as our very special guest! So prepare yourself for some witty repartee (good word!) and some curious conversation. Nonsense here we come!

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Ten episodes. Ten guests. Ten snack times. Ten jokes. Well Twenty Jokes. 10 discussions about a book. Did we mention ten snack times? That's right. Withywindle is coming back April 1st with season 3 and we're planning on it being better than (or at least just as good as) ever. Fingers crossed. Anyway, talk to you soon and in the meantime, here's a trailer.

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We're bbbbbbaaaaaacccccckkkkkkkkk! Welcome to season 3 of Withywindle! Here in episode 3.1 the guys have a wonderful chat with the brilliant Kate DiCamillo, introduce a new segment involving the word world, reconvene for snack time, share a riddle, and bring all sorts of nonsense for your listening pleasure.

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The great Tim Probert is the author of the Lightfall books, which are some of our favorite graphic novels, but this week he puts on another hat: guest on Withywindle where he joined us to talk about making books and eating snacks, since that's what we talk about on this podcast. Plus, the guys dig into The Phantom Tollbooth, share another lazy word, talk about fruit, and much more. Thanks for listening!

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Remy Wilkins is the author of two middle grade novels, Strays and Hush, Hush, but this week he is the author of a guest appearance on Withywindle, which everyone knows is quite the adventure. We had a great time chatting with him. Of course, we also had all the usual segments, too, so get ready for more conversation about The Phantom Tollbooth, Lazy Words, and riddles! Happy listening.

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Daniel Nayeri is the author of Everything Sad is Untrue, which is great and all (and it is great), but he also worked as a chocolatier once upon a time, which means he made chocolate, which also means he fits in perfectly on Withywindle. We do like our snacks and we learned so much about chocolate on this episode! And all kinds of other stuff, too. Plus, as usual we told jokes, talked about lazy words, discussed The Phantom Tollbooth, and shared another riddle. So pull up a chair or plop into a beanbag or settle into your spot in your car (or whatever) and hit that play button and get ready for a good time on this week's episode of Withywindle!

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John Hendrix is a best-selling and award-winning author and illustrator of many books, including The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler, a really great historical graphic novel, and this week he comes by to uncover some secrets about himself. We had a great time chatting with him and hope you enjoy listening! Plus, as always, we've got jokes, riddles, snack time, book time, and another edition of Laaazzzzyyyyy Words. Happy listening!

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Laurel Snyder is a best-selling and very successful author and illustrator, but does anything compare to getting to be a guest on Withywindle? Actually, you know what, don't answer that. Either way, Laurel joined the podcast this week to talk about writing, drawing, reading, trolls, snacks, and much more. And of course, as always, this episode also features Lazy Words, Riddle Time, and some truly terrible jokes. Enjoy!

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This week's guest, Katherine Arden, likes to write spooky stories for kids of all ages, so in this episode she talks about how she does that, some of her favorite scary books, and a creepy character who lives in her house. This episode also has a Lazy Word, some bad jokes, book talk, and Riddle Time. So, you know, it's another episode of Withywindle! Thanks for tuning in.

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Adam Gidwitz is a wonderful storyteller. In fact, he tells stories in books, on TV, and on his very own podcast called Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest. Today, though, he adds "guest on Withywindle" to that long resume! He joined us to talk about his favorite snacks, his favorite books, and his favorite fairy tales. Plus, as always, this episode has plenty of joking, riddling, Lazy word-ing, and much more!

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Ken Priebe is an animator, illustrator, and author whose new book is a mystery in which a Goblin king is killed and readers get to figure out whodunit. It's a super fun book with a great interactive puzzle and you should read it. But first, check out our conversation with Ken! We talked about snacks and Canada and illustrating and, well, goblins (of course), and a bunch of other miscellaneous topics. Plus: As usual, this episode includes snack time, riddle time, book talk, and another edition of Lazy Words!

Thanks for listening!

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Every time we ask for questions you guys deliver! That's right, it's another fun Q&A episode in which we answer your questions about all kinds of things. In fact, we got so many good questions we're doing this in two parts. Here in the first, Graeme and David answer your questions. In part two, special guest Karina Yan Glaser will be coming on (but more on that later). So click play and get ready for the nonsense!

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At long last, we are back with one more episode of season three! This time Karina Yan Glaser joins us to answer your questions about all kinds of topics. Happy listening!

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Season four of Withywindle is almost here . . .

