We have been wanting to get Tamara Girardi on the podcast for over a year now, and we are so excited she's chatting with us today! Not only is Tamara an awesome author, but she also happens to be an English teacher. In this episode, she shares how so teaches her creative writing classes, a little about her new duology with WiseWolf, and she may mention her favorite cupcake flavor that will have everyone's mouths watering. We know you are going to enjoy this episode!
"It is so critical that you surround yourself with people who will push you and lift you up." — Tamara Girardi
Tamara Girardi writes books for children and teens. Her award-winning debut young adult novel, Gridiron Girl, tells the story of Julia Medina who quits the volleyball team to compete against her boyfriend for the starting quarterback position. Three additional sports novels in the Iron Valley Vikings series followed in 2022. Above the Fold is the first book in Tamara’s second series, all about teens exploring their dreams and their true selves through exhibits at a popular, mardi-gras-esque hotspot called Carnivalesque. Above the Fold released in January of 2023, and its sequel, Behind the Mask followed in February, both from Wise Wolf Books. Tamara’s debut board book, Why, Daddy? Why? was named a 2022 Editor’s Pick by Amazon. Also an academic, Tamara is a college English professor. She lives in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her husband and four adorably rambunctious children.
Connect with Tamara on her website (https://www.tamaragirardi.com/), TikTok (@TamaraGirardiAuthor), Instagram (@girarditamara), Facebook (@TamaraGirardiAuthor), and Twitter (@TamaraGirardi)
Mentioned
Above the Fold | Tamara Girardi
Behind the Mask | Tamara Girardi
Iron Valley Series | Tamara Girardi
Calculated Series | Nova McBee
Why Daddy Why? | Tamara Girardi
Save the Cat | Blake Snyder
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