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Why Good Stories Matter with Haley Stewart

Visitation Sessions (A Podcast)

This week we talk to Catholic author and Word on Fire Votive editor, Haley Stewart, about what makes stories good (for children and adults), why good stories matter, and how they shape us. We also put together a fantastic summer reading list that is not AI generated! Haley Stewart is the author of seven books: three books for adults, a series of books for children (the Sister Seraphina Mysteries), and most recently, The Catholic Kids C. ookbook: Holy Days and Heavenly Food. She also hosts the Votive podcast, where she explores the world of writing for children, and writes here on Substack. A mother of four, she lives with her children in Tallahassee, Florida. The Catholic Kids Cookbook: Holy Days and Heavenly Food by Haley Stewart and Clare Sheaf The Pursuit of the Pilfered Cheese: A Sister Seraphina Mystery by Haley Stewart Strange Sound by the Sea: A Sister Seraphina Mystery by Haley Stewart The Curious Christmas Tale: A Sister Seraphina Mystery by Haley Stewart Books by Tommy dePaola Books by Jan Brett The Ox Cart Man by Donald Hall Barbara Cooney Demi Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary Schmidt The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Naveri Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Naveri “On Fairy Stories” by J.R.R. Tolkien The Way Things Work by David Macaulay Past Watchful Dragons R. J. Sheffler The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shafer and Annie Barrows Jane Austen novels Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh River of Darkness by Buddy Levy American Legend: The Real Life Adventures of David Crockett by Buddy Levy Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Charis and the World of Wonders by Marly Youmans Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris Piranesi by Susanna Clark Support sane Catholic conversation on the Internet by becoming a subscriber today. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit visitationsessions.substack.com/subscribe