MORE 'ALL-EPISODES' POSTS
Travis: In 2019, Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery won the Orbis Pictus Award for excellence in nonfiction for children. In this episode, Colby talks with author Sandra Neil Wallace about her inspiration to write about Ernie Barnes and her collaboration with illustrator Bryan Collier. We […]
Travis: The Princess in Black series began in 2014 and is still going strong. I talked with Shannon & Dean Hale about the origins of the series back at ALA Annual in Washington D.C. It was a good time. Mentioned in the episode: Shannon’s tumblr, Piggyback Writer. We hope you enjoy the episode: Subscribe to […]
Travis: A lot has happened since we released our mini-series featuring debut author Alicia D. Williams. Her book, Genesis Begins Again has a bunch of medals on its cover now: That’s Newbery, Coretta Scott King, and Morris. It reminded me that we never put all the Alicia D. Williams episodes of The Yarn in one […]
Travis: If you were watching the 2020 Youth Media Awards a couple weeks ago, you know that A.S. King’s book Dig won the Printz award. Wonder how the book came together and the inspiration behind it? King takes us behind the scenes in our latest episode. Subscribe to catch every episode: iTunes Spotify Stitcher
Travis: Because of Winn-Dixie turns 20 this year. Few children’s books have had the impact or staying power of Kate DiCamillo’s debut. In this episode, Colby calls Kate DiCamillo to discuss the book and the affect it’s had on readers. We hope you enjoy the episode: Subscribe below to catch every episode: iTunes Spotify Stitcher
Travis: In our last episode we looked back at 2019. Today is for looking forward. Colby and I discuss all the books and storylines getting us jazzed for 2020. We hope you enjoy the episode. Happy New Year! Subscribe to catch every episode: iTunes Spotify Stitcher
Travis: We have a special episode for you today: our 2019 Year in Review. Colby and I discuss all that children’s literature had to offer this past year, highlighting some of the best and most noteworthy books to hit shelves in the last 12 months. We hope you enjoy the episode. Happy New Year! Subscribe […]
Travis: Colby and I were sad to hear that the great Andrew Clements passed away. We decided to share our 2018 episode with Clements again. In the episode, Colby talks with Clements about how he got into writing, the inspiration behind Frindle, and his book The Losers Club. We hope you enjoy the episode.
Travis: Today we’re proud to share the fourth and final episode in our miniseries with Genesis Begins Again debut author Alicia D. Williams. In this episode, Alicia gets honest about her struggle to overcome inadequacy, how she got into writing, and her journey to publishing her debut novel. I think everyone (and especially aspiring writers) […]
Travis: Back in June I sat down with award-winning author Dave Eggers. We talked about the differences between writing for kids and writing for adults, and the inspiration behind his picture book Abner & Ian Get Right-Side Up, illustrated by Laura Park. It’s an honor to follow in the interviewing footsteps of Conan O’Brien: We […]
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