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Colby: During this pandemic, I’ve been thinking a lot about supporting small businesses. When I saw a lot of book creators talking about Bookshop, I got curious. It is pretty darn easy to purchase books from Amazon, but I know that the money I spend with them doesn’t support my community. Learning that Bookshop sends […]
Colby: I’ve worked with Joanna Parzakonis the last handful of years on Nerd Camp Michigan. Joanna and her husband Derek are the co-owners of the independent bookstore Bookbug in Kalamazoo, Michigan. During the stay at home order in Michigan, I have found myself worried about how this order might be impacting my favorite bookstore. I […]
Colby: The world we live in today seems so different from the world we lived in a few weeks ago. One of the things that has changed is book access for kids. Schools are closed. Libraries are closed. Many book stores are closed. Many of the ways that our kids found reading materials are no […]
Colby: One of my favorite events each year is the National Council For Teachers of English Annual Conference. This year’s event is in Baltimore, and I am so excited to attend. For the last several years, I’ve spent some of my time at the conference interviewing creators for The Yarn. Below you will find a […]
In our latest episode, Alicia D. Williams is back to talk about her writing process. We hope that you are enjoying our series with Alicia as much as we are.
Colby: Holy smokes! This is our 99th episode. Crazy. I figured this little show would be lucky to make it to 25. Thank you to everyone that has tuned in. It means a lot. In today’s episode, debut author Alicia D. Williams talks about what it is like for a debut author to announce their […]
Colby: I had a blast interviewing Adam Gidwitz for The Yarn on a car ride to an airport. He’s a great dude, and I think a lot of people are going to find his journey to publication fascinating.
Colby: This past week I got an email from Mrs. Woolworth about the latest episode of The Cult of Pedagogy. Mrs. Woolworth is an amazing teacher in my district, that is always trying to get better. I subscribe to The Cult of Pedagogy podcast, but I hadn’t listened to the latest episode. Mrs. Woolworth’s endorsement […]
Colby: Crazy that The Yarn is inching closer to 100 episodes. I thought it might be fun to start throwing it back on Thursdays to some of our previous episodes. It has been an honor sharing these episodes with you. Thanks for tuning in! The third book in Tracey Baptiste’s The Jumbies series, The Jumbies […]
Colby: I had a blast hanging out and getting to know Todd Parr for this episode of The Yarn. I was so happy that he turned out to be as amazing of a person as I built him up to be. The world is lucky to have him. I hope you like this episode of […]
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