How to keep your kids reading this summer, the books that shaped Katherine Ashenburg's life, and more

14 Jun 2025 • 51 min • EN
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Bee Quammie and Lucy Mann join the kids’ book panel to give some of their hottest summer recommendations for young readers; the acclaimed Canadian writer and journalist reflects on the books that have left a lasting imprint on her mind and heart; and why music is medicine to country singer Ashley Ghostkeeper on this episode of The Next Chapter. Books discussed on this week's show include: Bob the Boo-Boo by Mélina Schoenborn, illustrated by Sandra Dumais Meet Me on Love Street by Farah Heron Mallory and the Trouble with Twins by Ann M. Martin, illustrated by Arley Nopra Raven's Ribbons by Tasha Spillett, illustrated by Daniel Ramirez Free Piano (Not Haunted) by Whitney Gardner The Forest King's Daughter by Elly Blake Margaret’s New Look by Katherine Ashenburg Christian Dior: History and Modernity, 1947 - 1957 by Alexandra Palmer Little Women by Louisa May Alcott A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Swamp Angel by Ethel Wilson The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure You Are the Medicine by Asha Frost

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