by Mary Carver | Nov 30, 2022 | The Couch Podcast
If you have or love little kids or even big kids who sometimes miss the magic of being a little kid, you’ll love this episode about children’s picture books for the holidays. I’m joined by my friend (and friend of the show), Katie Kenny Phillips, to build a list of 12...
by Mary Carver | Jun 7, 2022 | The Couch Podcast
What’s better than reading a good book? Reading a book about books! Or bookstores or publishing or libraries! Back for this very book-ish episode is my friend (and friend of the show) Amy Clark. Amy is a blogger and the founder of MomAdvice.com, which happens to be a...
by Mary Carver | Mar 22, 2022 | The Couch Podcast
Anxiety. Immigration. Foster Care. Multi-generational families. Science fiction fandoms. Teen athletes. LGBTQ teens. Autism. Trauma. These are just a few of the things I’ve learned about in young adult books—and each reading experience has given me a wider...
by Mary Carver | Mar 8, 2022 | The Couch Podcast
A told B, and B told C, “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree.” “Whee!” said D to E F G, “I’ll beat you to the top of the coconut tree.” Chicka chicka boom boom! Will there be enough room? No, this isn’t bedtime stories with Mary. But if you did recognize...
by Mary Carver | Oct 11, 2021 | Books, Movies & TV, The Couch Podcast
Can a book change your life? This is a question I asked in episode 88 of The Couch Podcast. In a conversation with my friend Shannan Martin, we decided that we think yes, books can change our lives. But sometimes they change our lives for a season and sometimes they...
