Storycomic Presents: Interviews with Amazing Storytellers and Artists
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(Ep: 520) The Darkly Funny Book Where Gossip Outlives You
Jun 25, 2026
33m 16s
(Ep: 519) The Picture Book That Explains Honor Flights in a Way Kids Understand
Jun 18, 2026
24m 05s
(Ep 518): How Ursula Nordstrom Helped Build the Children’s Book Canon
Jun 18, 2026
22m 50s
(Ep: 517) Editing Dissent: Sharon Darrow on Curating Voices Without Smoothing the Edges
Jun 11, 2026
27m 48s
(Ep: 516) Cryptic Signals, Paranoia, and the D-TALq Question
Jun 11, 2026
26m 35s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/25/26 | (Ep: 520) The Darkly Funny Book Where Gossip Outlives You | #EdithForbes #TheLawnmowerLady #RootstockPublishing #VermontFiction #NorwichVermont #SmallTownFiction #DarkComedy #LiteraryFiction #HumorousFiction #GreenBurial #AfterlifeStory #BookInterview #AuthorInterview #IndiePublishing #Storycomic On this episode, I’m joined by Edith Forbes, a Norwich, Vermont novelist whose work mixes sharp humor with real emotional weight — the kind of storytelling that can make you laugh and then immediately feel a little called out. (rootstockpublishing.com) We’re talking about her novel The Lawnmower Lady (Rootstock Publishing), which opens with the death of Fay Kirkwood — a self-professed grouch living on a north-country farm, raising pigs and fixing lawnmowers. The twist is that Fay doesn’t exactly leave. Her consciousness lingers, and she winds up watching the ripple effects of what she said, what she did, and what she meant… through the lives of the people she left behind. (kirkusreviews.com) The book turns a wild premise into something surprisingly human: a comedy about death, regret, and consequences — plus the small-town decisions that can land people “in the soup,” long after you thought the moment had passed. (mountaintimes.info) If you like Vermont-set stories with bite, heart, and a little mischief, this conversation is for you. The Title sequence was designed and created by Morgan Quaid. See more of Morgan’s Work at: https://morganquaid.com/ Storycomic Logo designed by Gregory Giordano See more of Greg’s work at: https://www.instagram.com/gregory_c_giordano_art/ Want to start your own podcast? Click on the link to get started: https://www.podbean.com/storycomic Follow us: Are you curious to see the video version of this interview? It's on our website too! www.storycomic.com www.patreon.com/storycomic www.facebook.com/storycomic1 https://www.instagram.com/storycomic/ For information on being a guest or curious to learn more about Storycomic? Contact us at info@storycomic.com Thank you to our Founders Club Patrons, Michael Winn, Higgins802, Von Allan, Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos, Marek Bennett, Donna Carr Roberts, Andrew Gronosky, Simki Kuznick, John Holland, Maureen Devlin, and Matt & Therese. Check out their fantastic work at: https://marekbennett.com/ https://www.hexapus-ink.com/ https://www.stephanieninapitsirilos.com/ https://www.vonallan.com/ https://higgins802.com/ https://shewstone.com/ https://www.simkikuznick.com/ https://www.dieboldcomics.com/ https://www.maureendevlinauthor.com/ https://benjaminhunting.com/ https://www.rootstockpublishing.com/ Also to Michael Winn who is a member of our Founders Club! | 33m 16s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | (Ep: 519) The Picture Book That Explains Honor Flights in a Way Kids Understand | #JeffGottesfeld #HonorFlight #CandlewickPress #MattTavares #ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks #KidsLit #Veterans #HonorFlightNetwork #WashingtonDC #HistoryForKids #ReadAloud #LibraryBooks #BookInterview #Storycomic On this episode, I’m joined by award-winning children’s author Jeff Gottesfeld to talk about Honor Flight: Celebrating America’s Veterans, illustrated by Matt Tavares and published by Candlewick Press. The book releases March 3, 2026. The story introduces young readers to the real-life Honor Flight program (organized by the Honor Flight Network), which brings aging U.S. veterans to Washington, D.C. on an all-expenses-paid trip to visit the memorials built in their honor—and to receive the kind of homecoming many never got. Jeff brings a personal connection: he served as a Guardian on an Honor Flight in 2023, and Matt Tavares also participated as a Guardian. We talk about how you turn a powerful real-world experience into a kid-accessible picture book, what it means to write about service and memory without turning it into a lecture, and how illustration can carry emotional weight with restraint and dignity. The book also includes back matter for curious readers. The Title sequence was designed and created by Morgan Quaid. See more of Morgan’s Work at: https://morganquaid.com/ Storycomic Logo designed by Gregory Giordano See more of Greg’s work at: https://www.instagram.com/gregory_c_giordano_art/ Want to start your own podcast? Click on the link to get started: https://www.podbean.com/storycomic Follow us: Are you curious to see the video version of this interview? It's on our website too! www.storycomic.com www.patreon.com/storycomic www.facebook.com/storycomic1 https://www.instagram.com/storycomic/ For information on being a guest or curious to learn more about Storycomic? Contact us at info@storycomic.com Thank you to our Founders Club Patrons, Michael Winn, Higgins802, Von Allan, Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos, Marek Bennett, Donna Carr Roberts, Andrew Gronosky, Simki Kuznick, John Holland, Maureen Devlin, and Matt & Therese. Check out their fantastic work at: https://marekbennett.com/ https://www.hexapus-ink.com/ https://www.stephanieninapitsirilos.com/ https://www.vonallan.com/ https://higgins802.com/ https://shewstone.com/ https://www.simkikuznick.com/ https://www.dieboldcomics.com/ https://www.maureendevlinauthor.com/ https://benjaminhunting.com/ https://www.rootstockpublishing.com/ Also to Michael Winn who is a member of our Founders Club! | 24m 05s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | (Ep 518): How Ursula Nordstrom Helped Build the Children’s Book Canon | #NancyHudgins #BooksGoodEnoughForYou #UrsulaNordstrom #MiddleGradeBooks #ChildrensBooks #KidsLit #AbramsBooks #BookBiography #PublishingHistory #EditorsMatter #GoodnightMoon #CharlottesWeb #WhereTheWildThingsAre #HarrietTheSpy #Storycomic#NancyHudgins #BooksGoodEnoughForYou #UrsulaNordstrom #MiddleGradeBooks #ChildrensBooks #KidsLit #AbramsBooks #BookBiography #PublishingHistory #EditorsMatter #GoodnightMoon #CharlottesWeb #WhereTheWildThingsAre #HarrietTheSpy #Storycomic On this episode, I’m joined by debut author Nancy Hudgins to talk about Books Good Enough for You, a middle-grade biography of Ursula Nordstrom—the legendary children’s editor at Harper & Bros. who helped shape what “classic” kids’ books even means. The book publishes March 24, 2026 with Abrams Books for Young Readers. What makes this biography such a fun angle is the structure: Nancy doesn’t just tell