KidLit Craft Podcast
At KidLit Craft, we look at mentor texts to figure out the mechanics of how writers do what they do, so we can improve our writing.
In each season of the KidLit Craft Podcast, co-hosts Anne-Marie Strohman and Erin Nuttall do a season-long deep dive into one novel.
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We can't wait to nerd out with you!
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Excellent podcast on the craft of writing!
"Anne-Marie and Erin do an excellent job of breaking down craft concepts into small digestible chunks. Highly recommend!"
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Season One & Two:
All Episodes Out Now
Season One is a deep dive into Martine Leavitt’s YA novel Buffalo Flats, and Season Two focuses on YA novel Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis. All episodes are available now wherever you get podcasts.
Season Three:
Coming September 2026!
Season three will focus on the Newbery Medal winning YA novel The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly. New episodes coming September 2026.
View show notes and transcripts in our Podcast Archive.
Season Three
The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
Season Two
Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
Season One
Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt
Recommended Listening Experience
The season is intended to be listened to start to finish, though you can pop in for whatever topics spark your interest. We encourage you to listen in order, and read along as you can.
For Season One, the first three episodes make the most sense in order and focus on the first chapter. After that we talk about the book as a whole by topic. Season Two has spoilers from the start.
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