Welcome to The Storyteller’s Shelf Podcast

The Storyteller’s Shelf Podcast’s 2025 debut season earned us the honors of being ranked by MillionPodcasts as one of the best podcasts for chilren’s literature, a top listened to new podcast of the year by Spotify, and in the top 100 in our category.

We are champions of children’s literature from board books through young adult! Join us — hosts Jackie Garcia-Morales and Theresa Maria Villarreal — on The Storyteller’s Shelf Podcast as we:

• explore the art of storytelling and how to write well,
• demystify publishing for creatives and aspiring professionals; and 
• guide our listeners through the ever-evolving literary landscape. 

We’ve had the pleaseure of speaking guests who have big names and larger hearts like Lowis Lowry, Kwame Mbalia, Eric Litwin, Max Beaudry, Mary Kole, and more.

This podcast is a home for everyone! We welcome emerging and established authors, illustrators, publishing career hopefuls, and avid readers who are curating their book hoard as educators, caregivers, and good, old-fashioned bookworms.

Tune in, learn, and become part of our story.

Questions? Send us an email!