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Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk PodcastS4 EP180: Valerie Sherrard, Middle-Grade Author of A Bend in the BreezeJoin the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy People, Get ready to meet the remarkable mind behind some of Canada’s most beloved books for young readers! In this episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast. Dianne had the privileged to down to chat with Valerie Sherrard, the award-winning author of A Bend in the Breeze, The Glory Wind, Counting Back from Nine, and the fan-favorite Shelby Belgarden mystery series. With a writing career that spans picture books, historical novels, and gripping young adult fiction, Valerie brings a powerful mix of heart...2025-07-2348 minBook Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk PodcastS4 EP177: Micki Bare, Author of Middle-Grade Magical Realism Series Zahra of the UwharriesJoin the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy People, Today on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt–Book Talk Podcast get ready to step into a world where fairy magic meets real-world heart in my conversation with award-winning, middle-grade author Micki Bare. A graduate of NC State University with a BA in Speech Communication and a Master of Arts in Teaching in middle-school social studies, Micki brings decades of educational insight—and eighteen years as a columnist—to every page she writes.Her latest novel, KIMIMILA RETURNS (May 2025), is t...2025-07-0248 minBook Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk PodcastS4 EP169: Lynne Hugo, Award-Winning Author of Mothers of FateJoin the conversation, text us now. NOTE: there are two bleeped words, v!ct!m and s€xualHello Happy People,Today on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, Dianne brings you the amazing award-winning author, Lynne Hugo. Lynne was a National Endowment For the Arts Fellowship recipient and has also received grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Lynne has an impressive collection of publications ranging from fiction, non-fiction, and even one children's book. Her latest book, Mothers of Fate, was relea...2025-05-0748 minBook Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk PodcastS4 EP168: Linaya DiNoto, SciFi Fantasy Author of The Forever After DuologyJoin the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Today we have a rare return guest author. Her first guest appearance on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt–Book Talk Podcast was in season 2 episode #59. Be sure to check out her first interview to learn about Linaya's background and her first book in The Forever After Duology. Linaya didn’t intend to become a writer—it was just something that seemed to develop naturally somewhere between writing her first novel in a sixth-grade notebook and publishing her debut novel, Lithaflora the Chrysalis. Linaya n...2025-04-3044 minBook Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk PodcastS4 Lovefest EP160: Stefany Valentine, Author of the Debut YA Novel, First Love LanguageJoin the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Today Dianne is sharing her conversation with Stefany Valentine. The women chat about Stefany's debut YA novel from Penguin Random House, First Love Language.As with many authors who have been on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, from childhood, Stefany dreamt of becoming a New York Times Best-Selling author. Unlike those other authors, Stefany had a unique set of obstacles to overcome. As a Taiwanese adoptee, her first language was Mandarin. Stefany struggled to learn English, felt neglected and lost...2025-03-0550 minBook Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk PodcastS3 Hiatus EP154 Frankfurter Buchmesse: Author and Activist Kasey Rogers, Dianne and Pedro BurckhardtJoin the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Welcome to our holiday hiatus episodes between our regular podcast seasons. Normally we play "The Best of" shows from the season that is ending, but this year we are bringing you interviews we recorded live at the Frankfurter Buchmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. This Buchmesse is the world's largest publishing convention and with these interviews we barely scratched the surface of the incredible vendors attending this conference.In today's show you will hear Dianne Burckhardt conducting an interview on the convention floor with author Kasey...2025-01-2215 minBook Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk PodcastS3 Hiatus EP153 Frankfurter Buchmesse: Abacus Brands, Sweet Cherry PublishingJoin the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Welcome to our holiday hiatus episodes between our regular podcast seasons. Normally we play "The Best of" shows from the season that is ending, but this year we are bringing you interviews we recorded live at the Frankfurter Buchmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. This Buchmesse is the world's largest publishing convention and with these interviews we barely scratched the surface of the incredible vendors attending this conference.In today's show you will hear Dianne Burckhardt conducting interviews on the convention floor with these companies. They...2025-01-1512 minBook Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk PodcastS3 Hiatus EP152 Frankfurter Buchmesse: CosPlayer Hannah Gässler, Climate HackerzJoin the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Welcome to our holiday hiatus between podcast seasons. We usually play "The Best of" shows from the season that is ending, but this year we are bringing you interviews we recorded live at the Frankfurter Buchmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. This Buchmesse is the world's largest publishing convention and with these interviews we barely scratched the surface of the incredible vendors attending this conference.In today's show you will hear Dianne and Pedro Burckhardt conducting interviews on the convention floor with these companies. They discuss...2025-01-0812 minBook Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk PodcastS3 Hiatus EP151 Frankfurter Buchmesse: Independent Publishing Group, Wrote By MeJoin the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Welcome to our holiday hiatus episodes between our regular podcast seasons. Normally we play "The Best of" shows from the season that is ending, but this year we are bringing you interviews we recorded live at the Frankfurter Buchmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. This Buchmesse is the world's largest publishing convention and with these interviews we barely scratched the surface of the incredible vendors attending this conference.In today's show you will hear Dianne Burckhardt conducting interviews on the convention floor with these companies. They...2025-01-0115 minBook Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk PodcastS3 Hiatus EP150 Frankfurter Buchmesse: Make Believe Ideas, Parragon Publishing IndiaJoin the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Welcome to our holiday hiatus between podcast seasons. We usually play "The Best of" shows from the season that is ending, but this year we are bringing you interviews we recorded live at the Frankfurter Buchmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. This Buchmesse is the world's largest publishing convention and with these interviews we barely scratched the surface of the incredible vendors attending this conference. In today's show you will hear Dianne and Pedro Burckhardt conducting interviews on the convention floor with these companies. They discuss...2024-12-2514 minBook Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk PodcastS3 Hiatus EP149 Frankfurter Buchmesse: Lego Books, SenSee Korea, SC InternationalJoin the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People,Today begins our holiday hiatus between podcast seasons. We usually play "The Best of" shows from the season that is ending but this year we are bringing you interviews we recorded live at the Frankfurter Buchmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. This Buchmesse is the world's largest publishing convention and with these interviews we barely scratched the surface of the incredible vendors attending this conference.In today's show you will hear Dianne and Pedro Burckhardt conducting interviews on the convention floor with these companies. They discuss...2024-12-1812 min