Today Anne chats with Caroline Starr Rose. Caroline is a mom, former teacher, and children's author of the novels May B. and Blue Birds. Caroline is based in New Mexico.
Anne and Caroline discuss reading and empathy, Caroline's very favorite genre, why Caroline is so reluctant to talk about books she doesn't like, and her snob-free approach to reading.
Connect with Caroline on her blog, facebook, and twitter.
Books discussed in this episode:
• The Physician by Noah Gordon
• The Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery by L. M. Montgomery
• The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey
• The Passage by Justin Cronin
• The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
• Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
• Heartbeat by Sharon Creech
• Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
• Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
• Your Own Sylvia by Stephanie Hemphill
• New Found Land by Allan Wolf
• Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton
• Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar
• Pioneer Girl by William Anderson
• The Reason for God by Timothy Keller
• The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
• Saving Lucas Biggs by David Teague and Marisa de los Santos
• I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
• These Is My Words by Nancy Turner
Also mentioned in this episode:
• For an adult reader, the possible verdicts are five.
• Talking about books I don't like.
• Raising readers, books that find you, and making the library people hate you with Deidra Riggs.
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