Grab Bag Catch-Up & Reading While Traveling: Episode 236

Grab your favorite beverage and cozy up for a catch-all catch-up with Meagan and Sarah! We talk about the season, the weather, our recent travels, and some fun updates from the business! Then Sarah is joined by our resident Books Talk contributor Katie Addiss to talk about holiday books, what we’ve been reading lately, and how we read while traveling–both to ourselves and to our kids. Happy Thanksgiving week, friends!

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Links we mentioned (or should have) in Episode 236:
Kidliterate is live! Check out Sarah’s new podcast with her 11-year-old daughter, all about great media picks for the whole family, and THANK YOU for your support, shares, stars, reviews, and kind words.
We talked about our recent hair episode, and Sarah’s discovery of the Revlon One Step Hair Dryer & Volumizer Hot Air Brush (affiliate link)
Singer-songwriters we hung out with in Nashville that you should check out: K.C. Clifford, Nora Jane Struthers
Podcasters we hung out with in Nashville that you should check out: Pantsuit Politics, ShePodcasts, The Popcast with Knox & Jamie, The Podcasting Party, Asking For A Friend
Mentioned in the Books Talk Segment with Sarah & Katie:
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Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals by Rachel Hollis
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World by Sasha Sagan
Less (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize) by Andrew Sean Greer
Snow (Caldecott Honor Book) by Uri Shulevitz
Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht
Norman Rockwell’s Christmas Book by Molly Rockwell
Last year’s blog post roundup of Our Favorite Holiday Picture Books
Magazines from Cricket Media that Katie and Sarah both love: Baby Bug, Lady Bug, ASK (Arts & Sciences for Kids), Cobblestone, Muse
Disney “Me Reader” Electronic Reader 8-Book Library