Katrina Leno, THE UMBRELLA MAKER'S SON
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Zibby speaks to author and Zibby’s Bookshop manager Katrina Leno about her quirky middle-grade fantasy novel, THE UMBRELLA MAKER’S SON. Katrina delves into the fantasy world of Roan, where it is always raining, and the struggles of young Oscar, whose family legacy as umbrella makers clashes with his own dreams. They delve into Katrina’s writing process, her path to becoming an author, and how her experiences working in a bookstore, living abroad in Scotland, and working in fashion have influenced her writing.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, and I am the host of this podcast. Moms don't have time to read books. |
| 0:08.1 | I am also a newly minted USA Today bestselling author of the novel, Blank. |
| 0:14.2 | I've created a whole community of book lovers around this podcast, a publishing company, reading retreats, a bookstore, and more. |
| 0:21.8 | Learn more at zivimedia.com or follow me on social at Zivie Owens or join the community at |
| 0:28.4 | Zibby Readers. |
| 0:31.5 | Katrina Lino is the author of the umbrella maker's son. |
| 0:35.6 | She is also the manager of Zivis Bookshop in Santa Monica, California. |
| 0:40.3 | If you are a frequent visitor or you're going in for the first time, ask for Katrina, |
| 0:45.0 | have her sign her book for you. |
| 0:46.9 | She is amazing. |
| 0:48.4 | Katrina was born on the East Coast and currently lives in Los Angeles. |
| 0:51.0 | She is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels, |
| 0:54.7 | including You Must Not Miss, Horrid, and Sometime in Summer. The Umbrella Maker's |
| 0:59.3 | Sun is her middle grade debut. She has always loved the rain. Welcome, Katrina. Thank you so |
| 1:04.1 | much for coming on Mom's Don't Have Time to Read Books to discuss the Umbrella Maker's Son. |
| 1:08.0 | Hi. I'm so excited to be here. This is so funny for us, since you are the Zivis |
| 1:14.2 | Bookshop, amazing store manager. So we get to talk all the time about that kind of stuff and not as |
| 1:19.1 | often about your book. Yeah, actually, my one-year anniversary at the bookshop is coming up in just a |
| 1:25.5 | couple of months. I know, I know. Time really flew by. |
| 1:28.9 | Wow. Well, you really swept in and just got us all straightened out. And, you know, |
| 1:33.9 | it's amazing what you've done with the place. So thank you. |
| 1:37.3 | Thank you. Okay. The Umbrella Maker said. Tell listeners what your book is about. |
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