Ursula’s life story—she shows what editors do by building chapters around the creation of iconic books Ursula championed, including Goodnight Moon, Charlotte’s Web, Where the Wild Things Are, Harriet the Spy, Stuart Little, In the Night Kitchen, and more. We talk about Ursula’s editorial superpowers—taste, nerve, and a fierce belief that kids deserve books with real honesty—and we dig into how Nancy uses Ursula’s own words so young readers can hear her voice on the page. Kirkus calls the biography a strong match for its “brave, funny” subject. If you love children’s lit, publishing history, or you’ve ever wondered how a great editor changes the world from behind the scenes, this conversation is for you. Storycomic Logo designed by Gregory Giordano See more of Greg’s work at: https://www.instagram.com/gregory_c_giordano_art/ Want to start your own podcast? Click on the link to get started:https://www.podbean.com/storycomic Follow us: Are you curious to see the video version of this interview? It's on our website too! www.storycomic.com www.patreon.com/storycomic www.facebook.com/storycomic1 https://www.instagram.com/storycomic/ For information on being a guest or curious to learn more about Storycomic? Contact us at info@storycomic.com Thank you to our Founders Club Patrons, Michael Winn, Higgins802, Von Allan, Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos, Marek Bennett, Donna Carr Roberts, Andrew Gronosky, Simki Kuznick, John Holland, Maureen Devlin, and Matt & Therese. Check out their fantastic work at: https://marekbennett.com/ https://www.hexapus-ink.com/ https://www.stephanieninapitsirilos.com/ https://www.vonallan.com/ https://higgins802.com/ https://shewstone.com/ https://www.simkikuznick.com/ https://www.dieboldcomics.com/ https://www.maureendevlinauthor.com/ https://benjaminhunting.com/ Also to Michael Winn who is a member of our Founders Club! | 22m 50s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | (Ep: 517) Editing Dissent: Sharon Darrow on Curating Voices Without Smoothing the Edges✨ | poetryediting+4 | Sharon Darrow | Rootstock PublishingThe Country in the Mirror: Poems of Protest & Witness+3 | — | poetry communityprotest poetry+3 | — | 27m 48s | |
| 6/11/26 | (Ep: 516) Cryptic Signals, Paranoia, and the D-TALq Question✨ | sci-fihorror+4 | Benjamin Hunting | Dead Airdeadaircomic.com | — | Dead Airsci-fi horror+4 | — | 26m 35s | |
| 6/4/26 | (Ep: 515) A Forty-Year Story Where the Past Refuses to Stay Quiet✨ | literary fictionfound family+4 | Don Lesser | Rootstock PublishingCrystal Springs | Western MassachusettsPioneer Valley+1 | Don LesserCrystal Springs+5 | — | 28m 52s | |
| 6/4/26 | (Ep: 514) John Holland Just Put 800+ Pages of Comics on Zoop (Here’s Why)✨ | digital comicscrowdfunding+3 | John Holland | Die Bold ComicsZoop+1 | — | digital librarycomics+5 | — | 27m 50s | |
| 5/28/26 | (Ep: 513) “Top Gun for Kids” With Real Emotional Stakes: Meet Jett Cooper✨ | middle-grade novelsaviation adventure+3 | Melanie Hill | Blue Wolf Junior Air CompetitionMorgan Quaid+2 | — | MiddleGradeBooksKidsLit+4 | — | 23m 59s | |
| 5/21/26 | (Ep: 512) Poetry vs. Fiction: The Honest Differences Nobody Explains✨ | poetryfiction+4 | Erika Nichols-Frazer | Poetry Society Of VermontFinishing Line Press+4 | Vermont | poetryfiction+4 | — | 26m 05s | |
| 5/21/26 | (Ep: 511) Stuck in the Tree: Turning Embarrassment into Courage✨ | emotional intelligencechildren's literature+4 | J. Conwell | Little RipplesRipples Media+1 | — | The Boy in the TreeJ. Conwell+6 | — | 27m 08s | |
