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MORE 'WALKING-AND-TALKING' POSTS

    Walking and Talking with . . . Grace Lin!

    Betsy Bird, November 28, 2016 | Walking and Talking

    Steve Sheinkin is back with his beloved series!  If you’re unfamiliar with it, Steve has a conversation with an author of books for kids or teens and then plucks from it the best parts.  So in spite of the fact that he has a brand new book out in early 2017 (Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and […]

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    Walking and Talking with . . . Kate DiCamillo!

    Betsy Bird, May 11, 2016 | Walking and Talking

    Recently I hosted a Literary Salon where an attendee asked at the end whether or not it was true that Kate DiCamillo deleted every draft she wrote, right after finishing it, so that she could rewrite it again.  As it turns out, this isn’t exactly the case, but it did lead a lot of us […]

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    Walking and Talking with . . . M.T. Anderson!

    Betsy Bird, February 4, 2016 | Walking and Talking

    There were many fine and fantastic works of nonfiction for older children and teens in 2015.  One such book won the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Award while another won an Honor.  Now those two authors chat about the process of creating narrative nonfiction.  We’ve featured a fair number of Walking and Talking chats […]

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    Walking and Talking With . . . Dav Pilkey

    Betsy Bird, November 30, 2015 | Walking and Talking

    Such a treat! So I’m finally reading Steve Sheinkin’s latest nonfiction work, Most Dangerous, and then out of the blue he sends me the latest in his “Walking and Talking” series. Dav Pilkey, Mr. Captain Underpants himself, is today’s subject. Fun Pilkey Fact You Never Knew: He has exquisite taste in cakes. True fact! Thanks […]

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    Walking and Talking With . . . Tim Federle!

    Betsy Bird, October 7, 2015 | Walking and Talking

    Steve Sheinkin returns once more to write up and illustrate his “Walking and Talking” series.  As with other posts in the series, Steve will have a conversation with an author or illustrator and then pluck out and bring to life the parts that really define something about the process.  Part of the reason I love […]

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    Walking and Talking with . . . Deborah Wiles!

    Betsy Bird, September 14, 2015 | Walking and Talking

    I’m happy to say that Steve Sheinkin’s “Walking and Talking” series is back in full swing. For those of you unaware of the Sibert winner’s predilection for drawing his conversations with his fellow literary luminaries, this is a bit of a treat. And for me, to see David Levithan fully drawn . . . well […]

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    Walking and Talking with . . . Andrew Smith

    Betsy Bird, March 24, 2015 | Walking and Talking

    That’s right. Andrew Smith. And it’s fantastic. The latest in Steve Sheinkin’s series “Walking and Talking”. Enjoy it. Big time thanks to Steve for putting these together and for this one in particular. Previous editions of this series include: Walking and Talking with John Corey Whaley Walking and Talking with Jenni Holm Walking and Talking […]

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    Walking and Talking with . . . Laura Vaccaro Seeger!

    Betsy Bird, February 10, 2015 | Walking and Talking

    Behold the latest entry in Steve Sheinkin’s “Walking and Talking” series.  When he’s not winning a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction honor for Port Chicago 50 Steve can be found interviewing his fellow authors and illustrators and bringing their talks to comic life.  In his latest episode we see not just a drawn version […]

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    Walking and Talking with . . . Jenni Holm!

    Betsy Bird, October 23, 2014 | Walking and Talking

    This is our second “Walking and Talking” installment by the clearly multi-talented Steve Sheinkin.  This week?  Jenni Holm discusses how she works and gives some background on the blood, sweat and tears that went into The Fourteenth Goldfish. Be also sure to check out the first Walking and Talking with . . . John Corey […]

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    New Series: Walking and Talking with . . . John Corey Whaley

    Betsy Bird, September 10, 2014 | Walking and Talking

    Introducing the all new “Walking and Talking” series by Steve Sheinkin! I’m always on the lookout for folks I consider double threats.  In the children’s and YA book biz that translates to mean people who can both write and draw.  Take someone like Kadir Nelson, for example.  One day he’s doing his spectacular art, merry […]

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