A Conversation with Essea White Part 1 – RWLJ147

From Read with Laura Joy by Laura Joy Lloyd

December 5, 2025 · 24 min

About this episode

Essea White joins Laura Joy Lloyd to discuss the importance of childlike wonder and the joy of reading.

Children’s author Essea White joins Laura Joy Lloyd to discuss the value of cultivating childlike wonder, the thrill of reading timeless stories, the idiosyncrasies of including fictional characters in our daily lives, and more. More about Essea White: https://www.esseawhite.com/ Find “I Wonder” children’s book by Essea White: https://www.esseawhite.com/book/ About Laura Joy Lloyd Laura Joy Lloyd writes uplifting contemporary stories set on Pacific Northwest islands. Through an innovative style she calls interactive serialized fiction, Laura invites readers to influence many of her projects in real time as she writes. Laura also enjoys swimming, knitting, keeping company with creatives, and organizing whatever feels messy. Find Interesting Enough (A Wren Island Novel) by Laura Joy Lloyd: https://laurajoylloyd.com/books/interesting-enough/ More fun stuff from Laura Joy Lloyd: https://laurajoylloyd.com/ Episode website: https://laurajoylloyd.com/a-conversation-with-essea-white-part-1-rwlj147/ Release date: December 5, 2025 Music credit: “plain-acoustic-inspiring-folk-music-128699” and “candlelight carols by moodmode” courtesy of Pixabay

People in this episode

Host: Laura Joy Lloyd

Guest: Essea White

Topics covered

childlike wonder
reading
fictional characters
children's literature
author discussion

Keywords

Essea White
childlike wonder
reading
children's author
fictional characters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Essea White, Laura Joy Lloyd

Books & works: I Wonder