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April 16, 2015 by Betsy Bird

Fuse #8 TV: Aaron Starmer and Reading (Too Much) Into Easy Books

April 16, 2015 by Betsy Bird   2 comments

YES!  It is time for yet another episode of Fuse #8 TV and today we have a doozy.  A fair frolicsome, lithe and lovely episode wherein I take Are You My Mother? and destroy your ability to ever read it again.  And if I fail to do even that, just read this version over at The Toast and voila.  Instant nightmares.

But enough about other sites.  Today our special guest is the marvelous Aaron Starmer.  If you read his 2014 book The Riverman then you might want to know a bit about the brains behind the book.  This year the sequel, The Whisper, is coming out and so we chat about the cover, the inspiration, and what’s next in Starmer’s future.  Enjoy!

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You may notice that the initial video slide has a name slip.  Fortunately it only last for a bit so feel free to fast forward past that part.

All other Fuse #8 TV episodes are archived here.

And a big thank as well to the good people at Macmillan for being my sponsor and helping to put this together.

Ta!

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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  1. :Donna says

    April 17, 2015 at 11:49 pm

    You know, after hearing about your and your brother-in-law’s theory behind ARE YOU MY MOTHER?, it having been one of my absolute favorite books when I was a kiddie in the 60s, that that MUST be why I’m obsessed with Armageddon! 😉

  2. :Donna says

    April 17, 2015 at 11:50 pm

    And I’m SO obsessed with it, I forgot to mention how much I enjoyed the interview with Aaron! 😀

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