The Englewood Review of Books Podcast

Podcast Episode 86: Esau McCaulley and Katie Blackburn

Episode 86

Lindsey Cornett, Managing Editor of Englewood Press, spoke with two writers of notable nonfiction, Esau McCaulley and Katie Blackburn, not about their "books for grownups," but about their recent publications for children. They discuss their unexpected journeys into children's literature, why it's important to write books for children, and their upcoming projects.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) 

  • Reading While Black: African-American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise  in Hope by Esau McCauley
  • The New Testament in Color: A Multiethnic Bible Commentary ed. by Esau McCaulley, Janette Ok, Osvaldo Padilla & Amy Peeler
  • Andy Johnson and the March for Justice by Esau McCaulley
  • Gluing the Cracks: Reflections on Motherhood, Disability and Hope by Katie Blackburn
  • The Very Best Baseball Game: A Story About Disability and God's Good Design For All of Us by Katie Blackburn
  • Josey Johnson's Hair and the Holy Spirit by Esau McCaulley 
  • The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
  • God's Colorful Kingdom Storybook Bible: The Story of God's Big Diverse Family by Esau McCaulley
  • Frederick Douglass Collection by Frederick Douglass
  • What Happened to Rachel Riley by Claire Swinarski
  • Knowing God by J.I. Packer
  • The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage by Richard Rohr
  • Beartown: A Novel by Frederick Backman