During this first episode of Fika, your host Vctoria Young Bennison will be going solo. She’ll be explaining what Fika’s all about, and answering any questions you may have. Born with an insatiable curiosity about life, Victoria (Vicky) learned early that most great truths could be found in stories. Whether those stories were tales of The Death Coach, ghosts, and Leprechauns, told by her grandmother, or story time on Romper Room with milk and cookies, she was transported to other worlds and times. When she obtained a library card, those travels became endless. Later, as an adult working in childcare, she developed an appreciation for picture books, and the illustrations that accompanied them. It was then that she realized great truths could be found with the simplest of words, and that children’s books are not only for children. Through her own children’s reading she saw how vast the Juvenile and Young Adult genres had become, and the way in which they brought understanding to difficult topics. Having written her own stories, in Stick to the Story the Book, and being interviewed for local radio, podcasts, and other forms of media, it clicked. She could interview authors and hear the stories behind the stories she loved, and them.. This idea was too tempting to ignore. Fika with Vicky was born in 2019, and with it a desire to share her passion for used book stores on rainy afternoons, folklore and fairytales, and those moments when an author solidifies all you’ve been thinking in one sentence. When she’s not reading or researching for Fika with Vicky, you can find Victoria drinking coffee and working on her novel, 𝑨 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑫𝒆𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓.
