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Lisa Fipps on the Stories Bouncing Around in Her Head
COLBY: Last spring I read aloud Lisa’s new book And Then, Boom! aloud to my 5th graders. It was a magical experience. I jumped at the opportunity to interview her for The Yarn. I hope you enjoy our conversation! If you would rather watch an unedited video of our conversation, you can check that out […]
Kate Messner Introduces The Kids in Mrs.’s Z’s Class
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 […]
From Standup to Pura Belpré: Jesús Trejo Visits The Yarn
In this episode, Jesus takes us behind the scenes of his picture book debut.
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#206 Ruth Behar-Across so Many Seas -UNRAVELLED
COLBY: I first interviewed Ruth Behar for The Yarn back in 2017 for her book ‘Lucky Broken Girl’. As soon as I finished her new book ‘Accross so Many Seas’, I knew that I HAD to talk to her about the book. Writing a book for middle grade readers that follows one family for 500ish […]
Our 200th Episode! DUEL with Jessixa & Aaron Bagley
We're are celebrating the 200th episode with a double interview: Duel co-creators Jessixa and Aaron Bagley.
‘A Buoyant Ode to Joy’ Lane Smith Visits The Yarn
It was a pleasure to talk with Lane Smith about his latest picture book: STICKLER LOVES THE WORLD.
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Chris Baron Visits The Yarn
COLBY: As soon as I finished reading Chris Baron‘s The Gray I knew that I had to talk to him about the book for The Yarn. I hope you enjoy listening to Chris talk about writing. I don’t think I have ever talked to anyone that LOVES to write as much as Chris does. Subscribe […]
A conversation with Aubrey Hartman
COLBY: As soon as I finished Aubrey Hartman’s The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor I wanted to talk to her about the book for The Yarn podcast. Poppy is a character that readers are going to fall in love with. This debut middle grade novel feels like an instant classic. I hope you enjoy my conversation […]
How Jon Agee Makes a Picture Book
Jon Agee takes us behind the scenes of his latest picture book, MY DAD IS A TREE.
Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey Try Something New
The Pumphrey Brothers take us behind the scenes of their latest collaboration.
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