{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Indiana Bamboo and the Not Missing Mummy: Meira Rosenberg on Adventure & Empathy","description":"In this warm and lively episode of the Connecticut Book Festivals Podcast, host Jed Doherty welcomes back middle grade author Meira Rosenberg to celebrate her new mystery, Indiana Bamboo and the Not Missing Mummy. Meira shares how Indiana Bamboo was first born in an MFA writing class, when she challenged herself to move from short stories and essays into a full-length novel. Indiana, she explains, is a composite of adventurous friends and half-remembered childhood moments, with a little bit of Meira woven in, too. The conversation dives into why Meira loves writing for 10\u201311-year-olds\u2014that in\u2013between age where kids are sharp, curious, and still unafraid to speak up. From there, she gives a spoiler-free tour of the new book: Indiana visits her cousin Boris in New York City, stumbles into a mystery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and gets pulled into a wild adventure involving a supposedly \u201cnot missing\u201d mummy, shady bad guys, a sacred scarab, and even a hidden pyramid in the Indiana woods. Along the way, Meira and Jed talk about friendship issues, family challenges, and how fiction can gently introduce kids to history, empathy, and new perspectives\u2014all without feeling like a lesson. They also share personal stories about reading with children and grandchildren, the magic of starting read-alouds from birth, and the power of co-reading as kids get older. Meira closes by shouting out her cover artist, Joe Belisle, and sharing where listeners can find Indiana\u2019s latest adventure online and through their favorite bookstores. ","author_name":"Connecticut Book Festivals Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/558800","html":"