There are few people who know independent bookstores as well as Cathy Berner... and there are few authors who take joy in books as much as Mac Barnett.

Welcome to Misshelved, a new bi-weekly podcast from award-winning bookseller Nicole Brinkley. This week, meet independent bookseller Cathy Berner from Blue Willow Bookshop in Texas as she talks talk to one of her favorite authors: the incomparable Mac Barnett. Listen in as they chat about bookselling life, a cake-smashing library event, and the power of kids who read.

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Editing by Nicole Brinkley. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.