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Tag: illustrator interviews

November 2, 2023 by Betsy Bird

BB + LL: An Interview with Loren Long On His Upcoming Book, The Yellow Bus

Let's talk books with Loren Long! We talk about his upcoming June 2024 title and he discusses how his color blindness has affected his art over the years.

November 1, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Jane Mount Makes Good Interviews: A Discussion With the Creator of Books Make Good Friends

The incredible Jane Mount joins us to talk about a new picture book where books turn out to be easier to relate to than people. Can you relate?

October 25, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Continuing a Living Legacy: A Dual Interview with Dr. Ebony Joy Wilkins and Dare Coulter About Zora the Story Keeper

In what has to be one of the best picture books of 2023, we talk with the book's author and illustrator as they answer a plethora of questions.

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What Is Color? From Squished Sea Snails to Flesh Eating Fashion, Steven Weinberg Discusses His Upcoming Informational Book

October 19, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Flesh eating fashion. Solid gold toilets. It's all in Steven Weinberg's new nonfiction book on color. Best of all, find out why I'm someday going to name my new rock band "Extended Gamut Printing."

Crank(y) It Up! A Very Cranky Book Interview with Angela and Tony DiTerlizzi

October 17, 2023 by Betsy Bird

He's got the eyebrows of Roy Kent and the emotional range of Oscar the Grouch. But what makes a book cranky? Only way to find out? Ask its creators!

“The nature of healing is unpredictable.” An Andrew Knapp Interview About Find Momo

October 4, 2023 by Betsy Bird

"You get your story and you hold on to it, and every time you tell it, you forget it more.” We talk today with Andrew Knapp about his beloved Momo and the book he made once she was gone.

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Interview Triumvirate: A Three-Way Rescues Interview with Tommy and Charlie Greenwald and Shiho Pate

October 3, 2023 by Betsy Bird

It's been a good year for dog books. As proof, you should probably check out The Rescues. I interview its three creators about bringing this monumentally cute story to life.

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

September 21, 2023 by Betsy Bird

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.

The Bridge: Featuring Eva Lindström and Jon Klassen in Conversation

September 20, 2023 by Betsy Bird

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.

“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!

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