Walking and Talking with . . . Rebecca Stead!
There is much to love in this latest edition to the Steve Sheinkin “Walking and Talking” oeuvre. Since today’s guest is Newbery Award winning author Rebecca Stead there are insights into her process. There is careful consideration of the act of writing, and what you chose to tell or not tell. And, most important of all, there is a random walk-on by M.T. Anderson. If I had my way with the universe, every single “Walking and Talking” update would include a brief Anderson-like moment like this. Dare to dream, girl. Dare to dream.
Until then, enjoy the latest!
Catch up with the whole series!
- Walking and Talking with John Corey Whaley
- Walking and Talking with Jenni Holm
- Walking and Talking with Gene Luen Yang
- Walking and Talking with Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- Walking and Talking with Andrew Smith
- Walking and Talking with Deborah Wiles
- Walking and Talking with Tim Federle
- Walking and Talking with Dav Pilkey
- Walking and Talking with M.T. Anderson
- Walking and Talking with Kate DiCamillo
- Walking and Talking with Grace Lin
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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 Kirkus, 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 BlueSky at: @fuse8.bsky.social
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That Anderson moment is brilliant. And why is it so lovely to know that Rebecca Stead also has self-doubt about actually finishing a novel?