Episode 21: Force of Nature

Blue Spaces, Green Spaces, and the State of Publishing with special guest Elisha Miranda from the Lansing Libraries. Cheryl’s Books: A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship by Dana A. Williams Mentioned: Barack Obama Releases Summer Reading List | Kirkus Reviews (link is in article) 2025 Summer Reads - LSJ | Capital Area District Libraries The Owl Diaries (series) by Rebecca Elliott Jessica’s Books: Nature and the Mind: The Science of How Nature Improves Cognitive, Physical, and Social Well-Being by Marc G. Berman The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar Mentioned: One Grand Read Official Site Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper ( Ep. 5 and Ep.20 , Cheryl's take in RR Ep. 82 ) Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles ( Ep. 3 ) Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden by Camille T. Dungy ( RR Ep. 74 ) Holes by Louis Sachar Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar Mari’s Books: Tall Water by SJ Sindu Chapter Books: Willow’s Woods series by Suzanne Selfors Hut! Hut! Hike! by Andrew Maraniss Pet Sitter (Miles Lewis series) by Kelly Starling Lyons Arco’s Little House by Jess Fogel (Actually closer to a picture book) Shuri Takes Control (Marvel After-School Heroes) by Terrance Crawford Mentioned: Branches Chapter Books by Scholastic Inc. Check out our 100 Books Under 100ish Pages list for new, independent readers Elisha’s Books: Kaya of the Ocean by Gloria L. Huang Bhai for Now by Maleeha Siddiqui Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay ( Mari’s take, Ep. 10 )

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This episode is 53:43 long.

This episode was published on Sep 11, 2025.

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