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    Book Deal and Social Media with Alicia D. Williams

    Colby Sharp, August 25, 2019 | Path to Publication, Uncategorized

    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 […]

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    How Adam Gidwitz Went From Being a Terrible Teacher to an Amazing Author

    Colby Sharp, July 27, 2019 | The Unraveller, Uncategorized

    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.

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    Not on The Yarn: The Cult of Pedagogy

    Colby Sharp, July 26, 2019 | Uncategorized

    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 […]

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    #TBT: Tracey Baptiste Talks About The Jumbies

    Colby Sharp, July 25, 2019 | Uncategorized

    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 […]

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    ‘Everything we do shapes us’ Todd Parr shares his journey to publication

    Colby Sharp, June 16, 2019 | Uncategorized

    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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    Ashley Herring Blake Discusses The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James.

    Colby Sharp, May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized

    Colby: I had a blast interviewing Ashley Herring Blake at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference. It is always interesting when I meet someone through an interview for The Yarn. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed getting to know Ashley.

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    The One Where Jess Keating Tells a Joke

    Colby Sharp, April 22, 2019 | The Unraveller

    Colby: I had a blast interviewing Jess Keating for this episode of The Yarn. Her World of Weird Animal series is fantastic. I hope you enjoy listening to the episode as much as I enjoyed producing it. Subscribe below to catch every episode.

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    Laurie Halse Anderson Stops By The Yarn to Talk Shout

    Colby Sharp, March 17, 2019 | The Unraveller

      Colby: I had an amazing time talking to Laurie Halse Anderson at NCTE last fall for The Yarn. I hope you enjoy the episode, but more importantly I hope you read her book Shout. It is an important one. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/89-laurie-halse-anderson-shout-unraveled   Subscribe below to catch every episode.

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    Unravelling Aisha Saeed’s Amal Unbound

    Colby Sharp, February 13, 2019 | The Unraveller

      Colby: Amal Unbound is one of the most unforgettable middle grade novels of 2018. Sitting down with Aisha to talk about the book for The Yarn was so much fun. I hope you like the episode! https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/87-aisha-saeed-amal-unbound-unraveled   Subscribe below to catch every episode.

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    Jonathan Auxier Talks Sweep! #BroomsUp

    Colby Sharp, January 12, 2019 | The Unraveller

    Colby: I am so excited to share my conversation with Jonathan Auxier with you. Sweep is one of my favorite 2018 books, and talking to Jonathan about it was magical. If you haven’t read it, be sure to get yourself a copy. It is unforgettable. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/85-jonathan-auxier-sweep-unraveled   Subscribe below to catch every episode.

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