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🎧 The Reader's Heart Podcast

The Reader’s Heart is a podcast of conversations with authors and illustrators about children's literature as a vehicle for empathy and joy in a dark world. The reader’s heart is rooted in the belief that our world needs the magic of children’s literature more than ever, so… let’s get started!

Click each episode (below) to access recordings, transcripts and show notes.

Promotional illustration for the podcast, The Reader’s Heart, featuring a young person with black hair, wearing a yellow shirt and striped pants, standing with their head slightly tilted and hands in their pockets. The background shows abstract, radiating gray and white lines forming a pattern, with text that reads 'The Reader’s Heart with Jennifer Lagarde' in a casual, handwritten-style font.

The beautiful illustration for The Reader's Heart was created by author/illustrator Corinna Luyken.

Season 3 (2026)

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Season 2 (2025)

Promotional image for 'The Reader's Heart with Jennifer Lagarde,' Season 2, Episode 001, featuring guest Federico Erebia. The image includes a circular photo of Federico Erebia, a man with short gray hair, glasses, and a neutral expression, wearing a suit jacket and blue shirt. Below his photo is the cover of his book, 'Pedro & Daniel,' showing colorful illustrations of people and landscapes. To the right, an illustration of a child looking down shyly appears against a textured background with sunbeam-like patterns.

Promotional image for 'The Reader's Heart with Jennifer Lagarde,' Season 2, Episode 002, featuring guest Dashka Slater. The image includes a circular photo of Dashka Slater, a woman with blonde hair, glasses, and a friendly smile. Below her photo, the cover of her book, 'Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed,' is displayed. To the right is an illustration of a child looking down shyly, set against a textured background with sunbeam-like patterns.

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Season 1 (2024)

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