| 5/14/26 | (Ep: 510) The Infrastructure Indie Authors Actually Need (And Nobody Talks About)✨ | indie authorsself-publishing+4 | Melissa Addey | Alliance of Independent AuthorsIndie Author Bookstore+2 | — | Indie Author Bookstoreself-publishing+5 | — | 30m 54s | |
| 5/14/26 | (Ep 509): The Picture Book That Makes Imagination Feel Possible Again✨ | children's literatureimagination+3 | Kelly Bennett | Young Dragons Press | — | Rainbow Kitechildren's author+5 | — | 24m 49s | |
| 5/7/26 | (Ep 508): Punk’n Heads: Making Music, Making Mistakes, Making a Life✨ | graphic novelpunk music+4 | Dave Baker | Top Shelf ProductionsPunk’n Heads | — | Punk’n Headsgraphic novel+6 | — | 35m 46s | |
| 5/7/26 | (Ep 507): A Secret War From the 1970s to 2000s… Told by Eyewitnesses✨ | sci-fi horrorindie comics+3 | Gary Hodges | StorycomicDvsM | — | Gary HodgesDvsM+5 | — | 34m 58s | |
| 4/30/26 | (Ep: 506) The Read-Aloud That Makes Kids Smarter Without Them Noticing✨ | children's literatureeducation+3 | Maureen Devlin | Storycomic | — | children's booksBacker & Backer+3 | — | 28m 17s | |
| 4/30/26 | (Ep: 505) The Vermont Fantasy Series That Quietly Gets Bigger Every Book✨ | fantasy literatureworldbuilding+4 | Victoria (V.M. LaFountain) | StorycomicEclarona Chronicles+4 | Essex JunctionVermont | Eclarona ChroniclesV.M. LaFountain+5 | — | 31m 26s | |
| 4/23/26 | (Ep: 504) A Jailbreak in Space… With Noodles (And Somehow It Works)✨ | children's booksgraphic novels+3 | Steven JosephAndy Case | Noodleham RocksSnoodles+5 | — | SnoodlesSnoodles in Space+4 | — | 24m 49s | |
| 4/16/26 | (Ep: 503) Courage Isn’t Loud: Two Quietly Powerful Survival Stories✨ | historical fictiongraphic novels+5 | Lauren Ennis | Daughters of AttritionA Boy’s Best Comrade+8 | KabulMoscow | KabulAfghanistan+5 | — | 19m 46s | |
| 4/16/26 | (Ep: 502) How Do You Adapt Real History Without Losing the Nuance?✨ | adapting real historygraphic novels+3 | Tae-Yeon Lee | Return of the Rooftop KoreansMorgan’s Work+2 | — | Return of the Rooftop KoreansIndie Comics+5 | — | 22m 51s | |
| 4/9/26 | (Ep: 501) “Ask Questions, Get Burned” — Inside Vermont’s Most Messy Fictional Town✨ | Vermont fictionlegal thriller+2 | I.M. Aiken | Stolen MountainCatalyst Press+12 | VermontTrowbridge | StolenMountainVermontAuthors+8 | — | 29m 17s | |
| 4/9/26 | (Ep: 500) Building a Tech Audience When Everyone’s Doomscrolling✨ | tech journalismAI+4 | Bernie Smith | Gigabyte MagazineGigabyteMagazine+3 | — | DoomscrollingTech Trends+1 | — | 38m 28s | |
| 4/2/26 | (Ep: 499) The Origin Story Behind Cosmic Wars (It Started When He Was 12)✨ | Cosmic WarsKickstarter Comics+10 | Samuel Vera | CosmicWars: Guardian of the Arthenian StarMorgan’s Work+5 | — | cosmic adventureepic worldbuilding+1 | — | 28m 14s | |
| 3/24/26 | (Ep 498): The World’s First Werewolf Goes to Ancient Egypt✨ | werewolfancient Egypt+3 | Dennis Robinson | Lycan: Solomon’s OdysseyMorgan’s Work+3 | Ancient Egypt | LycanSolomonsOdysseyLycanComic+10 | — | 23m 37s | |
| 3/19/26 | (Ep: 497) When A Wizard Becomes A Bird✨ | Middle Grade FantasyChildren's Books+3 | Megan Carol Haas | AquariusThe Adventures of the Wizard Aquarius+10 | — | Bedtime StoriesKids Lit+3 | — | 29m 49s | |
| 3/12/26 | (Ep: 496) Anthrax, COVID, and Dengue: Inside the Maya Maguire Mysteries✨ | AnthraxCOVID-19+6 | Dr Millicent Eidson | MayaVerseMayaVerse A–D Book Collection+9 | New MexicoNew York+3 | Maya MaguireMicrobial Mysteries+3 | — | 28m 20s | |
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