Caroline Leech

Authors & Audiences

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In Authors & Audiences, YA author and presentation coach Caroline Leech, chats to authors, illustrators, booksellers, librarians, publishers and other randomly fascinating guests, and invites them to share the secrets of their public speaking confidence and their media/social media strategies. Caroline will also share her own extensive knowledge of public speaking, storytelling, event planning and media strategy, so if you want to feel sure you can present yourself and your books with both confidence and professionalism, you’ve come to the right place.

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Caroline Leech

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#10 - Laurel Goodluck, debut picture book author talks about celebrating her Native American heritage, and about only doing the social media she enjoys 23.11.2022 50:46

Laurel Goodluck writes picture books with modern Native American themes that reflect Native children’s cultural experiences and everyday life, showing Native children that they have a perspective that is unique and powerful. Laurel comes from an intertribal background of Mandan and Hidatsa from the prairies of North Dakota, and Tsimshian from a rainforest in Alaska and now lives in Albuquerque, Ne...

#9 - Newbery Medal winner, Tae Keller, faces the A&A Q&A 18.11.2022 14:05

In this episode, Tae Keller faces the A&A Q&A, with host, Caroline Leech. Tae Keller's first book – THE SCIENCE OF BREAKABLE THINGS - was published in 2018, and she then won the 100th Newbery Medal in 2021 for her second book, WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER. This year, Tae has had three books out - JENNIFER CHAN IS NOT ALONE came out in April, and in May came Tae’s contribution to Chelsea Clin...

#8 - Tae Keller, the Newbery Medal-winning middle-grade author, talks about the Newbery, stories behind stories, and setting boundaries 16.11.2022 35:41

Tae Keller's first book – THE SCIENCE OF BREAKABLE THINGS - was published in 2018, and she then won the 100th Newbery Medal in 2021 for her second book, WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER. This year, Tae has had three books out - JENNIFER CHAN IS NOT ALONE came out in April, and in May came Tae’s contribution to Chelsea Clinton’s chapter book series, SHE PERSISTED. Tae wrote the true story of Patsy Mink w...

#7 - What could you do if you weren't afraid? 09.11.2022 13:56

In today's episode, Caroline digs deeper into what we might do to answer the question, "What could I do if I weren't afraid?" following the three basic questions she asked in episode 1 , and her conversation last week with author, Chris Cander . Please Rate, Review, & Subscribe to Authors & Audiences ! Sign up for my newsletter Music by Oleg Kirilkov - #We StandWithUkra...

#6 - Bestselling author, Chris Cander, faces the A&A Q&A 04.11.2022 21:16

Chris Cander is the USA Today bestselling author of THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO, which was named an Indie Next Great Read in both hardcover and paperback and which the New York Times called, “immense, intense and imaginative,” WHISPER HOLLOW, also named an Indie Next Great Read, and 11 STORIES, named by Kirkus as one of the best books of 2013 and winner of the Independent Publisher Book Awards for ficti...

#5 - Chris Cander, bestselling novelist talks about her neighborhood and combatting stage fright 02.11.2022 55:41

Chris Cander's latest novel, A GRACIOUS NEIGHBOR, was released in July 2022. She is the USA Today bestselling author of THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO, which was named an Indie Next Great Read in both hardcover and paperback and which the New York Times called, "immense, intense and imaginative,” WHISPER HOLLOW, also named an Indie Next Great Read, and 11 STORIES, named by Kirkus as one of the be...

#4 - Community - what that is and where to find it 02.11.2022 27:05

In today's episode, Caroline digs deeper into what community means to writers, following her conversation last week with fellow 2017 Debut, Tiffany D Jackson . In it, she talks about the importance of her own writing communities as a way of helping you identify where you can find your own. These include: Eleri Grace - author of the WW2 Romance Clubmobile Girls series, and Caroline's writ...

#3 - YA bestseller, Tiffany D Jackson faces the A&A Q&A 28.10.2022 11:56

Tiffany D. Jackson is the NYT Bestselling, award-winning author of YA novels Monday’s Not Coming, Allegedly, Let Me Hear A Rhyme, Grown, White Smoke, Santa in The City, The Weight of Blood , and co-author of Blackout . A Coretta Scott King — John Steptoe New Talent Award-winner and the NAACP Image Award-nominee, she received her bachelor of arts in film from Howard University and has over a decade...

#2 - Tiffany D Jackson, YA bestseller, talks about community and confidence 26.10.2022 42:20

Tiffany D. Jackson is the NYT Bestselling, award-winning author of YA novels Monday’s Not Coming, Allegedly, Let Me Hear A Rhyme, Grown, White Smoke, Santa in The City, The Weight of Blood, and co-author of Blackout. A Coretta Scott King — John Steptoe New Talent Award-winner and the NAACP Image Award-nominee, she received her bachelor of arts in film from Howard University and has over a decade i...

#1 - EPISODE 1 OF AUTHORS & AUDIENCES - INTRODUCTIONS 26.10.2022 22:02

In this opening episode of Authors & Audiences, Caroline Leech, introduces her plans for the podcast over the coming week, and takes listeners back to basics by asking three simple but important questions. Please Rate, Review, & Subscribe to Authors & Audiences ! Sign up for my newsletter Music by Oleg Kirilkov - #We StandWithUkraine

Authors & Audiences: the trailer 22.09.2022 2:54

This is the trailer for the new podcast, Authors & Audiences. Podcaster, YA author and presentation coach, Caroline Leech, introduces her plans for the podcast, which will include interviews with authors and other publishing and media professionals, as well as deep-digging into the sort of topics which help authors present themselves in public without fear. The first episode will go live in Oc...