# Stefan Merrill

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Interview with Michael Crouch on OLIVER LOVING

Our guest today is the talented Michael Crouch, who was recognized for his narration on 3 of our Best Audiobooks of 2018. Today he talks about his narration of one of our fiction picks, OLIVER LOVING by Stefan Merrill Block, published by Macmillan Audio. OLIVER LOVING is a brilliant, propulsive aud…

Tim Winton's new novel, children's authors Alison Lester and Jane Godwin collaborate with kids, and Stefan Merrill Block

Tim Winton talks about place, masculinity, and his new novel, The Shepherd's Hut. Also, authors Alison Lester and Jane Godwin discuss how they worked with sick kids to create their latest book, and Stefan Merrill Block on his novel Oliver Loving.

Shame: Friend or Enemy?

For some artists, shame motivates them write the next page. Others become paralyzed by it. Today, Stefan Merrill Block, the author of The Story of Forgetting, shares his earliest encounter with artistic shame. He also gives his advice on how to overcome and use shame to help the creative process.

Episode 566 || January 2026 Reading Recap

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in January. You get 10% off your books when you order your January Reading Recap bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month. To purchase the books mentio…

Homeschooled: Isolation, a Mother’s Unraveling, and Finding a Way Out w/ Stefan Merrill Block

Stephen sits down with bestselling author Stefan Merrill Block to discuss his memoir Homeschooled—a tender, unsettling, often darkly funny account of being pulled out of school at nine and drawn into years of isolation with a mother in slow-motion collapse. Together they explore the blurry line bet…

Stefan Merrill Block: The Author of Homeschooled And A Kindred Spirit

As you know if you listened to my episode about Homeschooled, I found it to be a fascinating deep dive into an enmeshed relationship between the author and his homeschooling mom. Today I'm thrilled to have Stefan as a guest! He is wonderful, open, smart, and introspective. He is a kindred spirit an…

Stefan Merrill Block: Novelist and Memoirist on Being Homeschooled, Cooking as Rebellion, and The Power of Writing to Heal

When Stefan Merrill Block was nine, his mother concluded that his teachers were stifling his creativity and pulled him out of public school. He wouldn't return until ninth grade. Those five years in between shaped everything that came after, including, eventually, his relationship with food and coo…

What Homeschool Parents Can Learn From Alumni Stories

What happens when homeschool parents actually listen to homeschool alumni?In this episode, I'm sitting down with homeschool mom and former teacher Kim Andrysczyk for a thoughtful conversation about homeschooling, parenting, emotional health, and accountability. Instead of getting defensive about cr…

The Story Behind Homeschooled: Stefan Merrill Block Opens Up

Grab a copy of Homeschooled for yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/homeschooled-a-new-york-times-bestselling-memoir-and-read-with-jenna-pick-stefan-merrill-block/7e9b1465fdf608ff?ean=9781335000989&next=t This week I have the honor of sitting down with author Stefan Merrill Block to discuss his …

Is Online School Really Homeschooling? A Conversation We Need to Have

Where does online school fit into the homeschooling conversation? In this week's episode, I sat down with Mindy to explore that question while unpacking the similarities and differences between public online education and traditional homeschooling. We discuss educational gaps, socialization, studen…