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Withywindle is back with a whole new season, featuring wonderful guests, lots of stories, and plenty of nonsense! This week, the great Gary Schmidt coms on to talk about writing stories about difficult things, plus lazy words is back, and we introduce a new segment! Happy listening!

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Alyssa Colman is the author of heartwarming stories with a classic feel, including middle grade fantasies, THE GILDED GIRL and THE TARNISHED GARDEN, and this week she adds "Guest on Withywindle" to that resume. She is a lot of fun and we had a great time chatting with her. Plus, story time, snack time, lazy words, and riddle time. Happy listening!

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This week's guest, Alan Gratz, is the New York Times bestselling author of seventeen novels for young readers, including Ground Zero, Refugee, Allies,Grenade, Prisoner B-3087, Projekt 1065, and Ban This Book. As always, this episode also features snacks, lazy words, riddles, and more nonsense.

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Jonny Jimison is an illustrator known for his graphic novels, The Dragon Lord Saga, but this week he can officially be known as special guest on Withywindle! Plus, we've got all the usual stuff (including another fake a read). So buckle up. This one's full of nonsense.

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This week's guest, Pam Munoz Ryan, is the author of books like Echo, Esperanza Rising, and Solimar, and we're so excited that she was willing to add "guest on Withywindle" to her biography. And, of course, we also have all the usual segments, so click that play button and get ready for plenty of nonsense!

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Vesper Stamper is an illustrator and writer who has a new book out now, and this week she is also a special guest on this silly podcast. What a month for her. Of course this episode also features plenty of great nonsense, too with all the usual segments. enjoy!

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We admit it, this is an unusual one. We have a surprise guest (it's a surprise even to him!) . . . we have a bizarre and hilarious story . . .and then there's the nonsense, of course! Thanks for listening!

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The great Ben Hatke is back! That's right, the author of the Zita the Space Girl and Mighty Jack books joins us to discuss what he is he's working on now; whether his opinion on Cheetos has changed; and all kinds of things related to graphic novels, illustrations, and storytelling. Plus we have story time, snack time, riddle time, and lazy words! Happy listening!

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It's not a full episode, but this week we're bringing you a special Thanksgiving-theme Q&A, perfect for those holiday road trips, cooking sessions, or chore times!

Happy thanksgiving from all of us at Withywindle!

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This week on Withywindle we talk to author Andrew Peterson and TV producer Chris Wall about their collaboration on the new animated series of Peterson's "Wingfeather" books! You had a ton of great questions and we had a great time chatting with them! Be sure to check out episode one, available now at Angel.com and on Youtube!

Of course, this episode also features all the usual nonsense.

Happy listening!

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Hear ye! Hear ye! Season five of withywindle is coming April 10. Get ready.

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We’re back! It’s finally time for season five! Our guest is Margi Preus!

Margi Preus is an author of many wonderful middle grade novels as well as a number of delightful children’s books, and in this episode she comes on to talk about her favorite fairy tales and much, much more. Of course, this episode also features jokes, lazy words, snacks, story time and much more! Happy listening and thanks for tuning in to another season of Withywindle!

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And here is Out of the Shadow World.

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Jon Klassen is one of the greatest visual storytellers out there right now. The illustrator of many wonderful books—from pictures books to middle grade novels—he’s someone we have wanted to have on the show for a long time, and now our dreams are coming true! As usual this episode has plenty of other good stuff like jokes and riddles and snacks and stories and lazy words. So press that play button and enjoy! Happy listening!

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This isn’t Daniel Nayeri’s first time on the Withywindle podcast, but it’s a fresh experience every time you get to chat with someone as fun and insightful as he is, so we’re very excited to have him back on to discuss his new book (and fooooood, of course). Plus, we’ve got more lazy words, silly jokes, snacks, stories, riddles, and all the rest of the nonsense! Thanks for tuning in yet again!

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Jasmine Warga is the award-winning author of middle grade and YA novels including, most recently, A Rover’s Story, the journey of a fictional mars rover named Resilience. This week, however, she ventures on to planet Withwyindle to share her favorite snacks, dig into her knowledge of a real planet, and explore her thoughts on a variety of other topics. Plus, this episode has Lazy Words, Riddle Time, Story Time, and more. All in all, it’s full of the usual delightful (non)nonsense Withywindle is known for. Happy listening, friends!

