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Tag: travis jonker

January 9, 2022 by Travis Jonker

Ring in the New Year: Our 2022 Preview

A look ahead to 2022 in children's literature.

December 30, 2021 by Travis Jonker

Taking a Look Back: Our 2021 Year in Review Episode

It's time to take a look back at 2021.

March 31, 2021 by Travis Jonker

The Challenges of Book #2: Travis Jonker on BLUE FLOATS AWAY

Travis talks about the path to publishing his second book, BLUE FLOATS AWAY, illustrated by Grant Snider.

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A Debut Author in His Own Words: Travis Jonker on the Path to The Very Last Castle

October 13, 2018 by Travis Jonker

Travis: Get ready for a different sort of show. It’s about The Very Last Castle (my book with Mark Pett), but it’s also about creativity, perseverance, and self-doubt. I say stuff in this episode I’ve never said to another human. All the internal stuff that people fight through when trying to make something and share it with […]

“I hope kids find something they need in the book,” Victoria Jamieson

April 15, 2018 by Travis Jonker

Colby: Victoria Jamieson is amazing. Talking to her about All’s Faire in Middle School for The Yarn was tons of fun! During the interview Victoria drew me interviewing her. She told me that drawing makes her less nervous. If you listen closely, you’ll be able to hear her Sharpie move across the page when she’s […]

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