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In this episode we present “How Slimebottom the Troll Got His Name,” a wonderfully strange and delightfully mischievous tale written and brought to us by Glenn McCarty.Join us for a journey filled with trolls, trouble, and the kind of muddy mayhem that makes sense on Withywindle. This story is sure to leave a little slime on your boots and a smile on your face.Glenn McCarty Tumbleweed Books: https://glennmccarty.com/shop-2/Glenn McCarty Song of the Stone Tiger: https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/stone-tigerWithywindle Substack: https://withywindle.substack.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe

Surprise! We’re back for a special between-seasons episode.Deck the halls and duck the dad jokes . . . it’s the Withywindle Christmas Special! David and Graeme bring you a snow-covered story, yuletide games, a Very Official Holiday Snack Review™, and enough cheerful chaos to power Santa’s sleigh.Tune in for the merriest Withywindle of the year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe

HelloOooooOOoO! We are back and thrilled to be joined by author and illustrator Stephen Barany! Stephen’s forthcoming book, Alphabet Parade, is an absolute joy, and you can join the Kickstarter for it RIGHT NOW!By the way, this episode is an absolutely crazy way to spend two hours. Gulches. Grapes. Gastronomics. Woodchucks. Waistcoats. Tornados. You’ve been warned.Also, come to Concord to meet Daniel Nayeri at Goldberry Books on Friday, September 12th! Sign up here, for free: https://www.goldberrybooks.com/shop/events/3A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe

That’s right! Karen Cushman has arrived on Withywindle! 🎉Karen Cushman is the author of The Midwife’s Apprentice (winner of the 1996 Newbery Medal), Catherine, Called Birdy (a Newbery Honor book), The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (winner of the John and Patricia Beatty Award), and several other prize-winning novels published by Clarion Books. Her newest book is When Sally O’Malley Discovered the Sea.Karen started writing at age 49, and likes “to write about gutsy girls figuring out who they are, and have no plans to stop writing until I am at least a hundred.”This episode also features all the nonsense you’d expect, of course.THIS SEASON we want to hear from you. Send us an audio recording of a book recommendation and a question, and you might end up featured on the show! Email those to podcasts@goldberrybooks.comAlso, leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and your review might be read on the show as well.A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe

If you haven’t figured it out by now, we’re big Adam Gidtwiz fans ‘round these parts. We’re thrilled that he’s agreed to come back to the show for the third time! Adam Gidwitz is the bestselling author of A Tale Dark and Grimm, The Inquisitor’s Tale, The Unicorn Rescue Society, Max in the House of Spies, and Max in the Land of Lies, among many others! He is also the creator of the #1 podcast for kids, Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest.THIS SEASON we want to hear from you. Send us an audio recording of a book recommendation and a question, and you might end up featured on the show! Email those to podcasts@goldberrybooks.comAlso, leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and your review might be read on the show as well.A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe

Helloooooo world. We are back!Like Frankenstein’s monster, or a bookstore troll after a long winter, we emerge from the darkness. Squinting, drooling, and very disoriented, we are once again:1) Sitting in front of microphones interviewing authors and illustrators who have no idea what they’re getting into. 2) Eating a cornucopia of delicious (and sometimes not) snacks.3) Telling the best/worst jokes you’ve ever heard in your entire life. Seriously. Have the superglue handy because we know your sides are going to be splittin’.In episode one we are speaking with the one-and-only Jonathan Auxier, author of Sweep, The Night Gardener, and Vanished Kingdom series, including the newest addition The War of the Maps! Jonathan is one of our favorite authors and we are so glad he’s back with a new book and could come on the show to answer your questions.THIS SEASON we want to hear from you. Send us an audio recording of a book recommendation and a question, and you might end up featured on the show! Email those to podcasts@goldberrybooks.com Also, leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and your review might be read on the show as well.A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe

The final episode of season 8 is here and, as is our custom, we’re answering your questions! So hit that play button and tune in as we discuss such queries as . . .• What rides would be at a Withywindle Theme Park?• When is Garglehouser and Prints HumperdINK’s podcast finally going to premiere?• What are the greatest snacks of all time?• Is a hotdog a taco?• And many, many more!Thank you for listening to another season of Withywindle. We love doing this show and we are so grateful for everyone who takes the time to send us notes of encouragement, snacks, drawings, or comes to visit us at Goldberry Books. See you next season! Thank you to all of our guests who came on this season and shared in the nonsense.Thank you to Logan Green for producing the show and making it sound so great.Thank you to Read Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books for their sponsorship. Preorder Beyond Mulberry Glen HERE.And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe

In this Christmas-themed episode, David and Graeme sit down with author Anna James to discuss Christmas traditions, Christmas snacks, Christmas books, and more! From her favorite holiday reads to the magic of Christmas in literature, Anna is a joy to listen to. So grab a cup of cocoa (or eggnog), cozy up by the fire, and join us for this tree-mendous conversation.Merry Bookish Christmas to all!A special thank you to Read Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books for sponsoring today’s episode. Preorder Beyond Mulberry Glen HERE.And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode we are please to welcome back S.D Smith to the show, as well as his son J.C! S.D. Smith is the author of the Green Ember book series, Mooses with Bazookas, The Found Boys, and together with his son, the Jack Zulu Series.We chatted with the Smiths about what it’s like to write together, what they’re working on next, their favorite snacks, and much more. Plus, listen as they go head to head in a very shiny quiz.A special thank you to Read Aloud Revival for sponsoring today’s episode. Check out their Christmas School offering at readaloudrevival.com.And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe

We are so pleased to welcome back Glenn McCarty to Withywindle! We first talked with Glenn back in 2021 on one of our first episodes, and now he’s back to talk all things Tumbleweed—including the brand-new book, THE GOLDEN ROAD OF TUMBLEWEED THOMPSON.Of course, this episode is also chock-full of snacks, stories, and nonsense. Enjoy!A special thank you to Read Aloud Revival for sponsoring today’s episode. Check out their Christmas School offering at readaloudrevival.com.And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Season 8 of Withywindle! Let’s goooooo!We’re kicking things off this season with a very special guest, John Hendrix. John is the author and illustrator of many superb books, including his new book, The Mythmakers, which is a graphic novel biography of two literary lions (wizards?): C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. It follows the remarkable story of their friendship and creative fellowship, and describes how each came to write their masterworks.A special thank you to Read Aloud Revival for sponsoring today’s episode. Check out their Christmas School offering at readaloudrevival.com.And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe

We’ve come to the end of another delightful season of Withywindle. Endings are sad. You are allowed to be sad. But you’re only allowed to be sad for 13 seconds which is exactly the length it takes to read this sentence twice. Ok, did you do that? Are you done being sad now? Let’s move on to something happier: It’s Questionpalooza time!!In the 7th installment of Questionpalooza you will find our answers to YOUR burning questions. Questions such as: Would Graeme rather fight 50 duck-sized Davids or 1 David-sized duck? Who was more annoying when we were roommates? Which ancient author would make the best hypothetical Withywindle guest? And many, many more.Special thanks to our guest this season: Kathryn Butler, Christina Uss, Adam Gidwitz, Anna Rose Johnson, Peter Brown, Jonathan Rogers, Joe Hox, Stephen Crotts, Mitali Perkins, and Millie Florence!Special thanks to our sound engineer Logan Green.Special thanks to our sponsors for this season Waxwing Books and Read Aloud Revival.Special thanks to YOU for listening. We are so grateful. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe