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May 25, 2017 by Travis Jonker

Throwback Thursday: Playing Fact or Fiction with Jennifer and Matthew Holm

Travis: We had it all laid out. The first Season 1 of The Yarn was supposed to be eight episodes. I made four. Colby made four. We were all set. But as we were listening to the tape of Jennifer and Matthew Holm interviewing each other (for episode eight) an additional episode emerged – one […]

April 20, 2017 by Travis Jonker

Throwback Thursday: Jennifer and Matthew Holm Interview Each Other

Travis: It was the summer of 2015 and we were all set up to record an interview with Jennifer Holm for the final episode of the first season of The Yarn (we weren’t sure if we would continue past that first season at the time). We did the interview and we were set. We thought. […]

January 5, 2017 by Travis Jonker

Throwback Thursday: Departing with Matthew Holm

Travis: One of the most interesting parts of following graphic novel Sunny Side Up on Season 1 of The Yarn was the “departure” element of the book. Matthew and Jennifer Holm had become well known for Babymouse, but what would it be like for them to tackle a story that was very different from that well-known […]

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Throwback Thursday: Comics Maker and Colorist Lark Pien (S1 E6)

December 1, 2016 by Travis Jonker

Travis: Our goal with the first season of The Yarn was to talk to people who were vital to making Sunny Side Up, but aren’t necessarily credited on the cover. You have to open the cover to learn that Lark Pien was the colorist for the book. Pien is also a cartoonist, creating the Long Tail […]

#4 Phil Falco (S1 E4)

October 15, 2016 by Colby Sharp

Colby: Back in Season 1 of The Yarn we had an opportunity to art director Phil Falco. We learned a lot from Phil. If you didn’t get a chance to listen last year when we released our episode with Phil, we hope you’ll give it a listen today. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/episode-4-phil-falco-81215-247-pm-copy Click here to subscribe to The Yarn […]

#3 David Levithan (S1 E3)

September 29, 2016 by Travis Jonker

Travis: Taking another walk down memory lane today as we post all our past episodes here at The Yarn blog. In this episode we talk to Sunny Side Up editor, successful YA author, and recent School Library Journal cover subject David Levithan. We hope you enjoy the episode. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/episode-3-david-levithan Click here to subscribe to The Yarn […]

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#2 Raina Telgemeier (S1 E2)

September 14, 2016 by Travis Jonker

Travis: We’re taking another look back today as we continue posting all of the past Yarn episodes here on this blog. Okay, so – Colby and I (mostly Colby) had the idea for a podcast: multiple episodes focusing on the making of one book. We chose the book: Sunny Side Up by Jennifer and Matthew […]

#1 Travis and Colby (S1 E1)

August 30, 2016 by Travis Jonker

Travis: The problem: there are a whole bunch of episodes of The Yarn that are nowhere to be found on The Yarn blog. You see the issue here, right? Today we start to fix that. Let’s begin at the beginning, with the very first episode. Over time we’ll give all the past episodes a proper home […]

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