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    Remembering Andrew Clements

    Travis Jonker, December 5, 2019 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    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.

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    Alicia D. Williams: An Agent, An Auction, and a Book Deal

    Travis Jonker, November 24, 2019 | All Episodes, Path to Publication

    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) […]

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    ‘It’s way too much fun’: Dave Eggers Visits The Yarn

    Travis Jonker, November 10, 2019 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    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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    PRESS HERE: Hervé Tullet Visits The Yarn

    Travis Jonker, October 31, 2019 | #TBT

    Travis: Looking back, our Hervé Tullet episode has become one of my favorites. I sat down with Tullet in a GIANT empty conference room in Boston during ALA Midwinter in 2016 to talk about his groundbreaking Press Here. Tullet talks about books in a pretty unique way, and I enjoyed every moment of our conversation. […]

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    #TBT: Lindsay Eagar Visits The Yarn!

    Travis Jonker, October 17, 2019 | #TBT

    Travis: Throwing it back to when I interviewed Lindsay Eagar about her excellent work of middle grade fiction, Hour of the Bees. We hope you get a chance to listen (or re-listen) to this episode.

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    Bob Shea on the Return of Unicorn and an Unexpected Author Visit

    Travis Jonker, October 6, 2019 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    Travis: I share the above handsome image of Bob Shea to tell you that he’s on the latest episode and I think you’re really going to like it. Bob takes us behind the scenes of his books Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great and Unicorn Is Maybe Not So Great After All before telling what I […]

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    #TBT: Salina Yoon Visits The Yarn

    Travis Jonker, October 3, 2019 | #TBT

    Travis: Throwing it back to when Colby interviewed Salina Yoon about her picture book, Be a Friend. We hope you get a chance to listen (or re-listen) to this episode.

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    3 a.m. Hopes and Fears with Alicia D. Williams

    Travis Jonker, September 23, 2019 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    Travis: It’s part two of our series on debut author Alicia D. Williams. In this episode, Alicia couldn’t sleep and turns on the mic at 3 a.m. to talk about her publishing hopes and fears. We hope you enjoy this episode. Subscribe to catch every episode: iTunes Spotify StitcherFacebookTwittergoogle_plusShare

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    Our 100th Episode! The Yarn Unraveled

    Travis Jonker, September 8, 2019 | All Episodes, The Unraveller

    Travis: The first episode of The Yarn went live on August 17, 2015. Here we are four years later at episode 100. In this extended episode, Colby and I discuss the evolution of the show, including our favorite, not-so-favorite, and funniest moments from the show. We hope you enjoy this episode. Subscribe to catch every episode: […]

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    #TBT: Newbery Medalist Rebecca Stead Visits The Yarn

    Travis Jonker, September 5, 2019 | Uncategorized

    Travis: Throwing it back to when Colby interviewed Rebecca Stead about Goodbye Stranger. We hope you get a chance to listen (or re-listen) to this episode.

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