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Brandon Mull is the author of many books for children, perhaps most notably the Fablehaven books, but he’s very interested in stories of all kinds—and snacks—so it only makes sense that he came on Withwyindle to discuss both. So sit back, hit play, and check out our conversation with him, plus all the usual nonsense an episode typically includes! Thanks for listening!

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Sarah Mackenzie is an advocate for all things children’s books, first with her podcast, The Read Aloud Revival, but now also through her publishing imprint, Waxwing Books, through which she has published her first picture book, A Little More Beautiful. It’s a delightful book and we’re very excited that she joined us for this week’s author conversation. We chatted about roller coasters, baked potatoes, and books, of course. So click play and buckle up for another wonderful Withywindle ride. (Bonus: this episode features English snacks.) Happy listening!

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John Erickson is a real, bonafide Cowboy from Texas who lives on a cattle ranch. He also most famous for the Hank the Cowdog books, which we know many of you love. So click that play button and settle in for some Cowboy talk (as well as all the other good stuff you’ll typically find a Withywindle episode!).

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For the last few seasons we have been receiving some truly delightful short stories, written by listeners of this podcast. In this very special episode, we share four of them (complete with sound-effects). So grab a snack and tune in because we assure you: hijinks are just around the corner!

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After a brief delay, for which we apologize, we’re back with the final episode of season 5: Questionpa5za, in which we answer many questions from our wonderful listeners. Buckle up; this is a wild one. Happy listening!

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Just two days remain before the deadline to order the robes of Nonsensia (errr, Withywindle T-shirts), so don’t wait. Here’s two minutes of nonsense to remind you.

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Season 6 is coming soon, with plenty of guest interviews and all the jokes, riddles, stories,and snacks you’ve come to expect. But first the guys need to make it back to land...

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Welcome back to Withywindle and thanks for tuning into season six! This season will include a few tweaks, but it will still be full of the same jokes, stories, snacks, guests, riddles, and word play you’re used to! Here in season six, episode one (aka, episode 50!), storyteller Mac Barnett joins the show and proves himself to be a really fun guy to hang out with in addition to being a really talented author. So hit that play button and get ready for the nonsense!

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This week the one-and-only Dave Eggers (author of one of our favorite books of the year) joins the show, so hit that play button and great ready for a great, wide-ranging conversation to go along with all of the normal shenanigans on an episode of Withywindle. Happy listening!

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Welcome back to a new episode of Withywindle, filled with all kinds of delightful nonsense, including all the usual whimsey (and snacks). But this week also features art heists. And Carolyn Leiloglou, who knows a lot about art and, as it turns out, art heists! Happy listening!

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Scott Chantler is the author/illustrator of many books, most recently the delightful graphic novel Squire and Knight. Well this week he adds "guest on Withywindle” to his long list of accolades so that’s probably just about the highest honor of his career (ha!). There’s talk about food and favorite books and a quiz, plus all the usual nonsense you get on this podcast. Happy listening!

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Recently, Kate Albus, author of A Place to Hang the Moon and Nothing Else but Miracles joined us for a delightful live recording of Withywindle that featured plenty of conversation about snacks, good books, and fun nonsense—all with a live audience! It was a great time and this episode is the result of that time together. We hope you like it . . . Happy listening!

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Andrew Peterson is back—and he’s a got a brand new Wingfeather-themed book out today! What an honor to have him back on the show! So join us for another delightful episode full of all the Withywindle nonsense alongside a great conversation with a talented and gracious author. Happy listening!

Want to order Andrew’s new book, A Guide to Glipwood Forest, through our bookshop, Goldberry Books? You can do that here!

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Anna James is a number of cool things: She’s the author of the Pages and Co. books, she’s English (and therefore a tea drinker), she’s a fan of the Lord of the Rings, and now she can add “guest on Withywindle” to the list! So click that play button and tune in to our conversation with her about snacks, books, writing, and wandering. Plus, there’s all the usual nonsense! Happy listening .

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If you’ve been listening to this podcast for a while, you have heard us talk about (or, well, to) our editor Logan Green from time to time. Well this week he’s our very special guest on the show. He joined us to answer questions about audio editing, his favorite books, his opinion of Graeme, and much more. So hit play and tune in to all the nonsense! Happy listening!

