Shana Corey and R. Gregory Christie, author and illustrator of A Time To Act: John F. Kennedy’s Big Speech, stop by the podcast to talk about an obsession over primary documents, making the choice to listen to wisdom, and the difference between painting from the outside in or the inside out.
Summer Reading & Nanci Turner Steveson: Books Between, Episode 24
Share this Post Our main topic today is summer reading! For me, my school year up here in New York doesn’t end for another five weeks but lots of my …
Julia Donaldson – Picturebooking, Episode 80
Internationally bestselling author Julia Donaldson stops by the pod to talk about her latest book THE GIANT JUMPEREE brought to life by award-winning illustrator Helen Oxenbury. This cozy read-aloud centers around a mysterious, booming voice coming from inside Rabbit’s burrow. Rabbit’s friends come to help, but are they any match for a Giant Jumperee?
Basak Agaoglu: All The Wonders, Episode 357
Basak Agaoglu, author illustrator of The Almost Impossible Thing, stops by the podcast to talk about collaborating with the reader, putting yourself out there, and thinking like a bronze medal winner.
Chris Van Dusen: All The Wonders, Episode 356
Chris Van Dusen, author illustrator most recently of Hattie & Hudson, stops by the podcast to talk about a lake in Maine, accidents happening their way to beauty, and seeing the struggle in the art.
Victoria Coe: Books Between, Episode 23
Share this Post Today I am honored to welcome Victoria Coe. She is the author of the amazing and fun Fenway & Hattie series which was just picked as one …
Katrina Goldsaito and Julia Kuo: All The Wonders, Episode 355
Katrina Goldsaito and Julia Kuo, author and illustrator of The Sound of Silence, stop by the podcast to talk about time stretching out, a complex, layered idea, and the color of vintage toys.
L.J.R. Kelly – Picturebooking, Episode 79
L.J.R. Kelly is the author of SOMETIMES IT’S STORKS, illustrated by the Brothers Hilts. Babies arrive by different means and this book covers some of the quirkiest. Kelly shares some of his family’s baby delivery tales, along with his family’s passion for stories. I truly enjoyed having this conversation with Roald Dahl’s grandson. I think you’ll like it too!
Jason Bays: All The Wonders, Episode 354
Jason Bays, author and cartoonist of The Adventures of Kung Fu Robot: How to Make a Peanut Butter, Jelly, and Kung Fu Sandwich, stops by the podcast to talk about intensifying the story, designing an organic app, and writing without a safety net.
Jabari Asim: All The Wonders, Episode 353
Jabari Asim, author of Preaching to the Chickens, stops by the podcast to talk about envisioning a life in letters, the moment when you know what you are going to become, life’s presences of a gentle, guiding hand.