The Yarn
Betsy Bird, April 20, 2024 | Best Books, Best Books of 2024, Review 2024, Reviews
Funny and hopeful, realistic and wistful, this is a book to inspire dreamers and scientists alike. A book you simply won’t want to miss.
Betsy Bird, April 18, 2024 | Interviews
What do Rashomon, knitting, and Richard Scarry's boat hooks have in common? You'll find them all in Tao Nyeu's incredibly clever, reversible latest.
Betsy Bird, April 17, 2024 | Interviews
With today's Q&A, I hope you're looking for a discussion of tarot, roller derby, Buffy the Vampire slayer and a LOT more!
Betsy Bird, April 16, 2024 | Interviews
A deep dive into a paean to mangos and all they can mean to folks. Bonus: Three mango facts I guarantee you've never heard before.
Betsy Bird, April 15, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate
My husband Matt Bird joins us for the very first time for one of the most obscure Dr. Seuss titles ever conceived. Like Candide? Then this is for you.
Betsy Bird, April 13, 2024 | Best Books, Best Books of 2024, Review 2024, Reviews
Thanks to Slugfest, Korman has penned a book so enticing, so fun, so downright enjoyable, and so unapologetically sportsy, that it is impossible to resist. The book, quite frankly, that we’ve all been waiting for.
Betsy Bird, April 11, 2024 | Best Books, Best Books of 2024, Interviews
"You can cut everything except the feeling." Nicholas Day is here to discuss the process of writing nonfiction for kids, using the youngest of formats.
Betsy Bird, April 10, 2024 | Cover Reveal, Interviews
The award winning author has a new book on the horizon and we're getting the info early. It's a deep dive into libraries, Kalamazoo, writing by the seat of your pants, and more.
Betsy Bird, April 9, 2024 | Interviews
The Newbery Honor-winning author joins us today to discuss writing in the voices of boys, verse novels and their challenges, and more.
Betsy Bird, April 8, 2024 | Fuse 8 n' Kate
April is National Autism Acceptance Month so we're examining a book that's been embraced by the autistic kid community as containing an identifiable character.
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