Episodes

In This Episode… Today on Middle Grade Mavens, we talk about:Hi from Outer Space by Fiona KatauskasIs My Phone Reading My Mind: The Real Facts About Artificial Intelligence by Dr Matt Agnew18000 Holes in the Universe by Adam Wallace and Lisa Foley, illustrated by James Hart Marion and the Forty Thieves by Sarah LukeKev and … Read moreEpisode 115

In This Episode… In our first review episode of 2024, we ease our way back in with some picture book reviews of new releases (and one graphic novel) and we talk about “the nothing in the cup”—what it’s like being an author behind the scenes.

Our final episode of the year – find out our top picks for middle-grade readers in 2022. If you’ve enjoyed our podcast this year, please do us a favour and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. We would love to hear from you. And stay tuned for a new look Mavens in 2023. We … Read moreEpisode 112

Julie chats with Kate Temple, author of The Dangerous Business of being Trilby Moffat.

We catch up on the latest middle-grade releases and Julie chats with debut author Reece Carter about his new release, A Girl Called Corpse.

We catch up on the latest middle-grade releases and Julie chats with Jack Henseleit and Chris Kennett about their new junior fiction series, Crossbones.

Julie chats with author Brett Perkins, author of The Prison for the Magically Cursed.

Julie chats with author Nat Amoore about her latest book, We Run Tomorrow.

Myth, monsters and Lego legend. We’re mixing it up today. Listen in for our latest middle-grade reviews. Plus Julie chats with debut author of Prometheus High, Stuart Wilson.

We review two new graphic novels, a picture book for older children and a timeslip novel. Plus Julie chats with Remy Lai.