Sep 3

Sep 3 Episode #312: Freedom to Read with Padma Venkatraman!

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest Padma Venkatraman, author and oceanographer, to talk about a recent bill that she helped pass in Rhode Island to protect librarians, teachers, authors, and publishers from book banning.

For the Fortune Cookie segment they all talk about their favorite ice cream flavors!

How have you been?

Grace had a great dinner with Lisa Yee, Molly Burnam, and Heidi Stemple recently, she’s starting a new podcast with Melissa Thom called The Bookish State! Alvina went to the club that Libby is a member of in Stonington, CT and spent some time with her nice at Coney Island. Padma had a wonderful summer spending time in Europe and going to family weddings.

What is the Freedom to Read Act?

https://padmavenkatraman.com/tag/freedom-to-read/

Read about Padma’s mission to protect authors and learn about what you can do it help.

Fortune Cookie Segment: Ice Cream

What are your favorites? Grace: Chocolate dipped! Padma is really into Sorbet! Alvina’s been enjoying Pina Colada ice cream (any kind of fruit flavors ) and also maple cremee’s from Vermont!

Gratefuls

Grace is so grateful for her safe bubble and everything she has. Padma is so grateful for her nice family and all the laughter that they have. The bill has passed, but she’s grateful for all the work that people continue to do.

THANK YOU!

Thank you to Hachette Audio, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, and Alex at Pacyworks Studio for producing and editing this podcast. Be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell a friend about us. (Use the hashtag #bookfriendsforever.) See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon": https://linktr.ee/gracelinauthor.

You can find Alvina @Planetalvina on Twitter and TikTok and @Alvinaling on Instagram and Threads, @alvinaling on BlueSky

You can find Grace @Pacylin on Instagram and Threads, @authorgracelin on Facebook, @gracelinauthor on Blue Sky.

You can find Padma on padmavenkatraman.com and on instagram @venkatraman.padma

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