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Tag: author interviews

September 21, 2023 by Betsy Bird

The Quadruple Collaboration: Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkney Discuss Jerry Pinkney and A Walk in the Woods

Poetry and friendship. Family and legacy. The story behind the collaboration of Jerry Pinkney, Nikki Grimes, Brian Pinkney, and Charnelle Pinkney may be one of the finest you read all year.

September 20, 2023 by Betsy Bird

The Bridge: Featuring Eva Lindström and Jon Klassen in Conversation

One of my favorite parts of this job is talking to picture book creators about their art. But you know what's even better than that? Talking to picture book creators about other picture book creators.

September 14, 2023 by Betsy Bird

An Interview with the Newest National Book Award Nominee: Talking About More Than a Dream

Fresh off of its National Book Award nomination, we're talking today with the authors behind a book about the 1963 March on Washington on the cusp of its 60th anniversary.

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“The best part of Humanity is the fluidity of it all.” An Eagle Drums Interview with Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson

September 12, 2023 by Betsy Bird

"...we are better working together, but this in itself is a skill that needs to be practiced over and over again." We're talking Iñupiaq origin myths with author/illustrator Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson today!

Art and Science Combine As One: It’s an Iguanodon’s Horn Cover Reveal + Interview with Sean Rubin!

September 6, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Dinosaur paleontology: a science mediated by illustrators. Today we're talking with multi-talented Sean Rubin about dinos and an upcoming book that explains how we get them a little more right with every generation.

Cover Reveal and Chat with Kekla Magoon About THE SECRET LIBRARY

August 30, 2023 by Betsy Bird

"Kindred meets When You Reach Me." Today we talk with Kekla Magoon about her latest time traveling title and reveal her cover as well.

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Interviews and Excerpts: Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead Discuss Their Lost Library

August 29, 2023 by Betsy Bird

In celebration of Stead and Mass's latest collaboration, enjoy this dual interview and excerpt from THE LOST LIBRARY.

Water is Life: A Deep Dive Interview with Carole Lindstrom On Her Upcoming Dual Biography

August 22, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Today Carole Lindstrom, Caldecott Award-winning author, discusses her dual biography of Grandma Josephine and Autumn Peltier.

Science Fiction Double Feature: A Dual Interview with Laini Taylor and Jim Di Bartolo About BILLIE BLASTER, the New Comic

August 17, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Power couple Laini Taylor and Jim Di Bartolo discuss their first middle grade graphic novel created together, as well as the state of science fiction in children's books today.

Multidimensional Masculinity and Resuscitating “Literacy Life” in Kids: We’re Talking With Torrey Maldonado Today!

August 1, 2023 by Betsy Bird

With all the talk of middle grade novels and the need for concise reads, Torrey Maldonado stands as the king of such texts. We talk with him today.

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