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September 8, 2024 by Travis Jonker

LIVE from My Car: THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW Unraveled

While driving home from a book release event for The Ship in the Window, I turned on my recorder and talked about how the book came to be.

August 14, 2024 by Colby Sharp

Gennifer Choldenko on how writing makes her feel Completely Alive

COLBY: Earlier this year I fell pretty hard for Gennifer Choldenko’s The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman. This middle grade novel is fantastic. Interviewing Gennifer about the book was so much fun. I hope you enjoy our conversation! Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher

July 28, 2024 by Travis Jonker

SPEED ROUND with the 2024 Newbery Honorees!

Aa very special SPEED ROUND with all five 2024 Newbery Honor winners!

Celebrating 100 My Weird School Books with Dan Gutman

June 27, 2024 by Colby Sharp

COLBY: I knew that there were a lot of My Weird School, but I had no idea that there were 100. HOLY SMOKES! For this episode of The Yarn, I interviewed My Weird School author Dan Gutman about his popular series. It was so much fun! Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: […]

‘You’re really tall’ – SPEED ROUND w/ Peter Brown, Dashka Slater, Chris Baron, and Jarrett Lerner

May 25, 2024 by Travis Jonker

Travis: It’s the third installment in our Speed Round series – rapid fire Q&A with children’s book creators. What is Peter Brown’s least favorite household chore? What is Dashka Slater’s unexpected hobby? Answers to those and many more speed round questions in this episode. Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn: iTunes Spotify Stitcher

Kate Messner Introduces The Kids in Mrs.’s Z’s Class

April 29, 2024 by Colby Sharp

COLBY: When I first heard about the new series The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class, I had a hard time wrapping my brain around the concept. Seventeen authors each writing a book about the kids in one third grade classroom seemed impossible. Then I started to read the list of writers that would be contributing […]