Unseriously

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Winnie-the-Pooh, The Graphic Novel, adapted by Kevan Chandler and Joe Sutphin
Gruffalo Granny, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
DragonKeeper Chronicles series, book 1 is called DragonSpell, Donita K. Paul
The Jolly Postman: Or Other People's Letters or Jolly Christmas Postman, Janet & Allan Ahlberg
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Barbara Robinson
Matilda, hardcover edition, Roald Dahl
Lego Star Wars Luke Skywalker's Galactic Adventures, Elizabeth Dowsett
King Hugo's Huge Ego, Chris Van Dusen
Heaven for Kids, Randy Alcorn
Friday Night Wrestlefest, J.F. Fox and Micah Player
Fortunately, Remy Charlip
Dollhouse Sticker Book, Usborne Books
Battle Bunny, Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett, Matt Myers
The Smithsonian First Ladies Collection, Lisa Kathleen Graddy and Amy Pastan
The Future Book, Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris
Greeking Out, Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths, Kenny Curtis, Jillian Hughes, and Javier Espila
Hoops: A Graphic Novel, Matt Tavares
The Panda Problem, Deborah Underwood and Hannah Marks
The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story, Sergio Cariello
Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

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Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
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Get ready to be out-niced, it's author, speaker, professor, Bible teacher, mom to 6, and reliable banter buddy, Brittany Salmon. Don't miss this connection with Brittany as she and Holly discuss how Brittany lives with Ben and also...The Fabulous Mr. Tom Hanks?? This episode spans all the way from solidarity in the Sam's Club aisle to Level 5 Chick-fil-A Corporate Secrets and Full-Court Press Chick-fil-A Requests. Also, Holly has a wide-range questions for Brittany, who is navigating the beauties and complexities of adoption and searching for the source of all those copays. They'll also swing for the fences in caring for friends--prepare to pick up on a trick or two--shout-outs and hand-hearts to Heather, Karen, Diana, and Laura.
Brittany's brand new 6-week Bible Study, Nothing to Prove, Nothing to Earn, is just out, plus you won't want to miss Brittany on Instagram, or find her on her web site.
You can find the liturgy they discuss in volume 1 of Every Moment Holy.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Look, I don't know when you appreciate a trigger warning buuuuut for the purposes of anyone listening while driving or making sandwiches or driving through Chick-fil-A to pick up sandwiches...um: TRIGGER WARNING. You might want to just read a few lines of the show's transcript for this one before you decide to dive in.
BUT, if you join us, prepare to gross-guffaw with Bible teachers Glenna Marshall and Elizabeth Santelmann as they meet for the first time with what should go on record as the strangest pre-association to one another.
Listener, apologies for what we think was a low battery on Glenna's Air Pod--but it's just one of those convos that can't be recreated.
Welcome to the first ever *PG* Mini-Bonus. It's going to be a wild ride!

Glenna's book Praying in Pain released in June. You can find Glenna at her web site or on Instagram.
Elizabeth's Bible study Gently Tended released in September. You can find Glenna at her web site or on Instagram.
Listen to Glenna's previous episode of Unseriously here, or Elizabeth's here, here, here, or here.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen, cheese is getting a lot of air time this show, but something tells us that author Kelly Yang's cheese-o-phobia is representative of such a small slice (ha ha) of the population that, OH WELL. Less holes in that argument than a slice of...
It's middle grade author and podcaster Kelly Yang on Unseriously! She and Holly will talk about that time Kelly's Tiger Bomb ring got shut down by the principal, owning being in what Kelly calls their "cringe era," and the likelihood of Holly showing up in a future Kelly book. Beyond this being the episode where Holly expresses her complicated feels on Kelly's book The Take to its author, this episode also doubles as a Kate DiCamillo love fest and tribute to the power of just showing up. Great words here from Kelly about overcoming self-doubt, sharing your struggles with a trusted friend, and embracing when your process looks different from another's, plus Holly makes an episode request of the StoryKind pod: one about "The Book in the Drawer."
Kelly is the author of the very popular Front Desk series and the accompanying graphic novel, just out at the beginning of this month, plus The Take, which Holly references, and co-hosts StoryKind with Kate DiCamillo.
Holly also references Dust to Dust and Whistler in this episode.
Find Kelly on Instagram or her web site, kellyyang.com.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Yes, they're only brother and sister in Christ but Holly felt like she was looking in the rearview mirror during much of this interview, making certain Bekah Hannah and Mike Keller weren't smacking each other upside the head across the bench seat.
Come along for this crazy-hilarious road trip with Bekah and Mike as they realize they agree on just how many things they disagree on, not counting the quantities of ice cream bribe their sorority of collective daughters can consume. The brother-sister banter is HIGH on this episode--you're going to want to lace up your sneaks and pull on your flesh-toned track suit to be ready to run to keep up with these two.
Michael Keller is the senior pastor of Redeemer, Lincoln Square in New York City, where Rebekah Hannah serves as his wife's best friend...oh yeah, and also Director of Family Formation. (Did we mention the Hannahs and the Kellers are neighbors??)
Yeah, about that...you're just going to have to listen...
Bekah and Mike's book, Talking to Your Kids About Hard Things, is landing on Holly's Top Books of 2026 post (upcoming in December on Instagram), but that's not the only project they have together. You can find them on Redeemer's Q&R podcast.
Separately (as Holly recommends), they each have multiple projects just out or about to come out--(ladies first, Michael):

Bekah's children's picture book, Zara and the Mean Girl,
as well as her spiritual formation book for grown-ups--a 5-star read for Holly--The Secret to Confidence,
and her counseling company, Anchored Virtual.

Mike has a new book with his dad, Tim Keller, just out called The Stories We Live By: How Jesus Critiques and Completes What Our Culture Tells Us.

Be sure to follow up the post-dinner-reaching group text with silence...it's time for the sibling sparring that should've named this episode: Holly Mackle Stirs the Pot.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.