Karen Cushman’s The Midwife’s Apprentice was published in 1995 and won the Newbery Medal in 1996… which makes it a pretty big deal! The book presents young readers with the grim reality of a lonely, nameless girl living in the Middle Ages who finds some community with a tough local midwife named Jane. It also offers lots of food for thought, even all these years after it hit shelves. On Episode 223, you’ll hear general conversations about The Midwife’s Apprentice, along with more specific ones about fables, misogyny, names, resilience, and the way we read hero’s journeys.Chloe Liese writes inclusive romances that affirm her belief that everyone deserves a love story, the most recent of which is Two Wrongs Make a Right. Follow her on Instagram (@chloe_liese) and Twitter (@chloe_liese).