February 25, 2024 by Travis Jonker
In this episode, Jesus takes us behind the scenes of his picture book debut.
February 19, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I first interviewed Ruth Behar for The Yarn back in 2017 for her book ‘Lucky Broken Girl’. As soon as I finished her new book ‘Accross so Many Seas’, I knew that I HAD to talk to her about the book. Writing a book for middle grade readers that follows one family for 500ish […]
January 28, 2024 by Travis Jonker
In this episode I talk with Abby about her decision to keep the series alive, and she takes us behind the scenes of how these hilarious books are made.
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December 8, 2023 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: This episode of The Yarn featured my first in-person interview since before the COVID-19 pandemic. It was pretty wild to interview someone sitting next to me, instead of interviewing someone through a screen. Debut author Christina Wyman stopped by my school recently to chat with me about her book Jawbreaker, and to spend a […]
November 16, 2023 by Travis Jonker
We're are celebrating the 200th episode with a double interview: Duel co-creators Jessixa and Aaron Bagley.
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October 29, 2023 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: We do not do many episodes that feature creators of young adult novels. Maybe one or two a year, but after reading Dashka Slater’s Accountable, I had to have her on the show. This is one of the most important and timely books of the year. I hope that you’ll check out both the […]
October 8, 2023 by Travis Jonker
Travis takes us behind the scenes of his author/illustrator debut, JUST ONE FLAKE.
September 10, 2023 by Travis Jonker
It was a pleasure to talk with Lane Smith about his latest picture book: STICKLER LOVES THE WORLD.
August 20, 2023 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: As soon as I finished reading Chris Baron‘s The Gray I knew that I had to talk to him about the book for The Yarn. I hope you enjoy listening to Chris talk about writing. I don’t think I have ever talked to anyone that LOVES to write as much as Chris does. Subscribe […]
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The Classroom Bookshelf
by Denise Davila
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