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Imagine sitting down for a scoop of your favorite ice cream while chatting with an author who writes the stories you love. Welcome to Ice Cream with Authors, the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures. Whether you’re a budding bookworm or a seasoned reader, this podcast is your chance to discover new Christian children’s books, meet inspiring writers, and enjoy sweet stories that nourish the soul. Tune in, and let’s share a treat together!
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In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Glenn McCarty. Glenn is the author of the middle grade Tumbleweed Thompson Adventures novel series and The Song of the Stone Tiger. He teaches middle school English in Western New York, where he lives with his wife and children in a small town that’s pretty much Mayberry. But without Don Knotts. Bummer. He finds campfires and banjo music two of life’s simple pleasures. And pie. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mi...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with Mark Wainwright. Mark is an award-winning author and college professor. His writing portfolio spans dozens of articles and radio devotionals. His latest book, Awesome Facts About Space (published by Answers in Genesis), showcases the wonders of God’s cosmic creations. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, eac...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Lyndsey Lewellen. Lyndsey is the sci-fi and fantasy author of The Chaos Grid duology and the Harlow Morgan series. She is also a book cover designer who lives on a small Texas farm with her best friend/husband, five children, and what some might call a zoo of animals (especially after meeting the peacocks). Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 t...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Andrew Jackson of The Bridge, a Christian radio station. Andrew is a “GECO”: gregarious, encouraging, creative, and outgoing individual. It is these personal strengths that serve him so well as a storyteller and direct marketing expert. The Delaware native has also lived in West Virginia, Wyoming, and Washington states. Andrew and his wife Jessica have two children, one dog, three cats, two horses, a chicken, and countless frogs ...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Rachel Keith. Rachel has been writing stories her whole life and has always loved God's creatures. Now 18, she began creating The Squad: Rising series when she was 12, hoping to use it to share the Gospel and provide companionship through fictional friends to young readers. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, eac...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Jenny Marcelene. Jenny loves exploring new cultures and encouraging families to treasure Jesus above all else. When she’s not working on a kids fiction book, she writes and edits non-fiction articles. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we’re kicking off the start of Season 3! Tune in to learn what we’ve been up to over Christmas break and what you can expect from Season 3 of the show. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures. If you enjoyed this...
In this finale to Season 2 of Ice Cream with Authors, we’re mixing things up with a Christmas-themed variety show. Whether you’ve been listening since Episode 1 or are just jumping in, you’re in for a sweet celebration full of stories, laughter, and Christmas cheer. So grab your favorite scoop, get festive, and let’s celebrate the end of the year as well as the end of Season 2. Reading from The Christmas Color © Tori Higa. Used by permission of the author. Ice Cream with Authors is the pod...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Anna Rose Johnson. Anna Rose Johnson grew up fascinated by the early 20th century and now writes historical middle grade novels, including her debut middle grade novel The Star That Always Stays (Holiday House), which was named a Christy Amplify Award winner, a Michigan Notable Book Award Winner, and an NPR Best Book of 2022, and her sophomore novel, The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry, which received three starred reviews. Her thir...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with Millie Florence! Millie published her first book, Honey Butter, at age 13 and hasn’t stopped since. She’s gone on to publish more whimsical books for middle graders, including the award-winning Beyond Mulberry Glen. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with aut...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Katrina Hoover Lee. In elementary school, Katrina Lee created Terry, Gary, and Larry to help her and her brother pass the time doing chores on their Wisconsin family farm. She now lives in Elkhart, Indiana, with her husband and three-year-old daughter where she has turned Terry, Gary, and Larry into the Brady Street Boys nine-book series. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home o...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Ryan Southworth. Ryan lives in Cincinnati with his wife, Kyna, and their two children. In addition to his writing, Ryan teaches History, Literature, and Latin at Charis Classical Academy. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapt...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Kandi J Wyatt. Kandi J Wyatt lives with dragons—some even breathe fire. When she's not putting out fires the dragons start, she's writing books of hope and light. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting once again with Kristen Joy Wilks. Kristen Joy Wilks writes from a remote mountain meadow that alternates between quiet and chaos. The mom of three sons, a cat named Whisper Persnickety, and Nessie Karu their giant Newfoundland puppy, she lives with her camp director husband at Camas Meadows Bible Camp. Kristen has witnessed a plethora of crimes committed by squirrels. Snacks destroyed, chickens attacked, fires started in the woodshop...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with co-host Becca Wierwille to talk about her new chapter book series, the Scout & Barnaby Mysteries, available now to order early through Kickstarter. Becca is also the award-winning author of the Road Trip Rescue series and other stories that show kids they are wonderfully created for the unique adventures in their lives. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Pe...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Marty Machowski. Marty Machowski is a pastor and author of over 25 books for church and home. Many of Marty's books blend Bible Study with fictional story to help families apply the truth they learn from his gospel rich resources. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are doing a “Mini Scoop” episode to celebrate our friend Laurie Christine’s new book, Land of Giants, book two in The Dragon Slayer Bible Series! Land of Giants is an action-packed Biblical adventure, perfect for 8-12 year-old readers who long to battle dragons, defy giants, and discover the true strength that comes from the King. Grown-ups, from now until October 23, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET, you can find Laurie’s Kickstarter campaign for Land of Giants...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are sharing the inside scoop on how we publish our books. We talk about the differences between indie and traditional publishing, why we both chose to publish independently, and the basic steps of our publishing processes. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create f...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with Carolyn Leiloglou. Carolyn is the granddaughter of art collectors, daughter of an art teacher, and homeschooling mom to four wildly creative kids. She’s an award-winning author whose poems and short stories have appeared in children’s magazines around the world. Carolyn also reviews her favorite children's books on her online platform, House full of Bookworms. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-aut...
In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Meredith Davis. Meredith writes middle grade books about super powerful kids (and all kids can be super powerful!). Her superpowers include reading, grandmothering, and finding ways to fit more books in her Austin, Texas home. Audio excerpted courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio from The Minor Miracle by Meredith Davis, read by Mark Sanderlin. © 2024 Meredith Davis, ℗ 2024 Penguin Random House, LLC. All rights reserved. Ice Cre...
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