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Our Book Bench

Kids and Adults, Reading Together

Each week we gather for an intergenerational book club — sharing favorite moments, surprising twists, and big questions.

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In a world that often feels noisy, divided, and full of screens, Our Book Bench is a place to slow down, share stories, and rediscover wonder.

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📚 About Us

Our Book Bench is a shared reading movement that invites kids and the grown-ups who care about them to read together. At the heart of the project is a youth + adult book club podcast, created by a mother and son, designed to spark imagination, connection, and joy — and to make reading together feel simple, meaningful, and accessible.

Each episode invites kids and the grown-ups who care about them — parents, grandparents, godparents, mentors, neighbors, and friends — to read together, wonder together, and grow together.

In a time when it’s easy to feel scattered, disconnected, or caught in the news cycle, reading together is an act of hope — a small, joyful way to create connection and beauty in our everyday lives.

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☕ A cozy place for youth and adults to read together

Each week, we share favorite moments, surprising twists, and big questions — inviting you to read along with us and carry the conversation beyond the book.

Grab your favorite blanket, your young person (or your grown-up), and join us on the bench — where stories remind us that the world is still full of goodness and imagination.

✨ Current Season

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

Starting in February, we’re reading Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell — a rich, imaginative story that invites kids and adults into meaningful conversation. Season 2 of Our Book Bench pairs weekly podcast episodes with an optional reading adventure, offering listeners a gentle rhythm for reading together at their own pace.

Whether you’re joining locally through the library or reading from afar, there’s a place for you at the bench.

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⭐ Past Seasons

We started our shared reading journey with The Poisoned King, the second book in Katherine Rundell’s series. Season 1 invited kids and adults to read together through weekly conversations that explored courage, imagination, and the joy of getting lost in a good story.

Between Seasons 1 and 2, we also shared a short Christmas mini-season as a special holiday read-along, offering a playful, thoughtful way to read together during the end of year holidays.

Scroll back in the podcast feed to find all past episodes.