Books Alive! with Margaret Peterson Haddix

Margaret Peterson Haddix is the bestselling author of the Hidden Children series and now her new series, THE MISSING. She writes science fiction, realistic fiction and fantasy for readers beginning as young as eight for DEXTER THE TOUGH and reaching all the way into...

Books Alive! with Gordon Korman

This bestselling author writes great humor books for boys and girls and can turn his hand to some terrific action adventure as well. He occasionally turns his hand to asking kids to think a minute about their culture and how they treat others. His books are for 4th...

Books Alive! with Jon Scieska

The first Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and author of many bestsellers for kids, Jon Scieszka, has entertained and energized our kids for a couple of decades. Most people know him for the Stinky Cheese Man or The Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf. For...

Books Alive! with Mario Livio

Mario Livio is a senior astrophysicist and the Director of the Office of Public Outreach for the Space Telescope Science Institute. He is also the author of “Is God a Mathematician?” and “The Golden Ratio.” (Original air date: November 2009)...