
March 20, 2022 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: Jennifer Flannery’s path to becoming an agent in the world of children’s literature is fascinating. I hope you enjoy our conversation. I loved talking to her about how she got into the business and her 29 years representing Gary Paulsen. Check out our other interviews in our Gary Series.
December 18, 2021 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: James Ponti is someone that I love hanging out with. His love for books, kids, book creators, and baseball makes my heart happy. I called up James to talk about his ‘City Spies’ series. In this episode he talks about his journey to children’s literature, how a CIA director helped him with his ‘City […]
November 26, 2021 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I had a blast chatting with Amy Timberlake about her new book Egg Marks the Spot. She is such an interesting and unique human. I could have chatted with her for hours. Be sure to check out the episode below. Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher
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September 2, 2021 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: When I learned that Sara Pennypacker was revisiting the world of Pax and Peter in the book Pax, Journey Home I knew that I had to talk to her for The Yarn. Pax blew me away, and the thought of being able to find out what happened next made my heart so happy. In […]
August 13, 2021 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I am a big of reading aloud and of Pernille Ripp. When you put two awesome things together, you get something magical. In this episode of The Yarn, Pernille talks about starting the global read aloud, why she decided to continue it in 2021, and this year’s selections. Be sure to check out the […]
July 24, 2021 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: Back in 2019, at the NCTE Annual Conference in Baltimore, I sat down with Karyn Parsons to talk about her middle grade novel ‘How High the Moon’. I was very proud of myself for not asking Karyn anything about her time working on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She did manage to bring it […]
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June 7, 2021 by Colby Sharp
Colby: When I saw that Kate Messner’s picture book on Dr. Fauci was coming out late June, I couldn’t stop thinking about how in the world Simon & Schuster, Kate, and illustrator Alexandra Bye managed to get this book done so quickly. Kate answers that question and a whole lot more in the latest episode […]
May 30, 2021 by Colby Sharp
Colby: During the summer of 2011, I joined Donalyn Miller’s #bookaday challenge. It was one of the best things that I have ever done professionally. I read a lot of amazing books and met a lot of brilliant people year, so I continue to join the challenge each and every summer. In the latest episode […]
April 25, 2021 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: Watercress by Andrea Wang and Jason Chin took my breath away. The only thing I could do after I finished reading it, was read it again. And again. And again. At the end of the year, I expect to see this book on just about every end of the year ‘best books’ list. It’s […]
February 27, 2021 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I had a blast interviewing Tae Keller for The Yarn. We talked about her book ‘When You Trap a Tiger’, her new podcast, and what it was like learning that she won the Newbery Medal over Zoom. I hope you like the episode! Here’s my video review of the book! Subscribe below to catch […]
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