The Voice That We Hear Inside with Katherine Applegate

About this episode

Katherine Applegate discusses the role of books in helping us become better humans.

Katherine Applegate, author of Wombat Waiting (Storytide), joins Matthew to talk about books providing the opportunity to practice being a better human. Visit Katherine Applegate online at katherineapplegate.com Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org . Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins ( https://stebs.design/ ). Our music is by Podington Bear. Podcast hosting by Libsyn. You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes. Be well. And read on.

People in this episode

Host: Matthew C. Winner

Guest: Katherine Applegate

Topics covered

• books
• humanity
• education
• children's literature
• writing
• personal growth

Keywords

• Katherine Applegate
• Wombat Waiting
• children's books
• education
• personal growth
• humanity
• writing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boyds Mills, Libsyn, Podington Bear, katherineapplegate.com, matthewcwinner.com, www.boydsmills.org, Duke Stebbins

Books & works: Wombat Waiting

Places: online

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