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Withywindle is back with one more episode of season 6 and, as is our custom, we’re answering your questions! Plus we have two listeners stories, a Christmas-themed snack time, and more. So hit that play button and tune in as we discuss things like the nature of s’mores, cereal, animals, sauces at Chick-fil-a, and MUCH more. Happy listening! Looking for a poster? Shop Here.This episode is brought to you by Read Aloud Revival’s Christmas School! Click here to learn more.

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Season 7 is coming soon . . . but Graeme is missing . . .

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Welcome back to Withywindle! We’re back with a new season full of jokes and snacks and puns and interviews and riddles and stories and all the nonsense you’ve missed the last few months. How was your Christmas? Valentines Day? Saint Patrick’s Day? Easter? Oh, you know what, never mind. . .

Join us as we kick off a new batch of episodes with special guest Kathryn Butler, author of the DreamKeeper saga, and a brand new story segment!

P.S.: Thanks for listening.

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Christina Uss is the kind of person who rides her bike alllllllllllll the way across the country, so she’s exactly the kind of person who we like to talk to on Withywindle (well, that and the book-writing). Luckily she was up for it! So click play and join David and Graeme as they tell stories, eat snacks, and chat with Christina (well, that and all the other nonsense). Happy listening!

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Adam Gidwitz is back to talk about his new novel (a World War 2 era spy novel for kids) but so are snack time, story time, and all the other nonsense. Well, those things are just back back, not back to talk about Adam’s new novel. Anyway, you get the idea. Happy listening!

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Welcome back to another episode of Withywindle! We’ve got jokes, riddles, snacks, story time, and of course our special guest, Anna Rose Johnson, author of The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry. (Oh, there’s also some initial nominees for the Word of the Week Printer’s name). Happy listening!

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Welcome back to Withywindle! This week’s guest is Peter Brown, author of the Wild Robot books and he’s here to answer your questions! Plus, more of Spence Barringer’s story, A very strange snack time, riddle time, nominees for the Word-of-the-Week printer’s name, and more. Happy listening!

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In which the guys jump on the phone to discuss some stuff . . .

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We’re back! And so is Jonathan Rogers, who—alongside his co-conspirators, Stephen Crotts and Joe Hox—is our special guest this week. We chatted with them about what it’s like to re-issue an already beloved book. Plus, there’s more Spence Barringer, more snacks, and more of the usual Withywindle nonsense you know and love. Thanks for tuning in and happy listening!

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Our guest this week is the very delightful Mitali Perkins, whose stories have been giving joy to children and families for years now. And now she joins in on the Withywindle fun! Plus, there’s more of Spence’s story, the printer gets his name, a unique snack time, and much more!

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The fabulous Millie Florence is our guest on this week’s Withywindle! Millie is the author of such wonderful stories as Honey Butter, The Balter of Ashton Harper and the forthcoming Beyond Mulberry Glen. We had a delightful time chatting with Millie and hearing her answers to all your questions!Plus, of course, the usual nonsense. You know what this show is. Pickle Doritos.

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We’ve come to the end of another delightful season of Withywindle. Endings are sad. You are allowed to be sad. But you’re only allowed to be sad for 13 seconds which is exactly the length it takes to read this sentence twice. Ok, did you do that? Are you done being sad now? Let’s move on to something happier: It’s Questionpalooza time!!In the 7th installment of Questionpalooza you will find our answers to YOUR burning questions. Questions such as: Would Graeme rather fight 50 duck-sized Davids or 1 David-sized duck? Who was more annoying when we were roommates? Which ancient author would make the best hypothetical Withywindle guest? And many, many more.Special thanks to our guest this season: Kathryn Butler, Christina Uss, Adam Gidwitz, Anna Rose Johnson, Peter Brown, Jonathan Rogers, Joe Hox, Stephen Crotts, Mitali Perkins, and Millie Florence!Special thanks to our sound engineer Logan Green.Special thanks to our sponsors for this season Waxwing Books and Read Aloud Revival.Special thanks to YOU for listening. We are so grateful.

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Season 8 starts next week, with plenty of guest interviews and all the jokes, riddles, stories, and snacks you’ve come to expect. Listen in to this very professional press conference with the guys to learn more.Oh, and there might be video of the press conference later this morning at https://withywindle.substack.com

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Welcome to Season 8 of Withywindle! Let’s goooooo!

We’re kicking things off this season with a very special guest, John Hendrix. John is the author and illustrator of many superb books, including his new book, The Mythmakers, which is a graphic novel biography of two literary lions (wizards?): C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. It follows the remarkable story of their friendship and creative fellowship, and describes how each came to write their masterworks.

