Jennifer Blecher, CAMP FAMOUS and SUDDENLY FAMOUS
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Zibby and a special guest host (her younger daughter!) welcome beloved middle grade author Jennifer Blecher to discuss her books CAMP FAMOUS and its sequel SUDDENLY FAMOUS. They talk about the magic of summer camp and creative ways to bring books to life beyond the page, brainstorming everything from filming DIY YouTube shorts to launching grassroots marketing at sleepaway camps. Jennifer also shares behind-the-scenes stories of her own camp days, how her daughters inspire her writing, her journey into self-publishing, and the joys and challenges of writing for kids.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive |
| 0:24.0 | look at everything that's coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don't |
| 0:29.3 | have to. |
| 0:30.3 | Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do every single day. |
| 0:36.2 | For more information, go to zibbimedia.com and follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens. |
| 0:44.7 | Jennifer Bletcher is the author of Suddenly Famous, Camp Famous, Book 2. |
| 0:50.2 | Jennifer is the author of Out of Place, Stick Me, Camp Famous, Listen to This and Suddenly |
| 0:55.6 | Famous. She writes contemporary middle grade novels about friendship, fitting in, and first |
| 1:01.3 | crushes. Jennifer lives in Boston with her husband and three daughters. Welcome back to Jennifer |
| 1:07.9 | Bletcher, who is here this time for both Camp Famous and Suddenly Famous. |
| 1:13.3 | Suddenly Famous. |
| 1:14.6 | And I have a very special guest host. |
| 1:17.2 | My daughter is here with us today. |
| 1:18.9 | My younger daughter. |
| 1:19.9 | Welcome to both of you. |
| 1:21.4 | Such an honor. |
| 1:22.5 | So good to talk to both of you. |
| 1:23.7 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:24.9 | Our pleasure. |
| 1:25.9 | So, Jen, we've known each other now for many years. |
| 1:29.0 | We read Out of Place, which my older kids read. And now my second set of kids has fallen in love |
| 1:35.5 | with your work again. So this is great for us. You just keep writing and we'll keep reading. |
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