Walking and Talking with . . . Katherine Applegate!
When last we saw our hero he was walking and talking with Joseph Bruchac in an epic three paneled addition to this series. Now Steve Sheinkin is back and he’s talking with that Newbery winning, Animorph creatin’, remarkably prolific Katherine Applegate. Today, Katherine and Steve discuss characters, plot, outlining, and how close she came to throwing out The One and Only Ivan. Enjoy!
Don’t forget to 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
- Walking and Talking with Rebecca Stead
- Walking and Talking with Deborah Heiligman
- Walking and Talking with Elizabeth Wein
- Walking and Talking with Joseph Bruchac
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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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Thanks for this. I love hearing great writers talk about the struggles of getting ideas on paper. I’m glad Steve Sheinkin persisted with BOMB. He made a complicated part of history come to life. I loved it and learned from it!