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Brain Burps About Books Lunch 'n Learn with Author Katie Davis | Session 14

Katie Davis April 30, 2014

Brain Burps About Books Lunch ‘n Learn with Author Katie Davis is a 30 minute themed Q&A with children’s author Katie Davis. Today will be just Q&A, considering last week’s…

New York Public Library Podcast Panel | The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter

Katie Davis April 25, 2014

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #175 Pictures from The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter and the New York Public Library Podcast Panel podcast In this week’s episode you’ll hear…

Brain Burps About Books Lunch 'n Learn with Author Katie Davis | Session 13

Katie Davis April 23, 2014

Welcome to the Brain Burps About Books Lunch ‘n Learn #13! It’s 30 minutes divided into two parts: first, a themed talk, then Q&A (Please keep the questions to the theme).…

How to Create a Mailing List

Katie Davis April 18, 2014

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #174 Thank you to the MFA program at Hamline for sponsoring the podcast. Hamline is the only university in the U.S. with three fine arts…

Brain Burps About Books Lunch 'n Learn with Author Katie DavisBrain Burps About Books Lunch 'n Learn with Author Katie Davis | Session 12

Katie Davis April 16, 2014

Remember we have a new format! 30 minutes divided into two parts: first, a themed talk, then Q&A (Please keep the questions to the theme). This week’s theme revolves around…

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Welcome! I'm Katie Davis, a children's book author with a passion for helping writers bring their stories to life. Here you'll find tips, tricks, and tales from my twenty years in publishing.

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