A VOICE OF HOPE: THE MYRLIE EVERS-WILLIAMS STORY, by award-winning author Nadia Salomon, is the first picture book biography ever written about the iconic civil rights activist.

GOODNIGHT GANESHA, Nadia’s bedtime picture book, was named a Bank Street Best Book and a Notable Children’s Recording/DIA Selection by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).

Nadia’s books are beautifully illustrated, celebratory, and educational. Nadia writes on themes of South Asian and Caribbean culture, STEM, nonfiction, and humor.

NADIA SALOMON

Website: https://www.nadiasalomon.com/

Substack: https://nadiasalomon.substack.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadiasalomon.author/

KARA KAVENSKY

Website: Kara Kavensky

Visit Kara’s website to receive updates and pre-order her new memoir, TELL ME ABOUT JOY.

Record Scratch with Kara is sponsored by Adam Gibson Design and Remain Relevant, a corporate storytelling masterclass

Produced by Marilou Marosz

Original music written and performed by Adam W. Gibson

TIMESTAMPS

[01:09] Nadia Salomon and GOODNIGHT GANESHA

[02:53] A VOICE OF HOPE

[04:10] Meeting Myrlie Evers-Williams

[08:33] Educational books and school curricula

[10:30] Promoting creative work

[13:04] Drawing on journalism experience

[14:43] Podcasting and works in progress

Artist, curator, and author Cathy Haynes shares her exploration of the forgotten ways humans once experienced time long before digital clocks and endless notifications. In her beautiful new book, THE FULLNESS OF TIME: MARKING THE DAY BY BIRDSONG, BLOOMS, SHADOWS, AND STARS, Cathy shares how nature offers a richer, more meaningful rhythm for daily life.

What if the best way to tell time isn't by looking at a clock but by listening to birds, watching flowers bloom, or noticing the changing shape of your cat's pupils?

CATHY HAYNES

Website: https://cathyhaynes.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathy.haynes.uk/

KARA KAVENSKY

Website: Kara Kavensky

Visit Kara’s website to receive updates and pre-order her new memoir, TELL ME ABOUT JOY.

Record Scratch with Kara is sponsored by Adam Gibson Design and Remain Relevant, a corporate storytelling masterclass

Produced by Marilou Marosz

Original music written and performed by Adam W. Gibson

TIMESTAMPS

[01:09] Introduction - Cathy Haynes

[02:40] Curator, artist, timekeeper

[04:50] Mapping time

[06:08] Reestablishing connections with the rhythms of nature

[09:14] The evening primrose

[11:23] Telling time without clocks

[14:05] Medieval sundials and landmarks

[17:43] Using animals' eyes for timekeeping

[18:57] Mindfulness and intention

The Record Scratch team is taking a break this week, and we are excited to share a conversation that Kara and her agent, Katharine Sands, with the Sarah Jane Freymann Agency, had with Ariel Curry and Liz Morrow, co-hosts of HUNGRY AUTHORS.

Through the Hungry Authors podcast (and Substack), Ariel & Liz share insights and tools to plan and write your book, navigate the publishing industry, and bring your ideas to life.

Kara’s memoir, TELL ME ABOUT JOY, is on Zibby’s Fall 2026 Most Anticipated Books list!

HUNGRY AUTHORS

Substack: https://hungryauthors.substack.com

@ArielKCurry

@Liz_Morrow

KARA KAVENSKY

Website: Kara Kavensky

Visit Kara’s website to receive updates and pre-order her new memoir, TELL ME ABOUT JOY.

Record Scratch with Kara is sponsored by Adam Gibson Design and Remain Relevant, a corporate storytelling masterclass

Produced by Marilou Marosz

Original music written and performed by Adam W. Gibson