The Yarn

The Yarn

Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp

The Yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of children's literature. Each episode features an author or illustrator talking about how they create books for young readers.

21 minutes 32 seconds

#223 Gayle Forman - NOT NOTHING Unraveled

In this episode, New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel NOT NOTHING.

27 October 2024, 7:00 pm
19 minutes 51 seconds

#222 Jess Hannigan - SPIDER IN THE WELL Unraveled

In this episode, debut author/illustrator Jess Hannigan takes us behind the scenes of her picture book SPIDER IN THE WELL.

17 October 2024, 9:00 pm
15 minutes 43 seconds

#221 Ruth Chan - UPROOTED Unraveled

In this episode, author/illustrator Ruth Chan takes us behind the scenes of her debut graphic novel memoir, UPROOTED.

29 September 2024, 6:00 pm
15 minutes 48 seconds

#220 Travis Jonker - THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW Unraveled

In this episode, Travis Jonker takes us behind the scenes of THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW, illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner Matthew Cordell.

8 September 2024, 10:00 pm
25 minutes

#219 Lisa Fipps - AND THEN, BOOM! Unraveled

In this episode, award-winning author Lisa Fipps returns to the show to take us behind the scenes of her new middle grade novel in verse, AND THEN, BOOM!

28 August 2024, 6:00 pm
16 minutes 13 seconds

#218 Gennifer Choldenko - THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN Unraveled

In this episode, Newbery Honor winning author Gennifer Choldenko (AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS) takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN.

13 August 2024, 5:00 pm
13 minutes 22 seconds

#217 Newbery Honor Winners 2024 (Part II) SPEED ROUND!

Part two of a special LIVE episode featuring the 2024 Newbery Honor winners: Erin Bow, M.T. Anderson, Daniel Nayeri, Pedro Martín, and Nasuġraq Rainy Hopson. Rapid-fire SPEED ROUND questions!

28 July 2024, 8:00 pm
34 minutes 10 seconds

#216 Newbery Honor Winners 2024 (Part I)

Part one of a special LIVE episode featuring the 2024 Newbery Honor winners: Erin Bow, M.T. Anderson, Daniel Nayeri, Pedro Martín, and Nasuġraq Rainy Hopson.

16 July 2024, 4:00 pm
8 minutes 53 seconds

#215 Dan Gutman - MY WEIRD SCHOOL turns 20!

In this episode, author Dan Gutman looks back on 20 years of his popular MY WEIRD SCHOOL series.

27 June 2024, 9:00 pm
21 minutes 53 seconds

#214 Abby Cooper - TRUE COLORS Unraveled

In this episode, author Abby Cooper takes us behind the scenes of her middle grade novel TRUE COLORS.

12 June 2024, 2:00 pm
15 minutes 58 seconds

#213 SPEED ROUND! Peter Brown, Dashka Slater, Chris Baron, Jarrett Lerner

Rapid-fire Q&A with Peter Brown, Dashka Slater, Chris Baron, and Jarrett Lerner.

25 May 2024, 3:00 pm
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