Life hacks and tangents and accidental nonfiction, oh my!

Lots of potential episode titles in this one. Our conversation with Chloe Ito Ward is here!

Grab her book Love Grows Here... here!

Our podcast service auto-transcribed my intro with the name You Make a Drip Be Diverse. Should we change it to this AI-generated alternative??

(I apologize for the noise on my solo recording that sounded like I was recording from inside an airplane engine!)

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This episode’s book reviews:

MILLIE FLEUR'S POISON GARDEN by Christy Mandin

LUIS AND TABITHA by Steph Campisi (hi Steph!), illustrated by Hollie Mengert

EVERY DOG IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD by Philip C Stead, illustrated by Matthew Cordell

The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com

Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com

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The vibes are strong with James McGowan! Agent, author, YouTuber, and great guest!

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This episode’s book reviews:

CAN I BE YOUR DOG by Troy Cummings

BUILDING A BEAK: HOW A TOUCAN'S RESCUE INSPIRED THE WORLD, written by Becca McMurdie, illustrated by Diana Hernandez

EMERGENCY QUARTERS, written by Carlos Matias, illustrated by Gracey Zhang

The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com

Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com

Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!!

Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!

Papa J Funk is here and he's taking no questions.

Luckily for us, Josh Funk IS taking questions!

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This episode’s book reviews:

TOUCH THE SKY by Stephanie Lucianovic, illustrated by Chris Park

THE MESS THAT WE MADE by Michelle Lord, illustrated by Julia Blattman

DUCK AND MOOSE: DUCK MOVES IN and MOOSE BLASTS OFF by Kirk Reedstrom

The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot Versey, and was generously created for us by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com

Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com

Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!!

Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!