Paula & Josh

Authors. Comedians. Neighbors. 

Paula Skaggs and Josh Linden are Chicago-based writers, comedians, and pretty big Bruce Springsteen fans. They’re best-selling coauthors of the Tiny Pep Talks book series and the cocreators of the conversation card game No Wrong Answers.

That’s what they look like, can you believe it?!?!

A smiling woman with wavy hair wearing a black top with a red satin jacket standing next to a smiling man with glasses, beard, wearing a white t-shirt and a light blue denim shirt, against a purple background.

Paula and Josh’s work has been featured on the USA Today Bestseller list, Vulture’s Best Comedy Books, NPR’s LifeKit, ELLE, Shondaland, Smosh Games, Apartment Therapy, The Spruce, & more

The cover of a book titled 'Tiny Pep Talks' by Paula Skaggs and Josh Linden. The design features three colorful flags in green, orange, and purple with the words 'Tiny', 'Pep', and 'Talks' respectively. The subtitle reads 'Bite-size encouragement for life's annoying, stressful, and flat-out lousy moments' in orange text.

Tiny Pep Talks

Hilarious encouragement for your most mundane struggles.

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Book cover titled "Tiny Pep Talks for Teachers" with a subtitle "bite-size encouragement for the classroom," featuring a blue, red, and green pennant flags on lined paper background.

Tiny Pep Talks for Teachers

A hilarious compendium of pep talks for all the mundane struggles of the classroom.

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Three colorful boxes labeled 'No Wrong Answers' in different colors with playful designs, including pink, blue, and green backgrounds, each featuring a small illustration of a spool of thread.

No Wrong Answers

Hilarious conversation starters (seriously)

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Illustration of a mirror frame with a drawing of a woman and a man holding jump ropes with a cat in between. There are books labeled Art, Nature, Poetry, and Cats, a small cake with a cherry, and potted plants on a table. The text reads "Being Earest with Paula + Josh."

Being Earnest

A very sincere podcast

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Paula & Josh discuss TINY PEP TALKS and the importance of pep talks in your everyday life on NPR’s Life Kit