Episode 21: Force of Nature

Blue Spaces, Green Spaces, and the State of Publishing with special guest Elisha Miranda from the Lansing Libraries.  Cheryl’s Books:      A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst  Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship by Dana A. Williams  Mentioned:  Barack Obama Releases Summer Reading List | Kirkus Reviews (link is in article)  2025 Summer Reads - LSJ | Capital Area District Libraries  The Owl Diaries (series) by Rebecca Elliott  Jessica’s Books:     Nature and the Mind: The Science of How Nature Improves Cognitive, Physical, and Social Well-Being by Marc G. Berman   The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar  Mentioned:  One Grand Read Official Site  Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper (Ep. 5 and Ep.20, Cheryl's take in RR Ep. 82)  Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles (Ep. 3)  Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden by Camille T. Dungy  (RR Ep. 74)  Holes by Louis Sachar   Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar  Mari’s Books:     Tall Water by SJ Sindu  Chapter Books:  Willow’s Woods series by Suzanne Selfors Hut! Hut! Hike! by Andrew Maraniss Pet Sitter (Miles Lewis series) by Kelly Starling Lyons Arco’s Little House by Jess Fogel (Actually closer to a picture book) Shuri Takes Control (Marvel After-School Heroes) by Terrance Crawford  Mentioned:  Branches Chapter Books by Scholastic Inc. Check out our 100 Books Under 100ish Pages list for new, independent readers  Elisha’s Books:  Kaya of the Ocean by Gloria L. Huang  Bhai for Now by Maleeha Siddiqui  Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay (Mari’s take, Ep. 10) 

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