Elizabeth Berg And a Love Story to Life (Also with Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang!)

The Book Case

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Fiction, Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.7 • 913 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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It’s a TRIPLE header on the Book Case podcast. First, our main guest is Elizabeth Berg, whose newest, Life: A Love Story is a beautifully woven tale of a woman reflecting on what objects she has saved throughout her life and why. Look around your room…are there things in there that means something to you but no one else? Elizabeth Berg writes so deftly that you will want to write your own autobiography in objects. AND, we are joined by the AMAZING Kelly Yang and Kate DiCamillo so they can tell us all about their new podcast, Storykind. JOIN US! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned in this week's episode: Life: A Love Story by Elizabeth Berg Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg The Story of Arthur Trulove by Elizabeth Berg The Dream Lover by Elizabeth Berg Until the Real Thing Comes Along by Elizabeth Berg Joy School by Elizabeth Berg The Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg Durable Goods by Elizabeth Berg Open House by Elizabeth Berg Say When by Elizabeth Berg Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler Charlotte’s Web By EB White Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Front Desk by Kelly Yang The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo Top Story by Kelly Yang The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A text says,
0:01.0	You're on my mind.
0:21.1	A bouquet from 1-800 Flowers says, You're my everything. Heartfelt moments belong in the real world, not just your phone. For 50 years, 1-800 Flowers has helped millions of people make memories that'll last a lifetime, with gifts they'll cherish forever. Their expertly curated arrangements and gift baskets shipped nationwide with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
0:22.9	Don't wait for the next big moment.
0:26.6	Make it when you visit 1,800flowers.com slash podcast.
0:29.2	That's 1,800flowers.com slash podcast.
0:41.1	Well, hi there, boys and girls. Nice to have you back with us. It is the bookcase with Kate and Charlie.
0:47.5	And we got a triple header for you today, but we'll explain all that after Kate says whatever is in her mind.
0:57.3	Boys and girls. I don't know. I mean, we don't plan on being dirty, but I hope there are some adults listening to. This is the Kate Gibson part of the Charlie and Kate Gibson.
0:59.4	Hello and welcome to you. Happy Thursday.
1:00.9	We're G-rated, aren't we?
1:05.6	We are G-rated, so there's no purpose in giving anybody a parental warning.
1:10.7	I'm just not sure how appealing we are to boys and girls who are sitting around their classroom in the morning.
1:15.2	That's all. Well, we actually have a couple of authors who write for boys and girls.
1:20.1	That's true, actually. So actually, now that I think about it, I should completely not insult you about your intro. It was completely appropriate. Well, we have a triple header, as I say.
1:23.6	There's a new Elizabeth Berg novel. The name of it is life, colon, a love story. And we'll
1:31.2	explain why that is such a wonderful title, I think. It sounds a bit clunky when you say it,
1:36.0	but it really well describes the book. And then we have, as we say, two young adult authors,
1:42.4	K.D. Camillo and Kelly Yang, very, very popular young adult
1:48.0	authors. And darn it, they've started a podcast. We don't need any more competition. Well, except for
1:55.7	we love Kate D. Camillo so much. And we're excited about anybody who wants to join the arena who's interested
2:01.9	in connecting kids with books. That's really, really important. And so the more voices, the
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