#22 - From Mommy Blog to Middle Grade with Shauna Holyoak

Calling All Nerds by Mike Thayer

Apr 6, 201901:42:52Arts

Shauna Holyoak's debut novel Kazu Jones and the Denver Dognappers comes out on April 23, 2019. She joins me to talk about her publishing journey all the way from her "mommy blogging" days to the debut of her first novel...

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