Season 3 Ender​

Dec. 4th

          Listen Now: S3 EP 147: Mary Martha Greene, Cookbook Author of

       The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All

          Mary's Website

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Dec. 11th

          Listen Now: SEASON 3 FINALE EP 148: Tosca Lee, NYT Bestselling Author of

       Havah, Demon, and The Long March Home

          Tosca's Website

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Season 3 Hiatus Episodes

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Season Four begins Wednesday February 5th 2025.

Until then, we will broadcast interviews from the Frankfurter Buchmesse and rebroadcast one of the "best of" episodes from season three.  

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Dec. 18th 

          Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP149 Frankfurt Buchmesse Interviews

          Guests: Lego.com
                  Lego Books ReBuild Activity Cards

                  SENSEE Books
                  SenSee Korea Braille and Activity books for children created with their own AI software.

                  SC (Sang Choy) International
                  SC (Sang Choy) International Pre. Ltd, Your Partner in Print. Providing print services             

                  globally for products from coffee table books to plush and activity books.
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Dec. 25th 

          Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP150 Frankfurt Buchmesse Interviews

          Guests: Make Believe Ideas
                 Creating children’s books for more than fifteen years, Make Believe Ideas is passionate

                 about creating books to enhance family reading experiences. They take pride in being

                 leaders and innovators in the market. Their focus is on pioneering new ideas that

                 children and families will love.

                 Parragon Publishing India
                 Pedro next met with Ganesh Singh of Parragon Publishing India. This publishing house

                 produces a wide variety of books for children ages 0–18 and up. Their line of products not

                 only includes everything from activity books and storybooks to branded merchandise

                 like Disney™, Marvel™, Barbie™, and more.​​

Jan. 1st 

          Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP151 Frankfurt Buchmesse Interviews

          Guests: Independent Publisher Group (iPg)
                  IPG is the original independent distributor of books, ebooks, and audiobooks from

                  publishers around the world, and a top 10 supplier of book content to Amazon, Barnes &

                  Noble, independent bookstores, libraries, and specialty markets, in addition to           

                  thousands of retailers globally.

                  Wroteby.me
                  Django is intimately familiar with the many challenges authors face as they try to reach

                  their target market and sell their books. As an author himself, he has had to navigate the

                  minefield of social media marketing, website building, SEO requirements, and more just

                  to get his book in front of the right audience. With the creation of wroteby.me, Django is

                  working to help authors reach their target markets. Quite often, as authors begin to build

                  their writing careers, they start with little to no marketing budget. By partnering with

                  wroteby.me, authors can save money on start-up costs when it comes to their online

                  presence.

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Jan. 8th 

          Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP152 Frankfurt Buchmesse Interviews

          Guests: Cosplayer Hannah Gässler (no link)

                   Walking around the Frankfurter Buchmesse you are greeted with a sea of literary fans

                   many of whom are cosplayers, bringing their favorite literary characters to life. One

                   such fan, Hannah Gässler (24), was dressed as Ashoka from Star Wars. Dianne has see

                   many woman wearing this costume over years , but Hannah’s had the best headpiece

                   she had seen. Dianne had to stop her and speak with her.

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                   Climate Hackerz
                   Pedro met with Joerg Osarek founder of Climate Hackerz, a Think- and Action-Tank

                   focused on transforming civilization into a climate positive state. Joerg not only has a

                   passion for educating people on climate change, but he is also an expert in IT and

                   business transformation, working as an independent management consultant and co-

                   founder of the its-people group. In 2019, he founded ClimateHackerz. Joerg also shares

                   his knowledge through workshops, customer projects, and as a keynote speaker. 

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Jan. 15th 

          Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP153 Frankfurt Buchmesse Interviews

          Guests: Abacus Brands
                   Abacus Brands, led by CEO Steve Rad, is an innovative pioneer in educational toys.

                   Combining books and Virtual Reality (VR) to create immersive learning experiences for

                   all ages. These learning sets not only engage the viewer and make learning fun, they put

                   you in the experience. You are not just reading about dinosaurs, you are walking with

                   them. You are not just watching Bill Nye the Science Guy do experiments, you are in his

                   lab with him and can do experiments yourself with his guidance. The Future of learning

                   is "virtually" alive at Abacus Brands. 

                   Sweet Cherry Publishing
                   Sweet Cherry Publishing had an incredible display of books on hand at the Frankfurter

                   Buchmesse, presented by their UK and Export Sales Assistant, Ciara Myton. With

                   everything from activity books to illustrated classics, they provide something to engage

                   just about any child and reading level. According to Ciara, they cover everything from

                   board books and nursery age titles all the way up to young adult fiction and unabridged

                   classics.

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Jan. 22nd

          Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP154 Frankfurt Buchmesse Interviews

          Guests: Kasey Rogers, Author and Domestic Abuse Prevention Activist
                   Kasey spent much of her earlier career working in the commercial film industry in New

                   York City by day and writing a musical in between film projects. After the birth of her

                   twins, she switched gears to follow another passion, cooking. That passion led her and

                   her late husband to turn a vacation property in Alexandria, Ontario, into a restaurant.

                   Kasey is an outspoken advocate for women and speaks about the connection between

                   domestic and financial abuse. Learn more about the I Know Why She Stayed Initiative on

                   her website, kaseyrogers.com. 

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         Dianne and Pedro Burckhardt
         Pedro and I share our closing thoughts about our first visit to the Frankfurter Buchmesse

         and our plans for future attendance. It is safe to say, we will be back!​

Jan. 29th 

          Listen Now: S3 Hiatus EP155 Best of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt Rebroadcast  

                  Best of Rebroadcast: EP120 Theresa Payton, Author of Manipulated: Inside

                  the Cyberwar to Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth

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