314. How Can Your Family Read Better Fantastical Novels This Summer?

About this episode

The episode discusses tips for families to enhance their reading of fantastical novels during the summer.

Summer has returned. That often brings seasonal vacations that give you downtime in a car or airplane, maybe on a nice beach somewhere. You already know that’s a great opportunity to catch up on reading. So what are some tips and tricks to refocus on reading, finding the best fantastical novels and gaining the most from these worlds? Episode sponsors All that Glows by Lauren Smyth Realm Makers 2026 Conference & Expo Author Update from Author Media The Talismiths: The Secret Saboteur by M. L. Hodder Mission update New at Lorehaven: reviews have entered a pre-summer hiatus Use the super Library search to find your family’s next favorite Subscribe free to get updates and join the Lorehaven Guild 1. Value quality books over quantity of books. Alas, I can’t make this year’s FPEA with Realm Makers Bookstore. But if I had, I’d have heard this line repeated: “My kid reads fast!” This is of course a great problem to have in homeschool families. Many want books “without agenda,” that is, obvious bad ideas. Yet fewer parents ask for books “without ugly,” that is, excellent. In some cases, this may feel like a luxury belief. Kids may not care. Many kids, for example, will read at…

People in this episode

Host: Lorehaven

Topics covered

• reading tips
• fantastical novels
• family reading
• summer reading
• book recommendations

Keywords

• fantastical novels
• summer reading
• family reading
• book recommendations
• reading tips

Sponsors

Realm Makers, All that Glows, The Talismiths: The Secret Saboteur

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Author Media, Lorehaven

Books & works: All that Glows, The Talismiths: The Secret Saboteur

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