The Storyteller's Shelf Podcast

1. Episode · Aug 18, 2026

   Carl Lennertz of the Children’s Book Council on Literacy & Author Marketing (opens the original)

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   How do books find their readers? For Carl Lennertz, it still comes down to people. Carl, Executive Director of the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader, joins us to talk about his years in bookselling and publishing, the work behind Children’s Book Week and Get Caught Reading, and the importance of teachers, librarians, and booksellers in bringing stories to young readers. We also talk about representation, book bans, social media, SEO, and what authors can do to help their books get

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2. Episode · Jul 18, 2026

   Plan Your Story, Find Your People, Keep Writing | Meet Storyrise (opens the original)

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   Writing a book takes more than a blank page. You need somewhere to keep track of the characters, timelines, locations, and small details that will matter several chapters later. You also need the motivation to keep showing up, especially on the days when the words are not coming easily. That is where Storyrise comes in. In this episode, we introduce Atlas, Storyrise’s visual planning space for mapping characters, timelines, locations, and the connections that hold a story together. We also talk

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3. Episode · Jul 14, 2026

   What Children’s Book Editors Look for in Submissions with Tyiana Combs (opens the original)

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   What makes a children’s book editor want to keep reading, and why might a strong manuscript still receive a rejection? Tyiana Combs, Associate Editor at Penguine Workshop, joins The Storyteller’s Shelf Podcast to discuss what editors look for in picture books, early readers, middle grade, and young adult submissions. She also shares what debut authors can expect from the editorial process, how editors and authors collaborate during revision, current children’s publishing trends, and how writers

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