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#112 Sandra Neil Wallace - BETWEEN THE LINES Unraveled

Author (and former ESPN anchor) Sandra Neil Wallace takes us behind the scenes of her Orbis Pictus award-winning nonfiction picture book, BETWEEN THE…

6 years, 1 month ago

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#111 Shannon & Dean Hale - THE PRINCESS IN BLACK

Co-authors Shannon and Dean Hale take us behind the scenes of their beloved series THE PRINCESS IN BLACK, illustrated by LeUyen Pham

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6 years, 2 months ago

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#110 A.S. King - DIG Unraveled

Author A.S. King takes us behind the scenes of her YA novel, DIG, which recently won the 2020 Michael L. Printz Award.

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6 years, 2 months ago

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#109 Kate DiCamillo - WINN-DIXIE Turns 20

Colby calls author Kate DiCamillo to talk about the 20 year legacy of her book, BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE.

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6 years, 3 months ago

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#108 Colby & Travis - 2020 Preview

Colby and Travis discuss the year ahead in children's literature.

6 years, 3 months ago

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#107 Colby & Travis - 2019 Year in Review

Colby and Travis discuss the year that was in children's literature.

6 years, 4 months ago

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#106 Andrew Clements (Re-Release)

Author Andrew Clements talks about his path from teacher to writer, and takes us behind the scenes of his books THE LOSERS CLUB and FRINDLE.

6 years, 4 months ago

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#105 Alicia D. Williams - Path to Publication, Part IV: An Agent, An Auction, A Book Deal

In 2015, we sent soon-to-be debut author Alicia D. Williams an audio recorder. We were hoping she would be willing to document her experience of publ…

6 years, 5 months ago

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#104 Dave Eggers - ABNER & IAN GET RIGHT-SIDE UP Unraveled

Author Dave Eggers talks about writing for kids and takes us behind the scenes of his picture book ABNER & IAN GET RIGHT-SIDE UP.

6 years, 5 months ago

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#103 Alicia D. Williams - Path to Publication, Part III: What's Your Process?

In 2015, we sent soon-to-be debut author Alicia D. Williams an audio recorder. We were hoping she would be willing to document her experience of publ…

6 years, 6 months ago

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