What happens when someone who struggled with reading grows up to become an author and helps young people believe in themselves?

In Season 2, Episode 2 of The Missing Book Podcast, I sit down with author and educator Liza May Read for a beautiful and honest conversation about finding your purpose, believing in yourself, and having the courage to keep going even when you are afraid.

Liza shares how struggling with reading shaped her childhood and how that journey eventually led her to books, writing, and working with students in New York City schools. We also talk about her book Mirror: Meet Yourself, Become the Author of Your Life and the work she is doing to remind young people that they have the power to write their own story.

We get real about limiting beliefs, self-publishing, finding your voice, learning to ask for help, and doing the work even when everything is not perfect. We also talk about why our past is part of our story, but it does not have to decide what comes next.

One of my favorite reminders from this conversation is simple. You are the author of your life, and you are still writing your story. ✨

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About The Missing Book Podcast:

Hosted by Luz Maria Mack, The Missing Book Podcast highlights authors, illustrators, educators, and creatives whose stories deserve to be seen, heard, and celebrated. Each episode explores the inspiration behind the work, the publishing journey, and the impact stories can have on readers, families, and communities.

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