A Conversation with the Ambassador: Gene Luen Yang

Travis: In just a couple weeks, a new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature will be named. It seems like the perfect time to chat with Gene Luen Yang, the guy who currently holds the title. A few things covered in this conversation:

• How Gene’s career began with some indirect help from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
• How Gene found out he would be the ambassador.
• Why he chose the Reading Without Walls Challenge for his platform.
• The reason why he will never be embarrassed while public speaking again.

We hope you enjoy the episode.

https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/61-gene-luen-yang-a-chat-with-the-ambassador/s-1HBj7

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