{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/670d24d5cf7ee45f9e24c55e/6764394e621cdde43ae1f958?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 306: Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1) (with Kat Tang)","description":"<p>The Magic Tree House has been making readers, history buffs, and science geeks of kids for more than thirty years—and at long last, SSR dives in! Episode 306 covers all things Magic Tree House with a special focus on the first installment, <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780679824114\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Dinosaurs Before Dark</em></a><em>. </em>Alli and her guest chat about everything from the origin of Magic Tree House and unpopular opinions about the books to the allure of treehouses and time travel. Also... dinosaurs.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tangkat.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kat Tang</a> is a former lawyer turned fiction writer with an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. Her debut novel <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9781668050149\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Five-Star Stranger</em></a><em> </em>has made most-anticipated and must-read lists by many outlets. Follow her on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tangkat/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@tangkat</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CHECK OUT KAT'S BOOK </strong><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9781668050149\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong>! </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>CHECK OUT KAT'S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780593296066\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Fiona and Jane</em></a><em> </em>by Jean Chen Ho</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780375708442\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Revolutionary Road</em></a> by Richard Yates</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780812982534\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Half a Life</em></a><em> </em>by Darin Strauss</p><p><br></p><p><strong>MORE READING: </strong></p><p>\"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly about Magic Tree House\" (<a href=\"https://bigbookslittleears.com/magic-tree-house/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Big Books, Little Ears</a>)</p><p>\"30 years and 65 books later, Mary Pope Osborne reflects on 'Magic Tree House'\" (<a href=\"https://www.today.com/popculture/books/mary-pope-osborne-magic-tree-house-30-year-anniversary-rcna49615\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Today</a>, 2022)</p><p>\"Book Reviews: An Unpopular Opinion about the Popular Magic Tree House Series\" (<a href=\"https://550wordsorless.wordpress.com/2021/03/02/book-reviews-an-unpopular-opinion-about-the-popular-magic-tree-house-series/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dragon Bite Books &amp; Crafts</a>, 2021)</p><p>\"Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Magic Tree House Collection\" (<a href=\"https://firstbook.org/blog/2022/12/15/celebrating-the-30-anniversary-of-the-magic-tree-house-collection/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">First Book</a>, 2022)</p><p>\"Series Review: The Magic Tree House\" (<a href=\"https://devontrevarrowflaherty.com/2017/10/10/series-review-the-magic-treehouse/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Starving Artist</a>, 2017)</p><p>\"The Magic Tree House's Magical Popularity\" (<a href=\"https://www.pinereadsreview.com/blog/the\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pine Reads Review</a>, 2021)</p>","author_name":"Alli Hoff Kosik"}