This is the sort of conversation that was my fantasy when writing the Dancing with the Octopus -- a discussion with Michael Woodson and Jill Burket-Ragase who host B**K It. We moved from the social to the political to the personal and touched on all the core themes of the book. These two are fantastic, I love the authors they selected in their first season (all children and young adult fiction) and can't wait to listen to who is in line for the second season. Both are avid readers and they bring a unique emotional intelligence to their reviews. The podcast is a project of the Blue Manatee Literacy Project and Bookstore in Cincinatti OH, a non-profit bookstore that gives a free book to a child in need with every purchase.
Julia Samuel MBE
Julia Samuel is one of Britain’s foremost experts on grief and the process of transformation. She is also a very dear person to me, and I was honoured to be engaged in conversation with her as part of her Friday Live Instagram events.