{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgood-scribes-only.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F174-sweaty-warm-hugs-a24XSbir","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"#174 Sweaty Warm Hugs","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/dc0bf27c-409e-4d1e-9c3d-be80c45f3ec3/713a4c5f-1352-4dab-a16b-61b7f5c9e47d/the_house_in_the_cerulean_sea_mini_cover.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/a2113c92-7f6a-435a-a29b-2cd9cc0c32e3\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"#174 Sweaty Warm Hugs\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"About the Book:\n\nPublished in 2020, The House in the Cerulean Sea is a heartwarming fantasy about found family, acceptance, and the courage to embrace the unexpected. The novel follows Linus Baker, a quiet, rule-abiding caseworker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, whose orderly life is upended when he is assigned to evaluate a mysterious orphanage on a remote island. There he meets six extraordinary magical children—and their enigmatic caretaker, Arthur Parnassus.\n\nAs Linus spends time at the orphanage, he begins to question the rigid rules that have defined his life and the fears that shape the society around him. Blending whimsical fantasy with heartfelt emotion, The House in the Cerulean Sea explores prejudice, belonging, and the transformative power of compassion. Both charming and deeply sincere, the novel has become a modern favorite, celebrated for its warmth, humor, and enduring message that family is built through love rather than circumstance."}