A special thank you to Read Aloud Revival for sponsoring today’s episode. Check out their Christmas School offering at readaloudrevival.com.And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU!

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We are thrilled to have Daniel Nayeri back on the podcast as our guest. As you know, Daniel is a talented author and publisher, known for his captivating storytelling and innovative approach to publishing. We talk about his newest book, DRAWN ONWARD, as well as his forthcoming HOW TO TELL A STORY. Daniel brings his warm demeanor, thoughtful reflections, and great sense of humor, making this episode a must-listen for any fan of literature and storytelling.Also, this might be our most heated Snack Time ever!A special thank you to Read Aloud Revival for sponsoring today’s episode. Check out their Christmas School offering at readaloudrevival.com.And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU!

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We are so pleased to welcome back Glenn McCarty to Withywindle! We first talked with Glenn back in 2021 on one of our first episodes, and now he’s back to talk all things Tumbleweed—including the brand-new book, THE GOLDEN ROAD OF TUMBLEWEED THOMPSON.

Of course, this episode is also chock-full of snacks, stories, and nonsense. Enjoy!

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And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU!

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We are so excited to welcome Laura Martin onto the show! Laura is the author of many beloved books, including The Edge of Extinction series, Glitch, Float, and her newest novel, Wander Lost. It was such a delight to get to spend some time with her asking your questions about her life and work.This episode also contains a Thanksgiving-themed snack time, a brand-new story, and of course . . . groan-worthy jokes.A special thank you to Read Aloud Revival for sponsoring today’s episode. Check out their Christmas School offering at readaloudrevival.com.Want to purchase a limited edition Withywindle shirt? CLICK HERE. Only available through Dec. 1. And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU!

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In this episode we are please to welcome back S.D Smith to the show, as well as his son J.C! S.D. Smith is the author of the Green Ember book series, Mooses with Bazookas, The Found Boys, and together with his son, the Jack Zulu Series.

We chatted with the Smiths about what it’s like to write together, what they’re working on next, their favorite snacks, and much more.

Plus, listen as they go head to head in a very shiny quiz.A special thank you to Read Aloud Revival for sponsoring today’s episode.

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Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU!

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Today’s guest is none other than author and dinosaur enthusiast extraordinaire, Matthew Mellema! Matthew is the author of Red Rex, a wonderful adventure book taking place in a fictional past where dinosaurs and humans live together. Sometimes peacefully. Sometimes . . . not.

So click that play button and tune in to our conversation with Matthew about snacks, books, writing, and dinosaurs. Plus, there’s all the usual nonsense! Happy listening.

A special thank you to Read Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books for sponsoring today’s episode. Preorder Beyond Mulberry Glen HERE.

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In this Christmas-themed episode, David and Graeme sit down with author Anna James to discuss Christmas traditions, Christmas snacks, Christmas books, and more! From her favorite holiday reads to the magic of Christmas in literature, Anna is a joy to listen to.

So grab a cup of cocoa (or eggnog), cozy up by the fire, and join us for this tree-mendous conversation.

Merry Bookish Christmas to all!

A special thank you to Read Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books for sponsoring today’s episode. Preorder Beyond Mulberry Glen HERE.And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU!

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And we’re back! On this episode we connect with some past guests to ask them to give us some of their favorite books of the past year.

Plus a special international snack time, a brand new (well, pretty old) fable from Japan, and lots of talk about obsolete card games. Enjoy!

A special thank you to Read Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books for sponsoring today’s episode. Preorder Beyond Mulberry Glen HERE.

And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU!

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The final episode of season 8 is here and, as is our custom, we’re answering your questions! So hit that play button and tune in as we discuss such queries as . . .• What rides would be at a Withywindle Theme Park?

• When is Garglehouser and Prints HumperdINK’s podcast finally going to premiere?

• What are the greatest snacks of all time?

• Is a hotdog a taco?

• And many, many more!

Thank you for listening to another season of Withywindle. We love doing this show and we are so grateful for everyone who takes the time to send us notes of encouragement, snacks, drawings, or comes to visit us at Goldberry Books. See you next season!

Thank you to all of our guests who came on this season and shared in the nonsense.

Thank you to Logan Green for producing the show and making it sound so great.

Thank you to Read Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books for their sponsorship. Preorder Beyond Mulberry Glen HERE.

And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU!

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