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December 12, 2019 by Travis Jonker

#TBT: Chris Grabenstein Visits The Yarn!

Travis: Today we’re throwing it back to our episode with Chris Grabenstein. In this episode, Grabenstein takes us behind the scenes of his book Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics. He’s as much fun as his books. We hope you get a chance to listen (or re-listen) to this episode.

October 31, 2019 by Travis Jonker

PRESS HERE: Hervé Tullet Visits The Yarn

Travis: Looking back, our Hervé Tullet episode has become one of my favorites. I sat down with Tullet in a GIANT empty conference room in Boston during ALA Midwinter in 2016 to talk about his groundbreaking Press Here. Tullet talks about books in a pretty unique way, and I enjoyed every moment of our conversation. […]

October 17, 2019 by Travis Jonker

#TBT: Lindsay Eagar Visits The Yarn!

Travis: Throwing it back to when I interviewed Lindsay Eagar about her excellent work of middle grade fiction, Hour of the Bees. We hope you get a chance to listen (or re-listen) to this episode.

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Travis: Throwing it back to when Colby interviewed Salina Yoon about her picture book, Be a Friend. We hope you get a chance to listen (or re-listen) to this episode.

#TBT: Gary D. Schmidt Visits The Yarn

August 15, 2019 by Travis Jonker

Travis: It’s time to throw back to a beloved episode from the past . . . It’s rare when Colby and I do interviews for the podcast together. He does some, and I do some. I remember Colby sending me a message after he interviewed Gary D. Schmidt, saying it was really something. So I […]

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