Stuart Gibbs is a man who loves his audience and his audience loves him. He has written six series of books for kids and all them offer a glimpse into the glee that Stuart Gibbs takes in the stories he tells. Whether it’s blowing up whales, going to a secretly run CIA training school for kids or a knight who never meant to become one, Stuart Gibbs takes real pleasure in entertaining his readers. One of his newest passions is turning his best selling work into graphic novels. His first series being turned into a paneled masterpiece is the Spy School series. His collaboration with illustrating Anjan Sarkar took a surprising turn. Our bookstore this week is Read Herring (soon to be New South Books) in Montgomery Alabama.

Books mentioned in the podcast:

• Moon Base Alpha Series by Stuart Gibbs
• Once Upon a Tim Series by Stuart Gibbs
• Spy School Series by Stuart Gibbs
• Spy School: the Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs
• Spy Camp: the Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs
• The FunJungle Collection by Stuart Gibbs
• Whale Done by Stuart Gibbs
• The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs
• Hope Wins: A Collection of Inspiring Stories for Young Readers edited by Rose Brock
• The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews
• Jurassic Park by Michael Chrichton
• The Deep by Nick Cutter
• Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
• Leaving Gee's Bend by Irene Latham
• Children of Dust by Marlin Barton
• Tell the World You're a Wildflower by Jennifer Horne
• Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver

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